ACT

YOUR REVISION HUB

A command-line application designed to help students organize and manage revision materials efficiently. The system allows users to store, update, and access PDFs, books, and other study resources by course unit.
ACT is derived from the creators (Alvin, Charles and Twaha)

🚀 Features

  📂 Add revision materials (PDFs, books, notes)
  🗂️ Organize resources by course unit
  🔄 Update existing materials
  🔍 View available resources per subject
  ⚡ Lightweight CLI interface
  💾 Local file storage support
  🛠️ Tech Stack

Language: Python

Concepts Used:

• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• File Handling (File, BufferedReader, FileWriter)
• Collections (ArrayList, HashMap)
• Interface: Command Line Interface (CLI)

📂 Project Structure

revision-manager/  
│── src/  
│    ├── Main.java  
│    ├── Material.java  
│    ├── CourseUnit.java  
│    ├── RevisionManager.java  
│  
│── data/  
│    ├── course_units/  
│    ├── materials/  
│  
│── README.md  

Example CLI commands:

add "Data Structures" "trees.pdf"

view "Operating Systems"

update "Computer Networks" "network_notes.pdf"

💡 System Design Overview

• Each Course Unit is represented as an object.
• Each Material (PDF/book) is linked to a course unit.
• Data is stored locally using file handling.
• Course Unit → List of Materials

🎯 Future Improvements

• 🔐 Add user authentication
• 🗄️ Integrate a database (e.g., PostgreSQL or MySQL)
• 🔎 Implement advanced search (by topic, keyword)
• 🌐 Cloud storage integration
• 🖥️ GUI version using JavaFX or Swing

👨‍💻 Authors

Kabunga Charles, Lugonvu Joel, Ssenyonjo Twaha

📄 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.