Library of Things

A service-oriented ASP .NET Web Application that lets community members borrow everyday household items rather than purchase them.

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Features

• Public Landing

  • Light/dark theme toggle (Session-state + App_Themes)
  • Service Directory listing all components & TryIt links

• Member Dashboard

  • Self-registration (Register.aspx) with CAPTCHA handler
  • Forms-auth login (Login.aspx) with “Remember Me” cookie
  • Browse or keyword-search inventory (SearchService.svc)
  • Add items to a session-state cart, select return dates
  • Checkout via LoanService.svc, compute late fees (FeeCalcLibrary DLL)
  • View “My Borrowed Items” with due dates (ScheduleService.svc) and return

• Staff Dashboard

  • Login as default TA / Cse445! or any promoted user
  • User Management: promote/demote/delete users (Accounts.xml via AuthHelper)
  • Item Management: create/edit/delete items (Items.xml via ItemRepository)
  • Borrowed Items: view & mark returns, calculate late fees

• Developer/Testability

  • TryIt pages for each service & component (TryIt_*.aspx)
  • Clear “How to Test” instructions on landing page

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Prerequisites

• Windows with IIS or IIS Express
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 (or higher)
• Visual Studio 2022 (or 2019) with ASP .NET Web Application workload
• SQL Server not required (all data stored in XML under App_Data)

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Setup & Run

1. Clone this repository

   git clone https://github.com/darshchaurasia/Library-Of-Things-Web-App
   cd LibraryOfThings
   

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Project Structure

/App_Themes/ /light/… ← CSS for light mode /dark/… ← CSS for dark mode

/Controls/ LoginPanel.ascx ← login + CAPTCHA + “Remember Me” control

/Handlers/ Captcha.ashx ← generates CAPTCHA image

/Services/ ScheduleService.svc LoanService.svc SearchService.svc

/Models/ Item.cs ItemRepository.cs

/Helpers/ AuthHelper.cs ← register/validate/promote/demote/delete users

/App_Data/ Accounts.xml ← user store Items.xml ← inventory store ErrorLog.xml ← (optional) global error log

/TryIt_*.aspx ← pages to test each component/service

Default.aspx ← landing + service directory
Member.aspx ← member dashboard
Staff.aspx ← staff dashboard
Cart.aspx ← session-state cart checkout
Register.aspx ← user registration
Login.aspx ← login page

Global.asax ← global event handlers

FeeCalcLibrary/ ← DLL with ComputeLateFee & HashPassword