University Student Attendance Tracking System

A Java Swing application for tracking student attendance in university classrooms.

Features

• Student Management: Add student IDs individually or in ranges
• Attendance Tracking: Mark students as present or absent with a visual sliding interface
• Attendance History: View and edit past attendance records
• Batch & Section Support: Manage multiple batches and sections with separate attendance records
• CSV Storage: All attendance data is stored in CSV files for easy access and backup

Screenshots

Requirements

• Java 8 or higher
• A graphical environment that supports Java Swing

Getting Started

Compilation

To compile the application, run the following command from the project root:

javac -d bin -cp src src/main/java/com/trackese/ui/MainFrame.java

Running the Application

To run the application, use the following command:

java -cp bin com.trackese.ui.MainFrame

Usage Guide

1. Managing Batches and Sections

• Use the dropdown in the top-right corner to select or add a batch & section
• Each batch & section has its own separate attendance records

2. Adding Student IDs

• Navigate to the "Student Management" tab
• Add individual ID ranges (e.g., 231115080 - 231115120)
• Add multiple ranges at once (e.g., 231115080-231115120, 231115122-231115139)
• Student IDs are displayed in the list on the right

3. Taking Attendance

• Navigate to the "Take Attendance" tab
• Select a date using the dropdown
• Each student ID will appear one at a time
• Click the green "Present" button or red "Absent" button
• The interface will automatically slide to show the next student
• The last 3 days of attendance history for each student is shown at the bottom

4. Viewing/Editing Attendance History

• Navigate to the "Attendance History" tab
• Select "All Dates" or a specific date from the dropdown
• View and edit attendance records in the table
• Click "Save Changes" to update the attendance data

Project Structure

src/main/java/com/trackese/
├── models/
│   ├── BatchSection.java
│   └── Student.java
├── ui/
│   ├── AttendanceHistoryPanel.java
│   ├── AttendancePanel.java
│   ├── IconUtil.java
│   ├── MainFrame.java
│   └── StudentManagementPanel.java
└── utils/
    ├── BatchSectionManager.java
    ├── CSVHandler.java
    └── DateUtils.java

Data Storage

• Batch sections are stored in a batch_sections.dat file
• Attendance records are stored in CSV files in the attendance_data/ directory
• Each batch & section has its own CSV file (e.g., 58_C.csv)