AirBnB Clone : HolbertonBnB

Description 🏠

HolbertonBnB is a comprehensive full-stack web application mimicking the core functionality of AirBnB.

Upon completion, the application will consist:

• A command interpreter to manipulate data without a visual interface, like in a Shell (perfect for development and debugging)
• A website (the front-end) that shows the final product to everybody: static and dynamic
• A database or files that store data (data = objects)
• An API that provides a communication interface between the front-end and your data (retrieve, create, delete, update them)

Currently, the project focuses on the backend console for managing application data and logic.

Key Components 🛠️

HolbertonBnB features the following core classes:

Model	Description	Attributes and Methods
BaseModel	Base class for all models, providing universal attributes and methods.	id, created_at, updated_at
User	Handles user-specific data such as email, password, and name.	email, password, first_name, last_name
State	Stores information about states.	name
City	Contains details for cities, linked to a State.	state_id, name
Amenity	Represents amenities available in a place.	name
Place	Captures data about rental properties like rooms, price, and location.	city_id, user_id, name, description, price_by_night,
Review	Stores user reviews for a place, linked to a User and Place.	place_id, user_id, text

Storage System 🛄

Currently the application uses a JSON-based file storage system, managed through the FileStorage class:

File:

file.json stores all data persistently. Storage Object: An instance of FileStorage (storage) handles loading, saving, and updating class instances.

The Console 💻

The console serves as a command-line interface (CLI) for managing HolbertonBnB's backend. It supports interactive and non-interactive modes.

Usage Start the console by executing console.py:

$ ./console.py

Commands are entered at the (hbnb) prompt.

Quit with: quit/ EOF signal (Ctrl+D)

Commands Overview

Command	Description	Usage Example
create	Creates a new instance of a class and saves it to the JSON file.	create User
show	Displays the string representation of an instance by its class name and ID.	show User 1234-5678-9101
destroy	Deletes an instance by its class name and ID, removing it from the JSON file.	destroy Place 9876-5432-101
all	Displays all instances, or all instances of a specific class if a class name is provided.	all or all User
update	Updates an instance based on its class name and ID, adding or changing an attribute.	update User 1234 name "John"
count	Counts the number of instances of a specific class.	count User
quit or EOF	Exits the console.	quit or Ctrl+D
help	Displays a list of available commands or usage instructions for a specific command.	help or help create

Example Usage:

Create a New Instance

$ ./console.py
(hbnb) create User
3c8e7696-98c8-45e1-bce1-5539e6b44cf2

Show Instance Details

$ ./console.py
(hbnb) show User 3c8e7696-98c8-45e1-bce1-5539e6b44cf2
[User] (3c8e7696-98c8-45e1-bce1-5539e6b44cf2) {'id': '3c8e7696...', 'email': ...}

Delete an Instance

$ ./console.py
(hbnb) destroy User 3c8e7696-98c8-45e1-bce1-5539e6b44cf2

Update e-mail

(hbnb)update User e0a1d892-db08-41d3-9ed1-a9d8b448eef2 e-mail [email protected]
(hbnb)show User e0a1d892-db08-41d3-9ed1-a9d8b448eef2
[User] (e0a1d892-db08-41d3-9ed1-a9d8b448eef2) {'id': 'e0a1d892-db08-41d3-9ed1-a9d8b448eef2', ... 'e-mail': '[email protected]'}

Project Roadmap 🛣️

Future enhancements:

1. Add database storage.
2. Build a RESTful API.
3. Develop a user-friendly front-end interface.