Open Quarter Master

Abstract

1. Introduction

We are very much in active development, so check back often! We are also accepting any and all assistance, so feel free to report issues or feature requests, as well as pull requests! Additionally, feel free to ask questions in the Discussions or just hang out with us on our Discord

2. Objective

Open Quartermaster is an open source inventory management system, designed to be simple to use yet powerful and extendable. The last inventory management system you will ever need!

This project demonstrates how Java can be applied to a real-world Full Stack Web Development problem.

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• JDK 11 or later
• Maven / Gradle
• IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse or Android Studio
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/Epic-Breakfast-Productions/OpenQuarterMaster.git
cd OpenQuarterMaster

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add role-based access control
• Deploy on a VPS or cPanel hosting with a custom domain
• Add automated tests and a CI pipeline

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Explain the frontend, backend and database layers of this application.
2. How is user authentication and authorisation implemented?
3. Describe the main database tables / collections and their relationships.
4. Which REST APIs or routes are exposed and what do they return?
5. How would you deploy this application to production?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by Epic-Breakfast-Productions and published on GitHub under the GNU General Public License v3.0. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.