Smart Vehicle Fleet & Rental Management System

A comprehensive enterprise-grade vehicle fleet and rental management system built with Java 17, Spring MVC, Hibernate, and Swing.

🚀 Tech Stack

Backend

• Java 17 - Core programming language
• Spring MVC 5.3.30 - Web framework
• Spring Core - Dependency Injection & IoC
• Spring ORM - Hibernate integration
• Hibernate 5.6.15 - ORM framework with JPA annotations
• MySQL 8.0 - Database (via XAMPP)
• JDBC - Database connectivity
• Maven - Build automation

Frontend (Web)

• JSP - Server-side rendering
• JSTL - JSP Standard Tag Library
• Bootstrap 5 - CSS framework
• Bootstrap Icons - Icon library
• HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript - Core web technologies

Desktop Application

• Java Swing - GUI framework for admin desktop app

Server

• Jetty 9.4 - Embedded servlet container

📁 Project Structure

smart-vehicle-fleet/
├── pom.xml
├── README.md
├── sql/
│   └── schema.sql
├── src/
│   └── main/
│       ├── java/
│       │   └── com/fleet/
│       │       ├── model/          # Entity classes
│       │       ├── dao/            # Data Access Layer
│       │       ├── service/        # Business Logic Layer
│       │       ├── controller/     # Spring MVC Controllers
│       │       └── swing/          # Swing Desktop App
│       ├── resources/
│       │   └── hibernate.cfg.xml
│       └── webapp/
│           ├── WEB-INF/
│           │   ├── web.xml
│           │   ├── dispatcher-servlet.xml
│           │   └── views/          # JSP pages
│           └── resources/
│               ├── css/
│               └── js/

🎯 Features

User Module (Web Application)

• ✅ User Registration & Authentication
• ✅ Browse Available Vehicles
• ✅ Search & Filter Vehicles
• ✅ Vehicle Details View
• ✅ Book Vehicles with Date Selection
• ✅ View Booking History
• ✅ Cancel Bookings
• ✅ Responsive UI with Bootstrap 5

Admin Module (Swing Desktop)

• ✅ Admin Login
• ✅ Add New Vehicles
• ✅ Update Vehicle Information
• ✅ Delete Vehicles
• ✅ View All Vehicles
• ✅ Toggle Vehicle Status (Available/Booked)
• ✅ View All Bookings
• ✅ Modern Swing UI

🗄️ Database Schema

Tables

• users - Customer information
• vehicles - Vehicle inventory
• bookings - Rental bookings
• admins - Administrator accounts

🛠️ Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Java 17 JDK installed
• Maven 3.6+ installed
• XAMPP with MySQL running
• Git (optional)

1. Database Setup

1. Start XAMPP and ensure MySQL is running
2. Open phpMyAdmin or MySQL command line
3. Run the SQL script:

mysql -u root -p < sql/schema.sql

Or manually:

• Create database: fleet_management
• Execute the SQL statements in sql/schema.sql

2. Configure Database Connection

The default configuration uses:

• Host: localhost:3306
• Database: fleet_management
• Username: root
• Password: (empty)

To change these, edit:

• src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/dispatcher-servlet.xml
• src/main/resources/hibernate.cfg.xml

3. Build the Project

mvn clean install

4. Run the Web Application

mvn jetty:run

The application will start at: http://localhost:8080/fleet

5. Run the Swing Admin Application

In a new terminal:

mvn exec:java "-Dexec.mainClass=com.fleet.swing.AdminLogin"

👥 Default Credentials

Web Application (Users)

• Username: admin
• Password: admin123

OR

• Username: nancy29
• Password: nancy29

Desktop Application (Admins)

• Username: admin
• Password: admin123

OR

• Username: manager
• Password: manager123

📱 Web Application URLs

Page	URL
Login	http://localhost:8080/fleet/login
Register	http://localhost:8080/fleet/register
Home	http://localhost:8080/fleet/home
Vehicles	http://localhost:8080/fleet/vehicles
My Bookings	http://localhost:8080/fleet/myBookings

🎨 UI Features

Web Application

• Modern, clean Bootstrap 5 design
• Responsive layout for all devices
• Card-based vehicle display
• Real-time booking calculations
• Professional color scheme
• Interactive hover effects
• Alert notifications
• Form validation

Swing Application

• Clean, modern interface
• Sidebar navigation
• Table-based data display
• Modal dialogs for confirmations
• Color-coded buttons
• Professional styling

🔧 Architecture

Design Pattern: MVC + Service Layer

┌─────────────┐
│ Controllers │ ← Spring MVC Controllers
└──────┬──────┘
       │
┌──────▼──────┐
│  Services   │ ← Business Logic (@Service)
└──────┬──────┘
       │
┌──────▼──────┐
│    DAOs     │ ← Data Access Layer (@Repository)
└──────┬──────┘
       │
┌──────▼──────┐
│  Hibernate  │ ← ORM Layer
└──────┬──────┘
       │
┌──────▼──────┐
│    MySQL    │ ← Database
└─────────────┘

📦 Key Dependencies

- Spring MVC: 5.3.30
- Spring ORM: 5.3.30
- Hibernate Core: 5.6.15.Final
- MySQL Connector: 8.0.33
- JSTL: 1.2
- Servlet API: 4.0.1
- Jetty Maven Plugin: 9.4.51

🔒 Security Features

• Password storage (Note: Use BCrypt in production)
• Session management
• Input validation (client & server-side)
• SQL injection prevention via Hibernate HQL
• CSRF protection (can be enhanced)

🚀 Deployment

WAR Deployment

mvn clean package

Deploy the generated WAR file (target/smart-vehicle-fleet.war) to any servlet container.

Jetty (Development)

mvn jetty:run

📝 Development Notes

Adding New Features

1. Create entity in model/ package
2. Create DAO interface and implementation
3. Create Service interface and implementation
4. Create Controller with request mappings
5. Create JSP view
6. Update navigation

Database Changes

• Hibernate is set to update mode
• Changes to entities auto-update schema
• For production, use migration tools

🐛 Troubleshooting

Port Already in Use

# Kill process on port 8080
lsof -ti:8080 | xargs kill -9  # Mac/Linux
netstat -ano | findstr :8080   # Windows

Database Connection Failed

• Ensure MySQL is running
• Check credentials in config files
• Verify database exists

Hibernate Errors

• Check entity mappings
• Verify foreign key relationships
• Check transaction boundaries

📚 Additional Resources

• Spring MVC Documentation
• Hibernate Documentation
• Bootstrap 5 Documentation
• Maven Documentation

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is created for educational purposes.

👨‍💻 Author

Nancy Sangani

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Happy Coding! 🚗💨