This project simulates a parcel shipping registry system used by multiple university campuses across Montreal. It supports both on-demand stamp-based shipping and prepaid subscription labels for inter-campus deliveries.
MISS allows departments and facilities from participating institutions to manage their shipment records, track prepaid labels, and handle various shipping operations through a console-based interface.
The system is structured around three core components:
Handles the count and value of parcel stamps used for on-demand shipping.
- Supports five categories: A ($2), B ($5), C ($10), D ($15), E ($20)
- Add stamps, calculate total value, and check for equality between stamp sets
- Designed with flexibility to support varying combinations and updates
- Label Represents a prepaid shipping label with:
- Parcel type (Standard, Fragile, Confidential, etc.)
- Unique 8-digit ID (starting with 98)
- Expiry date (day/month)
Built-in validation ensures the label's integrity and supports date updates and comparisons.
- Registry
Each registry holds a collection of
Stampsand an array ofLabelobjects.
- Add or remove labels
- Update label expiry information
- Add to the stamp collection
- Compare registries by stamp value, configuration, or label count
- Generate human-readable summaries of the shipment data
- Display all registries and their contents
- View individual registry details
- Compare registries by:
- Total stamp value
- Stamp configuration
- Full equality (stamp value + label count)
- Add or remove labels
- Update label expiry dates
- Dynamically add stamps to any registry
- Interactive console menu for ease of use
- Java
- Object-oriented principles (encapsulation, constructors, equals/toString)
- Arrays and dynamic resizing
- Input validation
- Static utility methods to avoid redundancy
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Ensure all Java files are in the same directory:
Stamps.javaLabel.javaRegistry.javaMissDemo.java
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Compile the files:
javac *.java