Project.java

//Software Engineering Task 24 - Capstone Project III.

// Importing java classes for use in the program.
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;


 // NewProject is a subclass that inherits methods from the InputChecks superclass.
 // This class contains variables and a method for adding a new project object to the Poised Management System.
 // The PoisedMenu class, which runs the main program, calls on methods from this class to add new projects.

public class Project extends InputChecks {

    // Listing variable attributes for the 'NewProject' class.
    private int projectNumber;
    private String projectName;
    private String buildingType;
    private String address;
    private String erfNumber;
    private double totalFee;
    private double amountPaid;
    private String deadline;
    private String Completion;
    private String Status;


    // The addProject method is used to add a new project object to the Poised Management System.
    // It prompts the user to enter information related to project details which is then verified with methods from
    // the superclass InputChecks, and stored in variables related to the project object.
    // It displays the new project object created and writes the project info to the CurrentProjects.txt file.

    public void addProject() {
        // Completion and Status variables set to negative as this is a newly added project.
        Completion = "None";
        Status = "Not finalised";

        // User prompted for input regarding project information.
        System.out.println("\nPlease enter the project number: ");
        projectNumber = intCheck("project number");

        System.out.println("Please enter the project name: ");
        projectName = stringCheck("project name");

        System.out.println("Please enter the building type: ");
        buildingType = stringCheck("building type");

        System.out.println("Please enter the physical address for the project: ");
        address = stringCheck("physical address");

        System.out.println("Please enter the ERF number: ");
        erfNumber = stringCheck("ERF number");

        System.out.println("Please enter the total fee charged for the project: ");
        totalFee = doubleCheck("total fee");

        System.out.println("Please enter the total amount paid to date: ");
        amountPaid = doubleCheck("total amount");

        System.out.println("Please enter the project deadline (e.g. day, month, year: 10 November 2021) : ");
        deadline = stringCheck("project deadline");

        // New project object displayed to the user.
        System.out.println("\nProject Number: " + projectNumber + "\nProjectName: " + projectName
                + "\nBuilding Type: " + buildingType + "\nPhysical Address: " + address + "\nERF Number: " + erfNumber + "\nTotal Fee: R"
                + totalFee + "\nAmount Paid: R" + amountPaid + "\nDeadline: " + deadline + "\nCompletion Date: " + Completion + "\nProject Status: " + Status);

        String projectInfo = projectNumber + ", " + projectName + ", " + buildingType + ", " + address
                + ", " + erfNumber + ", " + totalFee + ", " + amountPaid + ", " + deadline + ", " + Completion
                + ", " + Status;

        // Writing the string 'projectInfo' to the CurrentProjects.txt file.
        // Try-catch block used to deal with any errors encountered.
        try {
            BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(
                    new FileWriter("../CurrentProjects.txt", true));

            out.write(projectInfo + "\r\n");
            out.close();
            System.out.println("Your project was successfully added.");

        }
        catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("exception occurred" + e);

        }
    }

}