CineAura 🎮

A Comprehensive Theater Ticket and Food Management System

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Overview

CineAura is a Flask-based web application that simplifies ticket booking and food management for a nationwide movie theater company. The system supports seamless booking, automatic seat allocation, food order integration, and inline waitlist handling, offering a smooth experience for both customers and theater operators.

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Features

🎟 Ticket Booking

• Multi-screen support with dynamic pricing from JSON data:
  • Gold: ₹400/ticket (2 seats/screen)
  • Max: ₹300/ticket (5 seats/screen)
  • General: ₹200/ticket (10 seats/screen)
• Automatic seat allocation based on availability.

🍿 Food & Beverage Integration

• Options: Popcorn and Sandwich.
• Discounts for premium users:
  • Gold ticket: 10% off on food
  • Max ticket: 5% off on food

🕒 Booking Cancellation

• Easy cancellations up to 30 minutes before showtime.

📃 Inline Waitlist Management

• Users are automatically added to a waitlist if seats are sold out, without requiring user information.
• A flash message notifies the user of waitlist status.

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Technology Stack

• Backend: Flask (Python)
• Database: SQLite
• Frontend: HTML, CSS (extendable for future features)

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/nishant-sheoran/CineAura.git
   cd CineAura

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

   python -m venv venv  
   source venv/bin/activate  # For Linux/MacOS  
   venv\Scripts\activate     # For Windows  

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the application:

   flask run

5. Open the application in your browser:

   http://127.0.0.1:5000/
   

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Usage

Booking a Ticket

• Select a theater, movie, and ticket category (Gold/Max/General).
• Optionally, add food items (Popcorn/Sandwich).
• Confirm your booking and view the summary.

Canceling a Booking

• Cancel your booking up to 30 minutes before showtime.

Waitlist

• If the screen is sold out, users are added to the waitlist directly without manual entry.
• A flash message informs users of their waitlist status.

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Database Schema

The application uses SQLite for managing data. Below is a simplified schema:

Tables

1. Bookings

   • id: Primary key
   • theater: Theater name
   • movie: Movie name
   • screen: Screen type (Gold, Max, General)
   • food_items: Comma-separated string of food items
   • total_price: Total price of the booking
   • booking_time: Time when the booking was made
   • seat_number: Allocated seat number
   • booking_id: Unique alphanumeric booking ID
   • canceled: Status (0 for active, 1 for canceled)

2. Seats

   • id: Primary key
   • theater: Theater name
   • screen: Screen type
   • total_seats: Total seats in the screen
   • booked_seats: Number of seats currently booked

3. Waitlist

   • id: Primary key
   • theater: Theater name
   • movie: Movie name
   • screen: Screen type
   • join_time: Time when added to the waitlist

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Future Enhancements

• User Authentication: Implement login and signup features.
• Online Payments: Integrate payment gateways.
• Dynamic Pricing: Adjust ticket prices based on demand and availability.
• Reporting: Add admin dashboards for sales and performance tracking.

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Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve CineAura!

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b feature-name

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m "Added a new feature"

4. Push to your branch:

   git push origin feature-name

5. Open a pull request.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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Contact

For questions or feedback, reach out at:
Nishant Sheoran
GitHub: nishant-sheoran
Krithi
GitHub: kri1105