Movie Swap Java-Based Online Movie Tracking System

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Movie SwapJava-Based Online Movie Tracking
System

• By
• Jim Pingle

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Overview

• Introduction
• Specifications
• Design Overview
• Testing
• Conclusion

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Introduction - Problem

• Separate personal movie lists
• Difficult to maintain
• Difficult to keep track of who has what
• Difficult to share data
• No current system exists

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Introduction - Description

• Maintain personal movie lists
• Allow lending between users
• Management of rented items
• Anyone may register
• Link to more information (IMDB)

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Specifications

• Server Hardware
• CPU 2x PII-300MHz Processors using SMP
• RAM 512 MB
• Server Operating System
• FreeBSD (4.5-STABLE)
• Web Server Software
• Apache (1.3.24)
• Jakarta-Tomcat (3.3.1)
• Database Server Software
• PostgreSQL (7.2.1)

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Specifications (contd)

• Development Environment
• JBuilder (5.0 Enterprise)
• Supported Web Browsers
• Internet Explorer (5.5)
• Mozilla (0.9.7)
• Netscape (6.x) (Based on Mozilla)

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Design Database Tables

• Users
• Attributes and preferences
• Items
• Title, owner, etc
• Rentals
• Item, Renter, dates, etc
• Media Types
• Status Types

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Design System

• Consists of some classes, many JSP
• Classes
• SQL
• Messenger
• Utility functions

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Design System JSP files

• Index
• Menu options
• Recent additions
• Login
• Creates a session
• Logout
• Invalidates session

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JSP Files (Contd)

• Forgot Password
• Enter e-mail address or username
• Password sent to registered e-mail address
• Register
• Creates an account on the system
• Logs in when complete
• Preferences
• Edit account information

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JSP Files (Contd)

• Menu
• Displays available options
• Search form
• Changes if a user is logged in
• Add Movie
• Edit Movie
• Available only to item owner
• Displays Rental History
• Check-in

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JSP Files (Contd)

• Item Display
• Static, available to all
• Rental History if logged in
• Movie List
• If no list specified, displays list of users
• Displays all movies
• Can be sorted
• Borrow movies

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JSP Files (Contd)

• Search
• Allows case-insensitive search by title
• Can restrict by media type
• Request
• Tracks currently requested movies
• List can be altered before requesting
• Sends e-mail to owner

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JSP Files (Contd)

• Rentals
• Displays items rented from others
• Displays items rented to others
• Check-in
• Renew
• Overdue notices
• Approve
• Approve or reject requests
• Send e-mail notifications

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Testing

• Test Group
• Progressive Testing
• Integration Testing
• Browser Testing

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Page Rendering

• Only persistent problem
• Problem only with Netscape 4.x
• Intended users do not use Netscape 4.x

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Conclusion

• In use before fully complete
• Now complete, even more use
• Features to add in the future
• Waiting lists
• Comment fields
• Personal Rental History
• Additional Search Options

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The End