Kennel Management System

Project Overview

The Kennel Management System is a Java-based application designed to manage and organize pets within a kennel. This project demonstrates a robust use of object-oriented programming principles, including inheritance, encapsulation, and polymorphism. The system handles various operations such as adding, removing, and listing pets, ensuring efficient management and operation of a kennel.

Features

• Animal Class Hierarchy: Utilizes inheritance to create a base Animal class and extends it to Cat and Dog classes.
• ArrayList Management: Efficient storage and retrieval of pets using ArrayList.
• Custom Methods: Implementation of specialized methods such as save, load, and toString for data persistence and representation.
• Exception Handling: Robust error handling using InputMismatchException to manage user inputs.
• Testing and Validation: Extensive testing to ensure all functionalities work as expected, covering a variety of test cases.

Project Structure

├── src
│   ├── Animal.java
│   ├── Cat.java
│   ├── Dog.java
│   ├── Kennel.java
│   ├── KennelDemo.java
│   └── Owner.java
└── README.md

Animal.java

Defines the base class for all animals, incorporating common attributes and methods.

Cat.java

Extends the Animal class, adding attributes and methods specific to cats.

Dog.java

Extends the Animal class, adding attributes and methods specific to dogs.

Kennel.java

Manages the collection of animals, providing methods to add, remove, and list pets.

KennelDemo.java

Demonstrates the functionality of the Kennel Management System through various test cases.

Owner.java

Represents the owner of the pets, linking them to their respective animals.

Key Highlights

Object-Oriented Design

• Inheritance: Abstract class Animal is inherited by Cat and Dog, demonstrating code reuse and polymorphism.
• Encapsulation: Private variables with public getter and setter methods ensure data hiding and encapsulation.

Data Structures

• ArrayList Usage: Efficient management of pet records using dynamic arrays.

Exception Handling

• Robust Input Validation: Ensures that the application handles incorrect inputs gracefully, maintaining the integrity of the program.

Installation

To run this project, you need to have Java installed on your system. Clone the repository and compile the Java files:

```bash git clone https://github.com/yourusername/kennel-management-system.git cd kennel-management-system/src javac *.java ```

Run the demo:

```bash java KennelDemo ```

Usage

The Kennel Management System allows you to:

• Add a Pet: Add new pets to the kennel with specific attributes.
• Remove a Pet: Remove pets from the kennel based on their unique ID.
• List Pets: Display a list of all pets currently in the kennel.

Testing

Extensive testing was conducted to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the system. Key test cases include:

• Adding multiple pets and ensuring they are correctly stored.
• Removing pets and verifying the integrity of the remaining list.
• Handling erroneous inputs gracefully and maintaining program stability.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit pull requests with your improvements.

Author

Nikola Nikolov [nin6]
Email: Nin6@aber.ac.uk

License

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