Console-Based Library Management System

Project roadmap

1. 01

   Design core classes

   ~1.5h

   Create Book and Member classes and a Library class that holds collections of each.

2. 02

   Build the console menu

   ~1h

   Implement a menu-driven loop using Scanner for reading user commands.

3. 03

   Implement library operations

   ~2h

   Add search, checkout, and return operations against the in-memory catalog.

4. 04

   Add checkout rules

   ~1.5h

   Prevent double checkouts and track due dates and overdue books using LocalDate.

5. 05

   Write unit tests

   ~1.5h

   Write JUnit tests covering the core library operations and edge cases.

Resources

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