EcomUIEmulator

Brief intro

• mainUI.c
  • Is supposed to function as the primary interface
  • Log-in
  • Display products
  • Search for a product (?)
  • Add to cart
  • Display cart
  • Proceed to buying
  • Status: Unknown
• delivery.c
  • Is supposed to
    • set an address
    • fix a time slot
    • check availability of delivery van/ delivery facility
  • Should proceed to billing
  • Status: Working
  • Modification needed, ref to ToDo
• billing.c
  • Is supposed to produce a bill...
  • And append the purchase details to a purchase-history doc
  • Generates a receipt in txt format, and displays on the CLI as well
  • Should come back to mainUI.c after termination
  • Status: Working

Comments

• All the txt files mentioned sit inside /accessories
• time.txt (availability of delivery van in a particular slot) can be modified
• pin.txt... self-explanatory
• Search option in billing.c is dropped
• fgets in billing.c is replaced byscanf["%[^\n]s", *string]
• In mainUI.c, the attributes of the structure "product"- reorder, i remain unused
• cart.txt has a one-time purpose, should be overwritten before every purchase
• Max cart size = 10
• invoices.txt contain entire the purchase history
• Nov__9_2021.txt is a demo receipt

ToDo

• mainUI.c: addtocart() function should reduce # of available products
• mainUI.c: a search() function, as it's asked for in the question
• mainUI.c: (IMPORTANT) A user needs to log-in, using a unique ID. Probably this ID would be asociated to a few address options, aready stored (refer to the next point)
• delivery.c: address should be set from a list (as the assignment suggests)
• delivery.c: address to be passed to the billing stage