Capstone: Library Management System

1What is a Library Management System?✨

A Library Management System (LMS) is software that helps manage a library's operations, including tracking books, managing users, and facilitating borrowing and returning of books. This project will showcase your skills in C++ OOP concepts.

2Why Build a Library Management System?🎯

• ✓ Apply OOP principles in a real-world context
• ✓ Improve your coding and problem-solving skills
• ✓ Create a project for your portfolio
• ✓ Experience building a complete application

3Key Components of the System💡

• Your LMS will consist of several components:
• Book class for managing book details
• User class for managing library users
• Library class for handling borrowing and returning books
• Main function for user interaction

4Here's a simplified version of the Book class:🚀

class Book {
public:
    string title;
    string author;
    bool isAvailable;

    Book(string t, string a) : title(t), author(a), isAvailable(true) {}
};

5Building the Library Class🔍

The Library class will manage the collection of books and users. It will allow users to borrow and return books and check availability.

class Library {
private:
    vector<Book> books;

6public:⭐

    void addBook(Book book) {
        books.push_back(book);
    }

    bool borrowBook(string title) {
        for (auto &book : books) {
            if (book.title == title && book.isAvailable) {
                book.isAvailable = false;
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
};

7User Interaction🧩

In the main function, you'll allow users to interact with the library system. Users can add books, borrow, and return them.

int main() {
    Library library;
    library.addBook(Book("1984", "George Orwell"));

    if (library.borrowBook("1984")) {
        cout << "You've borrowed 1984!" << endl;
    } else {
        cout << "Sorry, this book is not available." << endl;
    }
    return 0;
}

8What You'll Achieve🎈

• By completing this project, you will:
• ✓ Integrate various OOP concepts into a cohesive application
• ✓ Understand how to manage data and user interactions
• ✓ Create a functional Library Management System that can be expanded with more features