Forest Garden Inventory Management System – Presentation

1. Introduction

Hello, my name is Jarrell Norwood, and I am a Full Stack Java/React Software Engineer trained through Revature.

🔧 Tech Stack

• Backend: Java Spring Boot (Session-based Authentication), PostgreSQL
• Frontend: React with TypeScript, TanStack Router, TanStack Query
• UI & Styling: TailwindCSS, ShadCN UI components
• Utilities: Axios, Zod, Vite
• Testing: Mockito (in progress due to Maven configuration)

📋 Project Overview

This application provides a nature-themed inventory system for forest gardening. It allows users to search and filter plants based on ecological traits—like sunlight, hardiness zone, and soil type—to help design productive, layered gardens.

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2. Technical Details

🗂️ Entity Relationships

• The application includes Product and User entities.
• Products are categorized using enums (e.g., sunlight, growth rate, soil type).
• Soft delete and role-based access are implemented.
• Product data includes image URLs, companion product support, and classification by forest garden layer.

✅ Unit Testing

• Unit tests were planned using Mockito.
• While test setup encountered Maven configuration issues, service-layer testing will be prioritized in future iterations.

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3. Demo: User Scenarios

👤 As a User

• I can sign up and log in securely using session-based authentication
• I can search for products by name or description
• I can filter products by category, zone, sunlight, soil, and more

🛠️ As an Admin / Inventory Manager

• I can create new products using a validated ShadCN form with image URL support
• I can edit product details inline with prefilled forms
• I can soft delete products, making them invisible to end users
• I have access to role-based actions like edit/delete based on user role

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4. Conclusion

🎓 Key Learnings

• Learned to build session-based auth and implement route protection with TanStack Router
• Gained proficiency in using Zod with React Hook Form for full form validation
• Strengthened ability to manage enums and shared types between frontend and backend

🔄 What I Would Do Differently

• Add more advanced filtering and sorting
• Configure BDD testing early and run tests consistently

🚀 Future Stretch Goals

• Integrate image hosting via S3 or blob storage
• Add calendar-based planting recommendations
• Build a companion planting matrix UI

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🙏 Thank You

Thank you for your time and attention.