Clinic Management System Backend

Clinic Management System is a backend application designed to assist doctors and patients in managing medical centers and documents. This Spring Boot application provides a robust backend for handling various functionalities, including database interactions and API services.

Project Status

⚠️ Note: This project has not been maintained since 2021. Dependencies, configurations, and libraries may be outdated. If you are interested in using or contributing to the project, please contact me to update the necessary dependencies and configurations to get the app running again.

Features

Spring Boot Framework: Utilizes Spring Boot for rapid development and deployment.
JPA ORM: Manages database operations using Java Persistence API (JPA).
Database Support: Integrates with MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server databases.
Firebase Integration: Provides Firebase admin functionalities for authentication and data management.
PDF Generation: Uses iTextPDF for creating and manipulating PDF documents.
Secure Communications: Incorporates Bouncy Castle for cryptographic operations.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Java 11: Ensure you have JDK 11 installed on your machine.
Maven: You need Apache Maven to manage the project's dependencies and build process. Install Maven from Apache Maven.

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/saiedoc/MedicalCenterBackendApp.git

Navigate to the project directory:
```
cd MedicalCenterBackendApp
```
Install the necessary dependencies:
```
mvn clean install
```

Running the Application

To run the Spring Boot application, use:

mvn spring-boot:run

This will start the Spring Boot application on the default port (8080). You can configure the port and other settings in the application.properties file.

Project Structure

src/main/java: Contains the source code for the application.
src/main/resources: Contains application configuration files and static resources.
src/test/java: Contains unit and integration tests.
pom.xml: Maven configuration file with project dependencies and build settings.

Dependencies

The project is built using the following key libraries and frameworks:

Spring Boot: For building the application.
Spring Data JPA: For data access and ORM.
MySQL Connector/J: For MySQL database connectivity.
Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server: For SQL Server database connectivity.
Firebase Admin SDK: For Firebase services.
iTextPDF: For PDF generation.
Bouncy Castle: For cryptographic operations.
Lombok: For reducing boilerplate code.

Development

REST APIs: Implemented for interaction between frontend and backend.
Singletons & OOP: Utilized design patterns and object-oriented programming principles.
Database Architecture: Includes MySQL and SQL Server database schemas.

Authors

Saied Aussi
Eyad Al Sayed
Caesar Farah
Abd Al Raheem Khoulani
Salem Al Aushoor

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License.