🛠️ Complaint Box System (C++ + SQLite + Qt)

A lightweight and extensible complaint management system built in C++ with SQLite for the backend. Includes CLI and planned Qt GUI support. Built for learning, collaboration, and open-source contribution.

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📦 Getting Started

⚙️ Build Instructions

🔧 Option 1: Using Makefile

make
./complaintbox

🔧 Option 2: Using g++

g++ -o complaintbox main.cpp -lsqlite3
./complaintbox

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🗃️ Database Setup

You do not need to set up the database manually.
The database (complaints.db) is created automatically on first run, along with all required tables.

✅ Auto-generates:

• Users Table
• Admins Table
• Complaints Table

.db file is excluded from Git using .gitignore for security and clean versioning.

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🧩 Project Structure

📁 ComplaintBox
├── main.cpp               # Entry point
├── .gitignore             # Ignored files
├── README.md              # Project documentation
├── ISSUES.md              # Open source task tracker
└── LICENSE                # Open source license

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🔧 How to Contribute

We welcome all contributions!

• Fork this repository

• Clone your fork:

  git clone https://github.com/yourusername/complaint-box.git

• Create a new branch:

  git checkout -b feature-name

• Make your changes and commit:

  git commit -m "Added feature: XYZ"

• Push your branch:

  git push origin feature-name

• Open a Pull Request and link related issues