PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENT:
AIRLINE RESERVATION PROGRAM
A
ir Canada is looking to upgrade their airline reservation program and is
looking for a programmer who could design a new program for them. The
purpose of the program is to allow their employees to book seats for
customers who are flying with Air Canada. Your program must meet the following
requirements:
When the program launches, a seating chart should be outputted that is comprised
of 10 rows and 8 columns representing the seats that are available on a plane.
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ASSIGNING A SEAT
A seat can be assigned to a customer by simply clicking on any of the buttons. When a button is clicked,
the user should be prompted to enter the user’s first name and last name in two input dialogs.
Once the user has entered the customer’s first and last name, a message dialog should be outputted
confirming that the user has been assigned to the seat that was selected and the button should be
labeled with an ‘X’ and the background colour should be set to red.
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If the user selects a seat that has already been reserved, a confirm dialog should be outputted asking the
user if they want to remove the person assigned to that seat.
If the user selects YES, then the passenger should be removed from that seat and the seat should
become available again if there is nobody on the waiting list.
If the passenger is removed from their assigned seat and there are passengers on the waiting list, the
first passenger on the waiting list must be assigned to the seat that has become available and a message
should be outputted confirming that the passenger has been assigned to that seat.
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If the user selects NO, then nothing should happen.
VIEWING THE MANIFEST
A flight manifest is a list of passengers of an aircraft that is compiled before a flight departs. When the
user clicks the VIEW MANIFEST button, a list of all the passengers that have a seat reserved should be
outputted in the order that they are stored in your LinkedList.
From here, the user has the option to sort the list of passengers by NAME or by their SEAT NUMBER.
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Sorted by NAME
Sorted by SEAT
When the user clicks the CLOSE button, the user should be returned to the main screen.
ADDING PASSENGERS TO THE WAITING LIST
If there are no seats remaining on the plane, passengers can be added to a waiting list. When users click
on VIEW WAITING LIST, the following window should appear:
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When users click the ADD button, the user should be prompted to add the customer’s first and last
name.
Once the customer’s information has been added, a message should be outputted confirming that the
passenger has been added and their name should appear on the list as well as where they are in the
queue.
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If there are seats remaining and the customer tries adding someone to the waiting list, the following
message should be outputted and the user should be prevented from adding someone to the waiting list:
REMOVING PASSENGERS FROM THE WAITING LIST
To remove passengers from the waiting list, you will simply need to click on a customer’s name and then
select the REMOVE button. For this you will need to use a JList and DefaultListModel object (which
will be provided). When the user selects REMOVE, a confirm dialog should appear asking the user if they
are sure they want to remove the customer:
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MOVING PEOPLE UP OR DOWN THE WAITING LIST
Users have the option to move people up or down the waiting list. When the user selects a person and
clicks the UP button, the person should move up one spot in the queue, swapping positions with the
person ahead of them. When the user selects a person and clicks the DOWN button, the person should
move down one spot in the queue, swapping positions with the person behind them.
In the following example, I have moved Emilee Santistevan up the queue by having her swap her place
in line with Vonda Lu.
SAVING TO A FILE
The user will have the option to save the list of passengers who have been assigned a seat and the list of
people on the waiting list to a text file. When the user clicks File > Save from the menu bar, a
JFileChooser object should appear prompting the user to select where they want to save the file and
what they want to call the file:
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Once the user clicks SAVE, the data from should be written as follows:
The first line in the text file should be the number of passengers who have been assigned a seat. The
second line of code should be the number of people who are on the waiting list. This should be followed
by the list of all the passengers who have been assigned a seat written in comma-delimited format
whereby you have the first name of the passenger, followed by the last name, the row number, and the
aisle.
If there are people on the waiting list, they should be listed right after the last passenger on the list, also
written in comma-delimited format (first name, last name, and a number indicating where they stand on
the list).
OPENING A FILE
The user will also have the option to open a file so that they can continue working from a previously
saved file of passengers and people on a waiting list.
When the user clicks File > Open from the menu bar, a JFileChooser object should appear prompting
the user to select a file:
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Once the manifest is opened, the seats should be assigned to the passengers according to the
information in the file.
