AutoRent - Car Rental Platform 🚗

Welcome to AutoRent, a web application that serves as a car rental platform, allowing users to list their cars for rent and make reservations. It's your go-to online car rental hub where anyone can showcase their vehicles.

Gallery

Main Dashboard

Filter Form

Add a Car Ad

Car Ads List

Car Ad Details

Event Calendar

Reservation Form

Login Screen

My Offers Screen

My Reservations

Reservation Details + Contact Screen

Features 🌟

• Responsive Design 📱: Utilizing Bootstrap for a responsive, functional, and modern look.
• Identity Integration 🔐: Users can create accounts and log in. Unauthenticated users can browse and view car details, while additional features are accessible only to logged-in users.
• User Roles 👤: Distinct views for sellers and customers in the logged-in state.
• Google Authentication 🌐: Sign up or log in using Google via API integration.
• Entity Framework 🔄: Database operations are handled efficiently with Entity Framework.
• Dynamic Filtering 🎯: Users can filter cars using a form on the homepage.
• Ad Management 📝: Sellers can add, edit, and manage their car listings.
• Reservation System 🗓️: Customers can reserve cars for specific dates.
• Reservation and Listing Views 👀: Users can view their reservations and listings separately.

Getting Started 🚀

Follow these steps to run the application using Visual Studio:

1. Clone the Repository:

   • Open a terminal.
   • Run:

     git clone https://github.com/m-bugaj/Car-Rental-Hub.git

2. Open Solution in Visual Studio:

   • Launch Visual Studio.
   • Open the CarRentalHub.sln solution file.

3. NuGet Packages:

   • Restore NuGet packages for the solution.

4. Update Database:

   • Open Package Manager Console (Tools -> NuGet Package Manager -> Package Manager Console).
   • Run the following commands to apply migrations and update the database:

     Add-Migration InitialMigration -Context CarRentalHubContext
     Update-Database -Context CarRentalHubContext
     Add-Migration InitialMigration -Context PhotoContext
     Update-Database -Context PhotoContext
     # Repeat for FilterDataContext and CarAvailabilityContext

5. Update FilterData Table:

   • Update the FilterData table in the database with car brands, models, and generations.

6. Run the Application:

   • Press F5 or use the "Start Debugging" button to run the application.

7. Access the Application:

   • Open your web browser and go to https://localhost:{YOUR_LOCAL_PORT}.

Future Enhancements 🚀

In the future, I plan to add real-time chat functionality between sellers and customers. Additionally, a map feature will be introduced to narrow down search results based on locations.

Feel free to contribute or provide feedback for the continuous improvement of AutoRent! 🚗✨