Cinephoria

Cinephoria is a comprehensive cinema management system built with modern web, mobile, and desktop technologies. It encompasses a web application for managing movies, showtimes, and reservations, a mobile application for users to view their reservations and display a scannable QR code for ticket verification, and a desktop application for cinema employees to manage incidents like broken seats and maintenance.

Technologies Used:

Web Application: EJS, Express.js, Node.js, JavaScript, TailwindCSS

Mobile Application: React Native

Desktop Application: Electron.js

Database: PostgreSQL, MongoDB

Cinephoria aims to streamline the operations of cinemas and enhance the experience for both customers and employees.

Local deployement:

WEB APPLICATION

To set up the project locally, follow these steps:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/cinephoria.git
cd cinephoria

Initialize the project with npm:

npm init

Install the necessary dependencies:

npm install autoprefixer bcrypt connect-flash cookie-parser crypto date-fns date-fns-tz dotenv ejs express express-session express-validator he jsonwebtoken method-override moment moment-timezone mongodb mongoose morgan multer node-cron nodemailer nodemon passport passport-jwt pg postcss postcss-cli serve-favicon uuid
npm install --save-dev autoprefixer jest prettier prettier-plugin-tailwindcss supertest tailwindcss

Ensure your package.json includes the following scripts:

{
  "name": "cinephoria",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Projet ECF Studi sur une chaîne de cinéma nommée Cinépholia",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "server": "nodemon server/server.js",
    "test": "jest --detectOpenHandles",
    "test-watch": "jest --watch",
    "build-css": "postcss ./client/public/css/input.css -o ./client/public/css/output.css",
    "watch-css": "postcss ./client/public/css/input.css -o ./client/public/css/output.css --watch",
    "prettier": "npx prettier --write \"./client/**/*.ejs\" --parser html"
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "auto-prefixer": "^0.4.2",
    "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
    "connect-flash": "^0.1.1",
    "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
    "crypto": "^1.0.1",
    "date-fns": "^3.6.0",
    "date-fns-tz": "^3.1.3",
    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
    "ejs": "^3.1.10",
    "express": "^4.19.2",
    "express-session": "^1.18.0",
    "express-validator": "^7.1.0",
    "he": "^1.2.0",
    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
    "method-override": "^3.0.0",
    "moment": "^2.30.1",
    "moment-timezone": "^0.5.45",
    "mongodb": "^6.7.0",
    "mongoose": "^8.4.1",
    "morgan": "^1.10.0",
    "multer": "^1.4.5-lts.1",
    "node-cron": "^3.0.3",
    "nodemailer": "^6.9.13",
    "nodemon": "^3.1.2",
    "passport": "^0.7.0",
    "passport-jwt": "^4.0.1",
    "pg": "^8.12.0",
    "postcss": "^8.4.38",
    "postcss-cli": "^11.0.0",
    "serve-favicon": "^2.5.0",
    "uuid": "^10.0.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.19",
    "jest": "^29.7.0",
    "prettier": "^3.2.5",
    "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss": "^0.6.1",
    "supertest": "^7.0.0",
    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.3"
  }
}

Set up Tailwind CSS:

Follow the official Tailwind CSS installation guide to configure Tailwind CSS in your project.

Create the input.css file:

Ensure you have a input.css file in your project directory (./client/public/css/input.css) with the following content:

@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

Build and watch CSS:

Before running these commands, ensure Tailwind CSS is properly set up and the input.css file is created as described above.

npm run build-css
npm run watch-css

Additional Information

Testing: To run tests, use npm run test or npm run test-watch for watching changes.

Prettier: To format your EJS files, use npm run prettier.

By following these steps, you will be able to set up and run the Cinephoria project locally on your machine.

Configure the .env file

Before starting the server, make sure you have a .env file in the root of your project with the following content:

PORT=your_port
DB_HOST=your_host
DB_USER=your_db_user
DB_NAME=your_db_name
DB_PORT=5432
DB_PASSWORD=your_db_password
SECRET=your_secret
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
[email protected]
USER_PASSWORD=your_email_password
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri

Run the server:

npm run server

DESKTOP APPLICATION

Navigate to the desktop directory:

cd desktop

Initialize the project with npm:

npm init

Install the necessary dependencies:

npm install electron autoprefixer postcss tailwindcss axios dotenv toastify-js

Ensure your desktop/package.json includes the following scripts:

{
  "name": "desktop",
  "productName": "Cinéphoria",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "main.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "electron .",
    "build:css": "tailwindcss build -i views/css/styles.css -o views/css/output.css",
    "watch:css": "tailwindcss build -i views/css/styles.css -o views/css/output.css --watch"
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "devDependencies": {
    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.19",
    "electron": "^31.1.0",
    "postcss": "^8.4.39",
    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.4"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "axios": "^1.7.2",
    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
    "toastify-js": "^1.12.0"
  }
}

Set up Tailwind CSS:

Follow the official Tailwind CSS installation guide to configure Tailwind CSS in your desktop project.

Create the styles.css file:

Ensure you have a styles.css file in your views/css directory with the following content:

@tailwind base;
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;

Configure the .env file:

Before starting the desktop application, make sure you have a .env file in the desktop directory with the following content:

NODE_ENV=development

Build and watch CSS:

Before running these commands, ensure Tailwind CSS is properly set up and the styles.css file is created as described above.

npm run build:css
npm run watch:css

Run the desktop application:

npm start
or
npx electronmon .