Restaurant Management System

Web-based application for managing restaurant operations, including table reservations, menu administration, and user management.
The system also provides a RESTful API for interaction with external clients.

Built with ASP.NET Core 9.0 using Entity Framework Core and ASP.NET Identity.

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📖 Project Description

This project demonstrates backend-focused development of a database-driven web application with authentication, role-based access control, and REST API integration.

The application is designed to support two main roles: User and Administrator, each with different levels of access.

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🖼 Screenshots

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🚀 Features

👤 User

• Registration and authentication using ASP.NET Identity
• Table reservation functionality

🛠 Administrator

• User management (create, edit, delete)
• Restaurant menu management (add, edit, delete dishes)
• View and manage reservations
• Administrative dashboard for full content and user control

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🛠 Tech Stack

Component	Technology
Language	C#
Framework	ASP.NET Core 9.0
ORM	Entity Framework Core
Database	Microsoft SQL Server
Authentication	ASP.NET Core Identity
API	REST API (ASP.NET Core Web API)
Frontend	Razor Pages, Bootstrap 5, JavaScript
Styling	CSS
Package Manager	npm (Bootstrap)

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🧠 What I Implemented

• Backend architecture and business logic
• Authentication and role-based authorization
• RESTful API endpoints
• Database design and Entity Framework Core migrations
• Middleware configuration (sessions, authentication, authorization)
• Localization and culture configuration
• Asynchronous programming patterns in .NET

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▶️ How to Run the Project

1. Clone the repository (EFIdentity branch)

git clone https://github.com/Tat-T/Restaurant.git
cd Restaurant
git checkout EFIdentity

2. Configure the database

Edit the connection string in appsettings.json:

"ConnectionStrings": {
  "DefaultConnection": "Server=YOUR_SERVER;Database=RestaurantDB;Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true;TrustServerCertificate=True"}

3. Apply migrations

dotnet ef database update

4. Run the application

dotnet run

Or open the project in Visual Studio and press F5.

The application will be available at:

https://localhost:5015

🔑 Test Accounts

Administrator:

Email: admin@mail.ru

Password: ******** Test credentials available upon request

User:

Email: lara@mail.ru

Password: ******** Test credentials available upon request

🔌 API Example

👩‍💻 Author

Tatyana Yantkova

Junior Software Engineer (.NET) Focused on backend development and international projects