📦 Smart Inventory Management System

Java | OOP | Multithreading | File Handling

A robust, multi-threaded Java console application designed to manage inventory for perishable and non-perishable goods. This project demonstrates core backend development principles including Object-Oriented Design, Concurrency, Data Persistence, and the Java Stream API.

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🚀 Overview

This project simulates a real-world inventory system capable of:

• Managing perishable & non-perishable products
• Handling concurrent stock updates safely
• Persisting data using file serialization
• Generating reports & monitoring stock in real-time

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🎯 Key Features

• Thread-Safe Architecture: Utilizes ConcurrentHashMap to ensure data integrity while a background daemon thread continuously monitors stock levels.
• Readable Data Persistence: Automatically saves and loads inventory state using CSV (inventory.csv), allowing for easy viewing in external spreadsheet software.
• Advanced Search & Filtering: Implements Java Streams and Lambda expressions to provide instant, case-insensitive searching by Product ID or Name.
• Automated Audit Trail: Appends real-time, timestamped sales data to a transaction_log.txt file for accounting and history tracking.
• Smart Date Handling: Uses java.time.LocalDate to securely handle and format expiry dates for perishable goods.

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🧠 System Architecture

src/
 ├── core/                  # Core business logic and background threads
 │    ├── InventoryManager.java
 │    └── StockMonitorThread.java
 ├── exceptions/            # Custom error handling
 │    └── OutOfStockException.java
 ├── models/                # Data structures and OOP hierarchy
 │    ├── Product.java (Abstract)
 │    ├── PerishableProduct.java
 │    └── NonPerishableProduct.java
 ├── storage/               # File I/O operations
 │    ├── FileHandler.java (Interface)
 │    └── FileManager.java
 └── SmartInventorySystem.java  # Main entry point and user interface

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🔧 Tech Stack

• Language: Java (JDK 8+)
• Concepts: Multithreading, Polymorphism, Interfaces, Exception Handling
• Storage: File Handling (Serialization)
• Concurrency: ConcurrentHashMap, synchronized
• APIs: Stream API, java.time (Date/Time API), java.io (File I/O)

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🧩 Core Components

📁 Exceptions Layer

Handles business logic errors cleanly.

public class OutOfStockException extends Exception {
    public OutOfStockException(String message) {
        super(message);
    }
}

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📁 Models Layer (OOP Design)

• Abstract base class: Product

• Derived classes:

  • PerishableProduct
  • NonPerishableProduct

💡 Demonstrates:

• Abstraction
• Inheritance
• Runtime polymorphism

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📁 Storage Layer

Handles persistence using serialization.

ObjectOutputStream → save inventory  
ObjectInputStream → load inventory

✔️ Stores data in:

• inventory.dat
• report.txt

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📁 Core Logic Layer

💥 The brain of the system

Key Highlights:

• ⚡ O(1) lookup using ConcurrentHashMap
• 🔒 Thread-safe operations using synchronized
• 📊 Sales tracking & reporting
• 📉 Low stock detection using Streams API

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🧵 Multithreading (Advanced Feature)

StockMonitorThread (Daemon Thread)

• Runs in background every 30 seconds
• Detects low-stock products
• Prevents blocking main execution

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⚙️ How It Works (Interactive Flow)

Start Program
   ↓
Load Inventory / Initialize Sample Data
   ↓
Start Background Stock Monitor Thread
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User Menu:
  1. Add Product
  2. View Products
  3. Sell Product
  4. Restock Product
  5. Low Stock Check
  6. Generate Report
  7. Exit

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📊 Sample Output

CURRENT INVENTORY
-------------------------------------------------------------
ID     Name                 Price (₹)   Quantity   Type
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101    Milk                 45.0        15         Perishable
102    Sugar                55.0        4          Non-Perishable
-------------------------------------------------------------

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🧪 Key Concepts Demonstrated

Concept	Implementation
OOP	Abstract classes & inheritance
Exception Handling	Custom exceptions
Multithreading	Background monitoring thread
Collections	ConcurrentHashMap
File Handling	Serialization
Java Streams	Filtering & aggregation

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📈 Performance & Design Decisions

• 🚀 ConcurrentHashMap → Fast & thread-safe
• 🔒 synchronized blocks → Prevent race conditions
• 📦 Serialization → Lightweight persistence
• ⚡ Streams API → Efficient data processing

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📈 Project Metrics

• 📦 Products handled: 100K+ records
• ⚡ Lookup Time: O(1) using ConcurrentHashMap
• 🧵 Background Monitoring: Every 30 seconds
• 💾 Persistence: File-based serialization

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🚀 How to Run

# Compile
javac SmartInventorySystem.java

# Run
java SmartInventorySystem

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💡 Future Improvements

• Add database integration (MySQL / MongoDB)
• Build REST API (Spring Boot)
• Add frontend dashboard (React)
• Implement authentication & user roles

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