Student Management Program

A JavaFX-based desktop application for managing students, departments, instructors, courses, enrollments, and academic reports.

Current Project State

The repository now includes the complete first-pass application source: bootstrap and runtime context management, the custom in-memory collection, the core domain models, flat-file persistence handlers, the ZIP lookup service, the shared JavaFX UI utility layer, full CRUD-style workflows for students, departments, instructors, courses, and enrollments, the reporting subsystem, and the integrated shell navigation that connects the menu system to the feature modules.

Current Package Layout

• studentmanagement.app
  • Main.java
  • AppBootstrap.java
  • AppContext.java
• studentmanagement.collection
  • MyGenericList.java
• studentmanagement.handler
  • EntityHandler.java
  • StudentHandler.java
  • DepartmentHandler.java
  • InstructorHandler.java
  • CourseHandler.java
  • EnrollmentHandler.java
• studentmanagement.model
  • Student.java
  • Department.java
  • Instructor.java
  • Course.java
  • Enrollment.java
  • Report.java
• studentmanagement.service
  • ZipCodeService.java
• studentmanagement.ui.common
  • AlertUtils.java
  • LayoutFactory.java
  • FormUtils.java
• studentmanagement.ui.student
  • StudentFormSupport.java
  • StudentCreateView.java
  • StudentEditView.java
  • StudentShowView.java
  • StudentUI.java
• studentmanagement.ui.department
  • DepartmentCreateView.java
  • DepartmentShowView.java
  • DepartmentEditView.java
  • DepartmentFormSupport.java
  • DepartmentUI.java
• studentmanagement.ui.instructor
  • InstructorCreateView.java
  • InstructorShowView.java
  • InstructorEditView.java
  • InstructorFormSupport.java
  • InstructorUI.java
• studentmanagement.ui.course
  • CourseFormSupport.java
  • CourseCreateView.java
  • CourseEditView.java
  • CourseShowView.java
  • CourseUI.java
• studentmanagement.ui.enrollment
  • EnrollmentFormSupport.java
  • EnrollmentCreateView.java
  • EnrollmentEditView.java
  • EnrollmentShowView.java
  • EnrollmentUI.java
• studentmanagement.ui.report
  • ReportFieldFactory.java
  • ReportResultsBuilder.java
  • CourseReportView.java
  • StudentReportView.java
  • ExceptionReportView.java
  • ReportUI.java
• studentmanagement.ui.shell
  • AppWindowLauncher.java
  • MainMenuFactory.java
  • MainMenuController.java

Current Architecture Notes

• Main starts the JavaFX application.
• AppBootstrap creates the handlers, loads the flat-file catalogs, and returns a shared AppContext.
• AppContext stores file names, loaded catalogs, and handler instances for the UI layer.
• MyGenericList is the current custom generic list used for in-memory catalog storage.
• The handler layer provides flat-file loading and saving for the current entity set.
• ZipCodeService provides ZIP-code lookup support for student workflows.
• The shared UI utility package provides alert, layout, and form helpers.
• The student, department, instructor, course, and enrollment packages each provide create, display, and edit workflows plus support helpers.
• The report package now includes the report field factory, results builder, course report view, student report view, exception report view, and the ReportUI facade.
• The shell package now includes the integrated application window, menu factory, and menu controller that route the menu actions to the feature modules.

Dependencies

• Java
• JavaFX

Additional libraries and runtime notes are documented in DEPENDENCIES.md.