🎥 Film Library App

Welcome to the Film Library App! This is a JavaFX-based application developed using SceneBuilder for UI design, with a MySQL database for managing user data and film information.

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🚀 Features

1. User Authentication

• Users can log in to their accounts.
• Profile settings allow users to change their email, username, and password.
• Users can delete their accounts if desired.

2. Navigation Menu

• A side menu with the following sections:
  • Home - View all available films.
  • Liked Films - Access a list of favorite films.
  • Genres - Browse films by genre.
  • Actors - View actors featured in the database.
  • Directors - Explore films by directors.

3. Like and Favorite Films

• Users can like films, which adds them to the Liked Films section.

4. Detailed Film Information

• For each film, view:
  • Summary
  • Actors
  • Director
  • Year
  • Language
  • Awards
  • Screenwriters

5. Search Functionality

• A Search Bar at the top allows users to search for films by name.

6. Dynamic Data Integration

• All data, including films, user profiles, and favorites, is retrieved from a MySQL database.

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Java - Core language for the application.
• JavaFX - Used for the UI components.
• SceneBuilder - For designing user interfaces with FXML.
• MySQL - Relational database for storing user data and film information.
• Maven - Project build tool for managing dependencies.

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🎮 How to Run the Application

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/FariddBayramov/film-library-app.git

2. Set up the MySQL Database:

   • Import the provided database script into your MySQL server.
   • Update database credentials in the project configuration.

3. Open the project in your preferred IDE (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse).

4. Ensure you have JavaFX SDK, MySQL Connector, and Maven properly set up.

5. Run the project:

   • Locate the Main.java file.
   • Run it as a Java Application.

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📸 Screenshots

1. Login Page

2. Home Page

3. Film Details

4. Profile Settings

5. Entity Diagram

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🎯 Future Enhancements

• Add a recommendation system based on user preferences.
• Include movie trailers for each film.
• Enable multi-language support.
• Improve search functionality with filters (e.g., by year, genre).

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📝 Project Structure

MovieLibrary/
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├── src/
│   ├── main/
│   │   ├── java/
│   │   │   ├── com/example/movielibrary/
│   │   │   │   ├── CreateAnAccountController.java   # Controller for account creation
│   │   │   │   ├── HomePageController.java          # Controller for the home page
│   │   │   │   ├── LoginController.java             # Controller for login page
│   │   │   │   ├── Main.java                        # Application entry point
│   │   │   │   ├── ProfileController.java           # Controller for profile page
│   │   │   │   ├── Tables/                          # Database entity classes
│   │   │   │   │   ├── Actor.java
│   │   │   │   │   ├── Director.java
│   │   │   │   │   ├── Film.java
│   │   │   │   │   ├── Genre.java
│   │   │   │   │   ├── User.java
│   │   │   │
│   │   ├── resources/
│   │   │   ├── com/example/movielibrary/
│   │   │   │   ├── create-an-account.fxml           # FXML for account creation
│   │   │   │   ├── film-app.fxml                    # Main app UI
│   │   │   │   ├── log-in.fxml                      # FXML for login page
│   │   │   │   ├── profile.fxml                     # FXML for profile page
│   │   │   ├── img/                                 # Images and icons
│   │   │   │   ├── actor.png
│   │   │   │   ├── director.png
│   │   │   │   ├── home.png
│   │   │   │   ├── movies.png
│   │   │   │   ├── search.png
│   │   │   │   ├── settings.png
│   │   │   │   └── films/                           # Film cover images
│
├── pom.xml                                          # Maven configuration file
├── mvnw                                             # Maven wrapper
├── README.md                                        # Project documentation
└── .idea/                                           # IDE configuration files

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🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you'd like to change.

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🧑‍💻 Author

• Farid Bayramov
• GitHub: FariddBayramov

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Thank you for checking out the Film Library App! 🎬🍿 Feel free to reach out if you have any suggestions or issues.