mominaamjad / bookface-project

An object-oriented social media management system, inspired by Facebook. Bookface offers all core functionalities found in social media platforms e.g: searching users, creating posts.

BOOKFACE

Object-Oriented Social Media Management System with UI inspired by Facebook

About The Project

Bookface is a social media management system inspired by Facebook, built using Java Swing for the graphical user interface (GUI) and file handling for data management. This project showcases object-oriented programming (OOP) principles and offers core functionalities found in social media platforms.

Features

• User Management:

  • Sign up and log in to the system.
  
  • Add or delete friends.
  • Search for users and send friend requests.
  

• Posts Management:

  • Create, edit, and delete posts.
  • Like and comment on posts.
  

• File Handling:

  • Persistent storage of user data and posts.

Built With

• Programming language used for implementation.
• GUI toolkit used for the user interface.
• For storing user and post data.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mominaamjad/bookface-project.git

2. Run file Runner.java

Usage

• Sign Up: Create a new user account by providing a username and password.
• Login: Access your account using your credentials.
• Manage Friends: Add or remove friends from your network.
• Posts:
  • Create new posts.
  • Like or comment on posts.
  • Edit or delete your posts.
• Search: Find other users and send them friend requests.