Getting Ready: Movie Ticket Booking System
Explore how to design a robust movie ticket booking system using object-oriented design principles. Understand core entities like cinemas, shows, seats, and bookings. Learn to address concurrency issues to prevent double bookings, implement payment flows, and use a bottom-up design approach that ensures scalability and maintainability for your system design interviews.
Problem definition
The movie ticket booking system enables customers to search for movies, browse showtimes across various cinemas in multiple cities, select preferred seats, and securely book tickets online. The system manages comprehensive information about cinemas, locations, cinema halls, movie listings, and scheduled shows. Customers can view a live seating layout for each show, select and reserve available seats, receive booking confirmations, and complete payment.
In this LLD interview case study, you’ll focus on:
Modeling cinemas, cinema halls, movies, shows, and seating arrangements across cities.
Designing secure seat reservation workflows that prevent double bookings and support concurrent access.
Implementing robust payment flows.
Ensuring timely notifications and confirmations for all successful bookings. ...