Summary: Designing a Parking Lot
Get an overview of designing a parking lot case study, covering key requirements, important classes, and design highlights.
Now that you’ve completed the parking lot case study, let’s take a moment to reflect on and consolidate what we’ve learned. We’ll revisit the key system requirements, identify the core classes along with their responsibilities and relationships, and highlight the major design principles applied. We’ll also examine how objects interact within the system and walk through the overall workflow to understand how the components come together to achieve the desired functionality.
Key requirements
This section outlines the primary functional requirements that shaped the design of the parking lot system.
The parking lot must support up to 40,000 vehicles.
It must support multiple parking spots: handicapped, compact, large, and motorcycle.
The lot must have multiple entrance and exit points for efficient traffic flow.
The system must accommodate various vehicle types: car, truck, van, and motorcycle.
Display boards at entrances and on each floor must show the real-time number of available spots for each type.
The system must prevent vehicles from entering when the lot is full.
A “full” message must be displayed at all entrances without capacity.
Upon entry, A parking ticket must be issued to track time and calculate fees. ...