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For this assignment, it would be a good idea to create a Passenger class and a Seat class. The
Passenger class would look something like this:
Passenger implements Comparable<Passenger>
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firstName, lastName, seatNumber, aisle, name: String
rowNumber: int
SORT_BY_NAME: int
SORT_BY_SEAT: int
sortValue: int
Passenger()
Passenger(first: String, last: String)
Passenger(first: String, last: String, row: int, aisle: String)
+ compareTo(p: Passenger): int
+ getAisle(): String
+ getFirstName(): String
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getLastName(): String
getName(): String
getRowNumber(): int
getSeatNumber(): String
setAisle(letter: String)
setFirstName(first: String)
setLastName(last: String)
setName(first: String, last: String): void
setRowNumber(num: int)
setSeatNumber(seatNumber: String): void
toString(): String
The Seat class would look something like this:
Seat extends JButton
- row: int
- aisle, seat, firstName, lastName: String
- occupied: boolean
Seat()
Seat(rowNumber: int, aisle: String)
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addPassenger(first: String, last: String)
getAisle(): String
getName(): String
getRowNumber(): int
getSeat(): String
hasPassenger(): boolean
removePassenger(): void
Save the project as Airline Reservation in your COMPLETED ASSIGNMENTS folder.
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PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENT:
AIRLINE RESERVATION PROGRAM
NAME: ________________________
CATEGORY
Knowledge
and
Understanding
TOTAL:
LEVEL 3
70 – 79%
/ 40
CRITERIA
< LEVEL 1
0 – 49%
LEVEL 1
50 – 59%
LEVEL 2
60 – 69%
LEVEL 4
80 – 100%
Demonstrates an
understanding of
how to create a
program that reads
from and writes to
a file
 Demonstrates
no understanding of how
to read from
and write to a
file
 Demonstrates
limited understanding of how
to read from
and write to a
file
 Demonstrates
some understanding of how
to read from
and write to a
file
 Demonstrates
considerable
understanding
of how to read
from and write
to a file
 Demonstrates
thorough
understanding
of how to read
from and write
to a file
Demonstrates an
understanding of
how to use the
LinkedList class to
store and retrieve
information
 Demonstrates
no understanding of how
to use the
LinkedList class
 Demonstrates
limited understanding of how
to use the
LinkedList class
 Demonstrates
some understanding of how
to use the
LinkedList class
 Demonstrates
considerable
understanding
of how to use
the LinkedList
class
 Demonstrates
thorough
understanding
of how to use
the LinkedList
class
0-4.9
5.0-5.9
The program
meets all the
specifications
required
 Program meets
none of the
required
specifications
 Program meets
a limited
number of the
required
specifications
Validates program
to ensure the
program produces
correct results
 Validates
program with
no success
 Validates
program with
limited success
MARK
/10
6.0-6.9
Thinking
0-4.9
Communication
Provides internal
documentation that
clearly explains the
methods and the
program logic
 Documents
program logic
with no success
5.0-5.9
 Documents
program logic
with limited
success
7.0-7.9
8.0-10.0
 Program meets
some of the
required
specifications
 Program meets
most of the
required
specifications
 Program meets
all of the
required
specifications
 Validates
program with
some success
 Validates
program with
considerable
success
 Validates
program with
great success
6.0-6.9
 Documents
program logic
with some
success
7.0-7.9
 Documents
program logic
with
considerable
success
/10
8.0-10.0
 Documents
program logic
with great
success
/10
0-4.9
Effectively applies
programming skills
and knowledge of
Java to create a
program using the
java.io package
and LinkedList
class
Application
5.0-5.9
6.0-6.9
7.0-7.9
8.0-10.0
 Applies
programming
knowledge and
skills with no
success
 Applies
programming
knowledge and
skills with
limited success
 Applies
programming
knowledge and
skills with some
success
 Applies
programming
knowledge and
skills with
considerable
success
 Applies
programming
knowledge and
skills with great
success
0-4.9
5.0-5.9
6.0-6.9
7.0-7.9
8.0-10.0
OVERALL CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE COVERED IN THIS ASSIGNMENT:
A1.
A2.
A3.
A4.
B1.
B2.
C1.
Demonstrate the ability to use different data types and expressions when creating computer programs.
Describe and use modular programming concepts and principles in the creation of computer programs.
Design and write algorithms and subprograms to solve a variety of problems.
Use proper code maintenance techniques when creating computer programs.
Demonstrate the ability to manage the software development process effectively, through all of its stages – planning,
development, production, and closing.
Apply standard project management techniques in the context of a student-managed team project.
Demonstrate the ability to apply modular design concepts in computer programs.
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/10
CATHOLIC GRADUATE EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE COVERED IN THIS ASSIGNMENT:
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Presents information and ideas clearly and honestly and with sensitivity to others.
Uses and integrates the Catholic faith tradition, in the critical analysis of the arts, media, technology and information systems
to enhance the quality of life.
Creates, adapts, and evaluates new ideas in light of the common good.
Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability.
Thinks reflectively and creatively to evaluate situations and solve problems.
Sets appropriate goals and priorities in school, work and personal life.
Achieves excellence, originality, and integrity in one's own work and supports these qualities in the work of others.
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