🍽️ Meal Management System

A Java-based desktop application for managing meal plans, menu items, orders, and billing — all in one system.

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📖 About

The Meal Management System is a Java desktop application designed to streamline the management of meals in cafeterias, hostels, mess halls, or small restaurants. It provides a complete solution for handling menu items, daily meal plans, user accounts, orders, and billing — all through an intuitive graphical interface.

Built as an academic project using Java with a database backend, the system demonstrates practical application of OOP principles, GUI development, and database management.

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✨ Features

Feature	Description
🍱 Menu Management	Add, edit, delete, and view meal items
📅 Daily Meal Planning	Schedule meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner
🛒 Order Management	Place and track meal orders
👤 User Management	Register users and manage accounts
💰 Billing System	Calculate and generate meal bills
📊 Reports	View daily/weekly meal summaries
🔐 Admin Panel	Secure login for administrators
🗄️ Database Storage	All data stored persistently in database

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🖥️ System Modules

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Meal Management System              │
├──────────────┬──────────────┬───────────────────┤
│  👤 User     │  🍱 Menu     │  📅 Meal Plan     │
│  Module      │  Module      │  Module           │
├──────────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┤
│  🛒 Order    │  💰 Billing  │  📊 Reports       │
│  Module      │  Module      │  Module           │
└──────────────┴──────────────┴───────────────────┘
                       │
              [MySQL / SQLite Database]

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Technology	Purpose
Java (JDK 8+)	Core programming language
Java Swing / AWT	GUI (Graphical User Interface)
MySQL / SQLite	Database for persistent storage
JDBC	Java Database Connectivity
NetBeans / IntelliJ IDEA	Development IDE

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🗂️ Project Structure

Meal-Management-System/
│
└── meal management system/
    ├── src/
    │   ├── main/
    │   │   └── Main.java              # Application entry point
    │   ├── ui/
    │   │   ├── LoginFrame.java        # Login screen
    │   │   ├── DashboardFrame.java    # Main dashboard
    │   │   ├── MenuPanel.java         # Menu management UI
    │   │   ├── OrderPanel.java        # Order management UI
    │   │   └── BillingPanel.java      # Billing UI
    │   ├── model/
    │   │   ├── Meal.java              # Meal data model
    │   │   ├── Order.java             # Order data model
    │   │   └── User.java              # User data model
    │   └── database/
    │       └── DBConnection.java      # Database connector
    ├── database/
    │   └── meal_management.sql        # Database schema
    └── README.md

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🚀 Getting Started

Requirements

• Java JDK 8 or higher
• MySQL or SQLite installed
• NetBeans IDE or IntelliJ IDEA (recommended)
• JDBC Driver for MySQL

Setup Steps

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/naimurhamim/Meal-Management-System.git
cd Meal-Management-System

2. Import Database

-- Open MySQL and run:
CREATE DATABASE meal_management;
USE meal_management;
SOURCE meal_management.sql;

3. Configure Database Connection

Open DBConnection.java and update:

String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/meal_management";
String user = "your_username";
String password = "your_password";

4. Run the Application

• Open the project in NetBeans or IntelliJ IDEA
• Build the project → Run ▶️

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🔐 Default Login

Role	Username	Password
Admin	admin	admin123
User	user	user123

⚠️ Change default passwords after first login!

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📋 Database Schema

-- Core Tables
CREATE TABLE users (
    id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
    username VARCHAR(50),
    password VARCHAR(100),
    role ENUM('admin', 'user')
);

CREATE TABLE meals (
    id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
    name VARCHAR(100),
    category VARCHAR(50),
    price DECIMAL(10,2),
    available BOOLEAN
);

CREATE TABLE orders (
    id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
    user_id INT,
    meal_id INT,
    quantity INT,
    order_date DATE,
    total DECIMAL(10,2)
);

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🔮 Future Improvements

• Online ordering via web interface
• Nutritional information tracking per meal
• Monthly billing and subscription plans
• SMS/email notification for order confirmation
• Mobile app (Android) version
• Inventory management for ingredients
• Analytics dashboard with charts

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👨‍💻 Author

MD Naimur Rashid
Department of Internet of Things and Robotics Engineering
University of Frontier Technology, Bangladesh (UFTB)

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