breakthesilence / movieapp

Movie Application

Welcome to the Movie Database Application, a C#.NET 6 based project leveraging WPF for the frontend, Rabbit MQ for messaging, and a Windows Service for the backend. This application follows the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern to separate concerns, enhance maintainability, and improve the user experience.

Features

• List of Movies: View titles, genres, years, and ratings. Search functionality included with an option for autocomplete.
• Movie Details: Access detailed information about movies, including title, year, rating, and description.
• Category Filtering: Filter movies by categories using a multi-select control.
• Robust Backend: Utilizes Rabbit MQ for message-based communication between the frontend and backend, ensuring a responsive and scalable application.

Technologies Used

• C#.NET 6
• Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
• Rabbit MQ
• Windows Services

Application Architecture

This application is designed incrementally with a focus on read-only views initially. The architecture includes a WPF frontend application that communicates with a backend service through Rabbit MQ. The backend service runs as a Windows service, managing business logic and data access.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET 6 SDK
• Docker

Setup

1. Run Rabbit MQ in docker:

   docker run -d --name rabbitmq -p 5672:5672 -p 15672:15672 rabbitmq:management
   

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/BreakTheSilence/MovieApp
   

3. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd [project-directory]
   

4. Publish the Windows service: Publish the app using

    dotnet publish --output "C:\custom\publish\directory"
   

5. Create the Windows Service with PowerShell

   sc.exe create "Movie Service" binpath="C:\Path\To\MovieApp.MovieBackend.exe"
   

6. Build the application:

   dotnet build
   

7. Run the WPF Application:

   dotnet run --project MovieAppWpf
   
   

Licence

This project is licensed under the MIT License.