Booking System Console App

A comprehensive console-based booking system for apartment rentals with support for clients and hosts.

Features

• User Authentication: Login and registration for both clients and hosts
• Apartment Listings: Hosts can create and manage apartment listings with pricing, amenities, and descriptions
• Calendar View: Visual calendar showing available dates for each apartment
• Booking Management:
  • Clients can make bookings
  • Hosts can approve or reject pending bookings
  • Both can cancel bookings
• Price Calculation: Automatic price calculation based on number of nights
• Availability Checking: System prevents double-booking and checks date availability

Getting Started

Installation

npm install

Running the Application

npm start

Sample Accounts

The application comes with pre-configured sample accounts:

Host Account:

• Username: host1
• Password: host123

Client Account:

• Username: client1
• Password: client123

Usage Guide

For Clients

1. Login with your client credentials
2. Browse Apartments to see available listings
3. View Apartment Calendar to check available dates
4. Make a Booking by selecting an apartment and providing:
   • Check-in date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
   • Check-out date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
   • Number of guests
5. View My Bookings to see all your bookings and their status
6. Cancel Booking if needed

For Hosts

1. Login with your host credentials
2. View My Apartments to see your listings
3. Add New Apartment with details like:
   • Title and description
   • Location
   • Price per night
   • Maximum guests
   • Amenities (comma-separated)
4. View Pending Bookings to see bookings awaiting approval
5. Approve/Reject Booking to manage booking requests
6. View All Bookings to see all bookings for your apartments

Guest Access

Even without logging in, you can:

• Browse available apartments
• View apartment details and pricing

Project Structure

booking.test/
├── index.ts              # Main application entry point and console interface
├── types.ts              # TypeScript type definitions
├── store.ts              # In-memory data store
├── auth.ts               # Authentication service
├── booking-service.ts    # Booking business logic
├── utils.ts              # Utility functions (date formatting, calendar display, etc.)
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json

Technical Details

• Language: TypeScript
• Runtime: Node.js
• Module System: ES Modules
• Data Storage: In-memory (data resets on restart)

Date Format

When making bookings, use the format: YYYY-MM-DD (e.g., 2024-12-25)

Calendar Legend

• [XX] = Today
• XX = Available date
• X = Unavailable date