Art Museum Sorting Application

Overview

This Java application is designed to manage and manipulate the artwork database of the Cleveland Museum of Art. It supports fundamental functionalities such as adding artworks to the database, sorting artworks based on various attributes (e.g., height, price, width, name, artistName), and generating random lists of artworks. The application utilizes advanced sorting algorithms, including Merge Sort, to efficiently organize the artworks.

Features

• Add new artwork entries to the museum's database.
• Sort the artworks based on specified attributes in ascending or descending order.
• Generate random lists of artwork for display or analysis.
• Find artworks by a specific artist.
• Implement a specialized random sort that organizes artworks into categories based on multiple attributes.

Prerequisites

• Java Development Kit (JDK) 11 or higher.

Setup and Installation

1. Ensure Java is installed on your system. You can download JDK from the Oracle website.
2. Clone this repository to your local machine using git clone <repository-url>.
3. Compile the Java files from your terminal or command prompt:

   javac ArtMuseum.java Art.java

4. Run the application:

   java ArtMuseum

5. There is also a comprehensive testing file, created with JUnit. Feel free to run it to test through the program:

   java Tester

Usage

Adding Artworks

To add artworks to the database, you'll need to instantiate Art objects and add them to an ArtMuseum instance using the add method.

Sorting Artworks

You can sort the museum's artwork database by invoking the sort method on an ArtMuseum instance, specifying the attribute to sort by (e.g., height, price, width, name, artistName) and the direction of the sort (positive for ascending, negative for descending).

Generating Random Art Lists

Invoke the randomizeArts method on an ArtMuseum instance, specifying the number of random artworks to generate.

Finding Artworks by Artist

Use the findArts method to retrieve all artworks by a specific artist from the museum's database.

Contributing

Contributions to the project are welcome. Please fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request with a detailed description of your additions or changes.

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Created with ❤️ by Son Nguyen in 2023.