TicketVista

Overview

TicketVista is an event ticket booking system that allows users to browse, select, and purchase tickets for various events, such as concerts, sports games, theater performances, and more. TicketVista is a dynamic full-stack web application designed to streamline the event ticket booking experience made using. With a user authentication system, it empowers users to explore and book event tickets effortlessly. Event organizers can easily create, manage, and update event listings with intuitive tools. Data is efficiently stored in a MongoDB database, ensuring reliable and scalable data management. Users can search, filter, and book event tickets, while enjoying a responsive HTML/CSS interface. The project demonstrates key web development concepts, including user authentication, CRUD operations for events and ticket bookings.

Data Model

The application will store Users, Events and Review collection.

1. Users

   • Admin
     Initially there is one admin, which can be increased via registration page - only admins can add other admins. Admin can add new events, track number of participants in each event and can manually add participants to an event while creating an event.

   • Participants/ Users
     Participants can see the list of available events and can book an event using event url. To sign up as a regular user/ participant, non-existent user can use the sign up page.

2. Events
   This collection consists of information on each event.
   

3. Review
   This collection is used to bind events and users. A participant can leave a feedback on the event, which will be stored in the collection.

An Example User:

{
  name: "JamesBond", // name of the user (string, required)
  username: "bond007", // username (string, required)
  hash: // a password hash (string),
  admin: // a boolean value -> yes means admin, no means a participant (boolean, required),
  
  events: // an array of reference to events --> events to attend,
  addedEvent: // an array of references to events --> events added by the admin,

  review: //  an array of references to reviews --> feedback dropped by participants for event(s)
}

An Example Event:

{
  title: "Concert",
  date: "2023-11-15 19:00:00",
  venue: "City Hall",
  description: "A live music concert",
  price: "$50",
  addedBy: //  an array of references to a user --> who (which Admin) added this event,

  participants: // an array of references to registered users,
  numUsers: // number of users (number, required)

  allReviews: // an array of references to reviews --> all the reviews associated with this event
}

An Example Review:

{
  user: // a reference to the user who submitted the feedback,
  event: // a reference to the event associated with the review,
  rating: 5, // A numerical rating (e.g., 1 to 5) (number, required)
  reviewText: // A description of the review (string, required),
  timestamp: // date at which the review was dropped (date, required, default)
}

Link to Commented First Draft Schema

Wireframes

/ - homepage

/register - Page to register a new user

/login - Page to login into an account

/admin/newEvent - Page to create a new event

/admin/events - Page to view all the events

/u/:username/events - Page to view all the events booked by an participant

/u/:username/book - Page to book an event

/u/:username/feedback/:eventID - Page to submit a feedback for an event

Site map

A general site map for the project is as follow. More features may be added if necessary.

User Stories or Use Cases

1. As a non-registered user, I can sign up for a new regular account on the site to book event tickets.
2. As a registered user, I can log in to the site to access my account.
3. As a registered user, I can browse and view a list of upcoming events with event details and book them.
4. As a registered user, I can view my booking history and see a list of events I've booked.
5. As a registered user, I can leave reviews and ratings for events I've attended.
6. As an admin, I can create, edit, and delete events, including setting event details.
7. As an admin, I can view the list of participants registered for an event.
8. As an admin, I can manually add/ invite participants to an event.
9. As an admin, I can add new admin(s) to manage the site.
10. As an admin, I can read reviews dropped by participant(s)/ registered user(s).

Research Topics

• (5 points) Passport.js
  • Passport.js is an authentication package for Node.js applications.
  • Its allows us to customize authentication according to your application's specific needs.
  • I will be using passport since it follows the "Express-style" middleware pattern, making it compatible with Express.js, thus simplifying the integration process.
  • The framework has a steep-learning curve so I have assigned it 5 points.
• (2 points) Google reCAPTCHA Integration
  • Google reCAPTCHA is a technology used to distinguish between human and automated traffic on websites.
  • reCAPTCHA is essential for security and user experience, as it helps protect web applications from bots and ensures that interactions are initiated by real users.
  • I am going to use Google's Admin Console and its v3 configuration to integrate re-captcha into a few form submission of the web application.
• (2 points) Tailwind.css
  • I will be using tailwind to style my web application.
  • Tailwind.css promotes rapid development by providing a set of utility classes that can be applied directly to HTML elements.
  • Tailwind CSS promotes consistency in design and styling, thus it will help to bring a professional look to the project.
• (1 points) dotevn
  • It allows us to store sensitive information like API keys, database credentials, and other configuration settings in a separate file.
  • This helps in keeping the application's secrets secure and separate from your source code.
  • I will be using it in my application, thus I have dedicated 1 point for it.

Link to Initial Main Project File

Annotations / References Used

1. Passport.js Documentation
2. Google reCAPTCHA Integration
   • Google VP Console
   • reCAPTCHA Docs
3. Tailwind.css Documentation
4. dotevn Documentation