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COS2614 2024 Assignment 1

This document outlines two assignment questions for a COS2614 course. Question 1 involves developing a Qt GUI app to generate a unique ID and secure key for a user based on their full name. Question 2 involves designing a console app for an online store inventory system using C++ classes like Item, Vendor, and StoreItem to model items and vendors, get user input, and display output. The document provides details on class descriptions, app flows, and submission requirements.

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COS2614 2024 Assignment 1

This document outlines two assignment questions for a COS2614 course. Question 1 involves developing a Qt GUI app to generate a unique ID and secure key for a user based on their full name. Question 2 involves designing a console app for an online store inventory system using C++ classes like Item, Vendor, and StoreItem to model items and vendors, get user input, and display output. The document provides details on class descriptions, app flows, and submission requirements.

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COS2614 2024 Assignment 1

Question 1

Develop a Qt Graphical User Interface (GUI) application that calculates a unique ID and a
secure initial key for a new user based on the user's full name. The application should
adhere to the following specifications for generating the unique ID and the initial key:

Unique ID Generation Rules:

• The unique ID should be 6 characters long.

• The first two characters are the uppercase initials of the first and last names. If there
is a middle name, use the initial of the middle name as the second character instead
of the last name.
• The remaining four characters are numeric, representing the count of letters in the
full name (excluding spaces). If this count is less than 4 digits, pad the number with
leading zeros to make it 4 digits.

Initial Key Generation Rules:

• The initial key should consist of 6 characters randomly selected from the user's full
name.
• The selection should ensure that at least one character is a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), and at
least one character is a consonant.
• No spaces are allowed in the initial key, and all characters should be in lowercase.

User Interaction:

• Use a QInputDialog to prompt the user to enter their full name. Assume the full
name is provided as a single string, with each name part separated by spaces (e.g.,
"John Michael Doe").
• Display the generated unique ID and initial key using a QMessageBox.

Assignment Objectives:

This assignment aims to assess your ability to:


• Utilize Qt widgets like QInputDialog and QMessageBox for basic user input and
output.
• Apply string manipulation techniques to parse and process user input.
• Implement logic to generate strings based on specific criteria, including the use of
random selection for character generation.

Submission Requirements:

Your source code for the Qt application with screenshots of test runs of your program.
Evaluation Criteria:

• Correct implementation of the unique ID and initial key generation rules.


• Effective use of Qt for GUI components and user interaction.
• Code readability
• Ensure your application is user-friendly and robust against unexpected inputs

Question 2

Design and implement a simple console application in C++ that models an online store
inventory system, based on the requirements and class relationships described below:

Class Descriptions:

Item: Represents a generic item sold in the online store. Each item is characterized by a
unique identifier (ID), a name, and a price. The Item class should provide methods to get
and set these properties. Additionally, it should include a method to print item details.

Vendor: Represents a vendor supplying items to the store. A vendor is described by a


vendor ID, a name, and an address. This class should provide methods to get and set these
properties. The toString() method should return a string representation of the vendor,
including all its details.

StoreItem: Extends the Item class. In addition to the properties inherited from Item,
StoreItem includes a property to store the vendor (supplier) of the item. The class should
override the method to print item details to include vendor information if available. It
should also include a method getVendorName() that returns the name of the vendor if set,
or "Unknown" if not.

Implementation Details:

• The StoreItem class should be initialized with an ID, name, and price. Vendor details
should be set using a separate method, setVendor(), which takes a Vendor object as
a parameter.
• The toString() method in both Vendor and StoreItem should return a string
representation of the object's state in a readable format. For StoreItem, implement
two versions of toString(): one that only returns item details and another that also
includes vendor details based on a boolean parameter.

Application Flow:

• Your console application should prompt the user to enter details for a list of items
and their corresponding vendors.
• After entering the details, the application should display the information of each
StoreItem using the toString() method, first without vendor details and then with
vendor details.
• It should also demonstrate the use of getVendorName() for each StoreItem.

Assignment Objectives:

• Demonstrate understanding of class inheritance and polymorphism in C++.


• Implement class methods, including constructors, accessors, mutators, and methods
for string representation of objects.
• Handle user input in a console application and display output based on the user
input.

Submission Requirements:

Source code files for your Qt application and screenshots of test runs of your program.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Correct implementation of class hierarchy as described.


• Proper use of inheritance and method overriding.
• Code readability and adherence to C++ best practices.
• Ability to process and respond to user input in the console application.

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