First Workshop - Zoology

A simple hierarchy to learn OOP concepts like Interfaces, Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Abstraction.

Overview

This project simulates a zoology system using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles. It demonstrates how real-world entities (like animals) can be represented as classes, with shared characteristics and behaviors defined through interfaces, abstract classes, and inheritance.

Class Hierarchy

The project consists of the following classes and interfaces:

1. Creature (Interface): The base interface representing any living creature.
2. Mammal (Abstract Class): An abstract class implementing the Creature interface, representing mammals.
3. Cat (Class): A subclass of Mammal that implements the Carnivore interface.
4. Human (Class): A subclass of Mammal that implements both the Carnivore and Herbivore interfaces.
5. Carnivore (Interface): Represents creatures that consume meat.
6. Herbivore (Interface): Represents creatures that consume plants.

Class Diagram

+-------------------+
|     Creature      |
|   (Interface)     |
+-------------------+
        ^
        |
+-------------------+
|       Mammal      |
|  (Abstract Class) |
+-------------------+
        ^
        |
+-------------------+       +-------------------+
|        Cat        |       |       Human       |
|      (Class)      |       |      (Class)      |
+-------------------+       +-------------------+
| - implements      |       | - implements      |
|     Carnivore     |       |     Carnivore,    |
|                   |       |     Herbivore     |
+-------------------+       +-------------------+

What should you do?

Your task is to complete the implementation of the classes as described in the hierarchy.

How to get started

1. Clone the repo in your local machine:

git clone <url>

2. Open the project in Intellij IDEA or your IDE
3. Complete the implementations
4. Commit & Push your changes

git commit -m "message"

git push

Conclusion

This exercise is designed to help you understand key OOP concepts by modeling real-world entities. By completing this project, you'll gain a better understanding of interfaces, abstract classes, inheritance, and polymorphism.

Happy coding! 🚀