shantdashjian / cater-me-tonight

A Spring MVC web application that is a one stop shop catering center for event planners to cater their events.

Cater Me Tonight

A Spring MVC web application that is a one stop shop catering center for event planners to cater their events.

In This Document:

1. Application URL
2. How to Use the Application
3. Technologies Used
4. Data Model
5. Future Feature Sets
6. Stumbling and Learning Points

Application URL

http://shaundashjian.com:8080/CaterMeTonight/

How to Use the Application

• As an Event Planner:
  • Event planner logs in with their username and password
  • They select their favorite cuisine to cater from and the courses to include
  • The next page lists all meu options to select from and add to their shopping cart
  • When ready, they proceed to the next page where they select or enter their payment method and delivery address
  • Next they see the finalized order and when they sumbit order, they see a confirmation page
• As an Admin:
  • Admin logs in with their admin username and password
  • They view the admin page where they could view, edit, deactivate existing kitchens and their menu items
  • In addtion, admin could add new kitchens to the system or courses to exiting kitchens

Technologies Used

• Spring Web MVC framework
• JSP with Bootstrap
• Gradle
• MySQL
• JPA
• Hibernate
• Http sessions

Data Model

Future Feature Sets:

• Email confirmation sent to both event planner and caterer
• Order history for event planner
• Order central for caterer to manage and fulfil orders

Stumbling and Learning Points:

• Changing requirements and discovery
• Paying attention to details when repurposing existing code
• Following good engineering practices like code reviews and unit testing produces better software and is an investment in time and effort

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