Cinema — Cinema Management Platform

A complete cinema management system designed to automate both client-side movie browsing and server-side session control.
The project consists of a desktop client application (C++ / Qt) and a backend server (Python / Flask) communicating via a REST API.

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🛠 System Overview

Client Side (User Interface)

• Movie Catalog — Displays a list of available movies with posters loaded dynamically from the server
• Session Selection — View schedules, halls, and showtimes for each movie
• Seat Reservation — Interactive seating layout with real-time seat availability synced with the database
• Responsive UI — Interface adapts to window size by dynamically adjusting card layouts and font sizes

Admin Side (Management)

• Data Control — Create and delete movies, halls, sessions, and users
• Security — Admin access protected by password authentication and IP address validation
• Smart Scheduling — Server validates movie duration and prevents overlapping sessions in the same hall
• Database Integrity — Deleting a movie automatically removes all related sessions and tickets

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Technical Details

Client Application (C++ / Qt 6)

• Fully asynchronous network communication (non-blocking UI)
• Custom Qt widgets for movies, sessions, and seating layouts
• Image processing with Qt::SmoothTransformation for high-quality poster rendering

Server Application (Python / Flask / MySQL)

• Hosted on PythonAnywhere
• Database: MySQL with 6 core tables:
  • users
  • admins
  • movies
  • halls
  • sessions
  • tickets
• REST API: JSON-based communication secured with an API key for every request

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Core API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/getMovies	Retrieve all available movies
GET	/getReservePlaces	Get seat status (0 — free, 1 — reserved)
POST	/addSession	Create a new session with time conflict validation
POST	/reservePlace	Reserve a seat
POST	/deleteMovie	Delete a movie and all related sessions and tickets

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Running the Project

git clone git@github.com:Woratt/Cinema.git
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make