CSC121S2022Lab7 < CenterForComputing

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---+ Seventh lab: Calendar: Part 3
---++ Learning Objective(s)
   1. Learn to work with text files
   1. Learn to use exceptions
   1. Improve ability to use methods
---++ Overview of the program
This lab should track the number of hours scheduled to be done in a day.
---++ Details
   * The program should be called <b>CalendarKeeper</b>
   * Activities include:
      * Adding a task to a day (for a given date, the number of hours and the name of a task).
      * Display all tasks associated with a given day
      * Display the number of hours scheduled to that day
      * Display the number of hours scheduled for a month
   * File information
      * Information about a given day should be stored in a file specified by the date (i.e. 2022_03_15) for March 15, 2022
      * Each line starts with an integer specifying the numbers of hours and then a string specifying the task
      * The program should allow tasks to be appended to a given file.
   * Exception information
      * All possible exceptions should be handled by your program.
      * If the user specifies an invalid date, through an exception and catch it in the method that called it
   * Method information
      * Use one method to get the date from the user
      * Use a separate method for each activity
   * Input:
      * When getting a date, ask for the year first, then the month, then the day.  (All should be numbers)
      * You must support the following for user input.  You may supplement with other options.
         * 0 (the number not letter) will be used to indicated no more work
         * 1 will be used to indicate that a task is to be added
         * 2 will be used to indicate that the user wishes to display the information about a day
         * 3 will be used to indicate that the user wishes to see the number of hours assigned to a day
         * 4 will be used to indicate that the user wishes to see the number of hours assigned to a month
      * a line of input associated with a new task will look like the following.  It indicates that the user plans to spend 3.5 hours on the task of writing code.
<pre>
3.5 write code
</pre>
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---++Partial sample dialogue
<pre>
Which do you want to do?
1) add a task to a day
2) display everything assigned to a day
3) display the number of hours assigned to a day
4) display the number of hours assigned to a month
0) quit
1
What year, month, and day associated with your task?
2022 5 15
What is the task?
code
How many hours do you think it will take?
3
Which do you want to do?
1) add a task to a day
2) display everything assigned to a day
3) display the number of hours assigned to a day
4) display the number of hours assigned to a month
0) quit
1
What year, month, and day associated with your task?
2022 5 15
What is the task?
study
How many hours do you think it will take?
2.5
Which do you want to do?
1) add a task to a day
2) display everything assigned to a day
3) display the number of hours assigned to a day
4) display the number of hours assigned to a month
0) quit
1
What year, month, and day associated with your task?
2022 4 21
What is the task?
relax
How many hours do you think it will take?
1.5
Which do you want to do?
1) add a task to a day
2) display everything assigned to a day
3) display the number of hours assigned to a day
4) display the number of hours assigned to a month
0) quit
2
What year, month, and day associated with your task?
2022 5 15
The tasks for that day are:
3.0    code
2.5    study
Which do you want to do?
1) add a task to a day
2) display everything assigned to a day
3) display the number of hours assigned to a day
4) display the number of hours assigned to a month
0) quit
3
What year, month, and day associated with your task?
2022 5 15
The total number of hours for that day are 5.5.
Which do you want to do?
1) add a task to a day
2) display everything assigned to a day
3) display the number of hours assigned to a day
4) display the number of hours assigned to a month
0) quit
0
</pre>
---++ Submission
   1 Create an empty zip folder.
   1 Place your program (.java file) in it
   1 Place your software development report in it.
   1 Submit the zip folder on canvas
---++ Optional improvements
none this time
Topic revision: r4 - 2022-03-15 - cathybareiss