Veterinary Clinic Management System

Project Structure

The project follows the University of Calgary OOP course standards with the following package structure:

edu.ucalgary.oop/
├── model/      # Domain model classes (*.java and *.class files)
├── service/    # Business logic and services
├── ui/         # User interface components
├── exception/  # Custom exceptions
├── util/       # Utility classes
└── dao/        # Data access objects

Requirements

• OpenJDK 11 (required)
• PostgreSQL JDBC driver (postgresql.jar)

Build and Run Instructions

One-time Setup

1. Install OpenJDK 11:

   brew install openjdk@11
   sudo ln -sfn /opt/homebrew/opt/openjdk@11/libexec/openjdk.jdk /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-11.jdk

2. Download PostgreSQL JDBC driver:

   curl -o postgresql.jar https://jdbc.postgresql.org/download/postgresql-42.7.2.jar

Building the Project

1. Run the build script:

   ./build.sh

   This will compile all .java files and create .class files in the same directories.

Running the Application

1. After building, run the application:

   java -cp .:postgresql.jar edu.ucalgary.oop.Main

Database Configuration

The database.properties file should be in the root directory with the following structure:

db.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/vet_clinic
db.driver=org.postgresql.Driver
db.user=your_username
db.password=your_password

Authors

@author Group 3