AeroVerve - Booking Microservice

AeroVerve is a microservice-based airline booking system designed to provide a seamless flight booking experience to users. This microservice handles flight bookings, payments, and cancellations. It's part of the larger AeroVerve project, contributing to its functionality.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Usage
• Architecture
• Contributing
• License

Introduction

AeroVerve Airline Booking Microservice is a part of the AeroVerve project, a comprehensive airline booking system utilizing microservices and MVC architecture. This microservice focuses on flight bookings, payments, and cancellations.

Features

• Create flight bookings with user and flight details.
• Process payments securely and efficiently.
• Handle booking cancellations and manage seat availability.
• Integrate with a message queue for notifications.
• Utilize a scheduled task to manage booking expiration.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed.
• A working database (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) with necessary credentials.
• RabbitMQ or another message queue server set up for notifications.

Installation

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.

   git clone https://github.com/SudoKMaar/aeroverve-booking-service.git

2. Navigate to the project directory.

   cd aeroverve-booking-service

3. Install dependencies.

   npm install

4. Configure environment variables.

   • Create a .env file based on .env.example and set necessary environment variables.

5. Run database migrations.

   npx sequelize-cli db:migrate

6. Start the microservice.

   npm start

Usage

1. The microservice provides endpoints to create flight bookings, process payments, and manage cancellations.
2. Use the API documentation to understand the available endpoints and request/response formats.
3. Ensure that the message queue is correctly set up to receive booking notifications.
4. Scheduled tasks are in place to manage booking expirations.

Architecture

AeroVerve follows a microservice-based architecture, utilizing the MVC pattern. Key components include:

• Controllers: Handle incoming requests, process data, and invoke services.
• Services: Contain the core business logic, interacting with repositories and external services.
• Repositories: Manage database operations, encapsulating data access logic.
• Message Queue: Used for sending notifications about booking events.
• Scheduled Tasks: Manage booking expiration and other time-based operations.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to AeroVerve! To contribute, follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature/fix.
3. Implement your changes.
4. Commit your changes and push to your fork.
5. Create a pull request to the main repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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AeroVerve - Elevating Flight Booking Experiences