Digital Home Library

A modern, desktop-based library management system built with Qt 6 (C++/QML) and PostgreSQL. Keep track of your personal book collection, including books you've loaned out to friends or borrowed from others.

Features

• Manage Collection: Add books with Title and Author.
• Track Status: Mark books as "SHELF" (owned), "LOANED" (lent to someone), or "BORROWED" (from someone).
• Contact Tracking: Automatically capture contact name and number for loaned or borrowed items.
• Material Design: Clean and modern UI using Qt Quick Controls 2 Material style.
• Persistent Storage: All data is stored securely in a local PostgreSQL database.

Prerequisites

• Qt 6.8+ (with Qt Quick, Qt SQL, and Qt Quick Controls 2 modules)
• PostgreSQL (Local server running)
• C++ Compiler (GCC, Clang, or MSVC)
• CMake

Setup

1. Database Configuration

1. Ensure your PostgreSQL server is running.
2. Create a database (default configured is mwanatech_db).
3. The application will automatically create the necessary books table on the first run if it doesn't exist.
4. Important: If your credentials differ, update DatabaseManager.cpp with your local database credentials:

   m_db.setDatabaseName("mwanatech_db");
   m_db.setUserName("your_username");
   m_db.setPassword("your_password");

2. Build the Application

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .

3. Run

./appMwanatech

Project Structure

• Main.qml: The user interface defined in Qt Quick.
• LibraryModel.cpp/h: C++ data model bridging the UI and the database.
• DatabaseManager.cpp/h: Handles PostgreSQL connection and queries.
• qtquickcontrols2.conf: Configuration for the Material Design theme.