Airport Management System

Flightline Description

Flightline is a simple airport management web application built with Node.js and Express. It provides functionality to manage terminals, gates, flights, passengers, aircraft, and active passengers.

Table of Contents

• Technologies Used
• Setup
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
  • Starting the Application
  • Configuration
  • Database
• License

Technologies Used

The airport management system utilizes the following technologies:

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MariaDB
• Handlebars
• Forever

Setup

To set up and run the web app locally, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm
• Express.js
• MariaDB/MySQL database server

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

$ git clone https://github.com/katerib/airport-mgmt-sys.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

$ cd airport-mgmt-sys

3. Install the dependencies

$ npm install

4. Set up your database connection:

• Open the database/db-connector.js file
• Update the database configuration with your MySQL server details: host, user, password, database

    // Example configuration
    const dbConfig = {
      host: 'localhost',
      user: 'your_username',
      password: DB_PASS,
      database: 'your_database_name',
    };
    ```

• Currently, airport-mgmt-sys/database/db-connector.js declares DB_PASS as an environment variable in the current shell session. To do the same, use:
  • Linux/macOS: export DB_PASS="your_password_here"
  • Windows Command Prompt: set DB_PASS="your_password_here"
  • Windows PowerShell: $env:DB_PASS="your_password_here"
• Otherwise, replace DB_PASS with 'your_password'

Usage

To start the application, use one of two options:

1. Start normally:

$ npm start

2. Start with the forever script:

$ npm run start-forever

Configuration

The default port for the application is 9126. If you want to use a different port, update the PORT variable in the app.js file.

Database

The application assumes a MySQL database is set up and accessible. Have a running MySQL server and update the database configuration in the db-connector..js file.

Features

• Terminal Management: manage airport terminals by adding, updating, and deleting terminals from the system.

• Gate Management: efficiently handle airport gates, includes adding new gates, updating gate information, and removing gates. Allows users to view gate status (open/closed) and indicate flights are assigned to specific gates.

• Flight Management: manage flights by creating new flight records, updating flight details, and deleting flights when needed. Allows users to attribute flights to specific gates.

• Passenger Management: create new passenger records, update passenger details, and remove passengers from the system.

• Aircraft Management: create, update, and delete aircraft profiles in the system.

• Booked Passengers: track and manage booked passengers, allowing you to associate passengers with specific flights, update passenger-flight associations, and remove passengers from current flights.

• Database integration: connect to a MySQL/MariaDB database to store and retrieve data, ensuring data persistence and scalability.

• Express.js and Handlebars: build dynamic and responsive web pages with this web application framework and templating engine, respectively.

• Forever script: ensures application stays running continuously in order to provide enhanced reliability and uptime.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.