GiT - Grocery in Time

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Introduction

Welcome to GiT, Grocery in Time, a Java application designed for efficient grocery management. This tool helps users monitor their groceries, including tracking expiration dates, managing inventory quantities, and setting alerts for low stock or soon-to-expire items.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Java JDK 11: Ensure you have Java Development Kit (JDK) 11 installed on your system. It is essential for running the application. You can download it from Oracle's JDK download page.

Installation

1. Download the latest release

   • Download the GiT.jar file from the Releases section on the project's GitHub page or from the distribution email/website.

2. Run the application

   • Open a terminal or command prompt.
   • Navigate to the directory where GiT.jar is located.
   • Execute the following command to run the application:

     java -jar GiT.jar

Features

• Track Groceries: Add, edit, and delete grocery items. Record details such as cost, category, expiration date, and quantity.
• Alerts and Notifications: Receive timely alerts for groceries that are about to expire and items that are running low on stock.
• Search and Filter: Use keywords to search through the inventory or filter items based on category or expiration date.
• Reporting: Generate reports on grocery usage, expenditure, and stock levels over time.

How to Use

Upon launching GiT, you will be greeted with a simple text-based user interface. Here are some commands you can use:

• add [item]: Adds a new item to your inventory.
• remove [item]: Removes an item from the inventory.
• update [item]: Updates the details of an existing item.
• list: Lists all the items in your inventory.
• help: Displays help information about all the commands.

Build automation using Gradle

• This project uses Gradle for build automation and dependency management. It includes a basic build script as well (i.e. the build.gradle file).
• If you are new to Gradle, refer to the Gradle Tutorial at se-education.org/guides.

Testing

I/O redirection tests

• To run I/O redirection tests (aka Text UI tests), navigate to the text-ui-test and run the runtest(.bat/.sh) script.

JUnit tests

• A skeleton JUnit test (src/test/java/seedu/duke/DukeTest.java) is provided with this project template.
• If you are new to JUnit, refer to the JUnit Tutorial at se-education.org/guides.

Checkstyle

• A sample CheckStyle rule configuration is provided in this project.
• If you are new to Checkstyle, refer to the Checkstyle Tutorial at se-education.org/guides.

CI using GitHub Actions

The project uses GitHub actions for CI. When you push a commit to this repo or PR against it, GitHub actions will run automatically to build and verify the code as updated by the commit/PR.

Documentation

/docs folder contains a skeleton version of the project documentation.

Contributing

Interested in contributing? Great! Please fork the project and submit a pull request with your proposed changes. Detailed instructions on setting up your development environment and the contribution guidelines can be found in the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.