RetailStore

Description

RetailStore is a console-based application developed as the final project for the IV1350 (Object-Oriented Design) course at KTH.
The project applies best practices in designing and implementing an object-oriented retail system, demonstrating principles such as:

• Low coupling
• High cohesion
• Encapsulation
• Fault tolerance
• Unit testing
• Layered architecture

In the final iteration, several key design patterns have been incorporated, including Observer, Singleton, and Composition.

Note: The current version uses a hard-coded example to demonstrate the program’s flow.
The system provides a solid foundation for future expansion — for example, richer terminal interactivity or more advanced features.

The domain model for this project is illustrated below:

Additional Diagrams

All other design diagrams are available in:
./src/main/resources/diagrams

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Setup

1. Install Maven

• Follow the official installation guide:
  https://maven.apache.org/install.html
• Windows users: Ensure the Maven bin folder is added to your PATH environment variable.

2. Run the program

mvnd exec:java

Alternative: Running with Docker

Note: The system does not currently use the database at runtime.
A basic database schema exists, but the Inventory class still reads from a local text file.
Future improvements may include switching to SQL queries for full database integration.

1. Install Docker

Follow the official installation guide:
https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/

2. Start the containers

docker-compose up

Stop the containers

docker-compose down

Developed by: Daniel Ibrahimi

Course: IV1350 - Object Oriented Design, KTH - Stockholm

Date: 30-05/24