output-example.md

Output Examples

Starting the Application

With JSON storage

$ ./run.sh games.json
Using storage file: games.json

=== Board Game Collection ===
1. Add Board Game
2. Remove Board Game
3. List All Board Games
4. Exit
Please select an option (1-4):

With CSV storage

$ ./run.sh games.csv
Using storage file: games.csv

=== Board Game Collection ===
1. Add Board Game
2. Remove Board Game
3. List All Board Games
4. Exit
Please select an option (1-4):

With invalid file extension

$ ./run.sh games.txt
Error: Storage file must have .json or .csv extension

Without arguments

$ ./run.sh
Usage: java -jar boardgamecollection.jar <storage-file>
Storage file must be .json or .csv

Adding a Board Game

=== Board Game Collection ===
1. Add Board Game
2. Remove Board Game
3. List All Board Games
4. Exit
Please select an option (1-4):

1
Title: Catan
Minimum Players: 3
Maximum Players: 4
Category (e.g., fantasy, cooperative, family, strategy): strategy
Board game added successfully.

=== Board Game Collection ===
1. Add Board Game
2. Remove Board Game
3. List All Board Games
4. Exit
Please select an option (1-4):

1
Title: Pandemic
Minimum Players: 2
Maximum Players: 4
Category (e.g., fantasy, cooperative, family, strategy): cooperative
Board game added successfully.

Listing All Board Games

=== Board Game Collection ===
1. Add Board Game
2. Remove Board Game
3. List All Board Games
4. Exit
Please select an option (1-4):

3
Game: Catan (3-4 players) - strategy
Game: Pandemic (2-4 players) - cooperative

When collection is empty

=== Board Game Collection ===
1. Add Board Game
2. Remove Board Game
3. List All Board Games
4. Exit
Please select an option (1-4):

3
No board games in collection.

Removing a Board Game

Successful removal

=== Board Game Collection ===
1. Add Board Game
2. Remove Board Game
3. List All Board Games
4. Exit
Please select an option (1-4):

2
Title of game to remove: Catan
Board game removed successfully.

Game not found

=== Board Game Collection ===
1. Add Board Game
2. Remove Board Game
3. List All Board Games
4. Exit
Please select an option (1-4):

2
Title of game to remove: Monopoly
No board game found with that title.

Exiting the Application

=== Board Game Collection ===
1. Add Board Game
2. Remove Board Game
3. List All Board Games
4. Exit
Please select an option (1-4):

4
Exiting the application. Goodbye!

Storage File Formats

JSON format (games.json)

[
  {
    "title": "Catan",
    "minPlayers": 3,
    "maxPlayers": 4,
    "category": "strategy"
  },
  {
    "title": "Pandemic",
    "minPlayers": 2,
    "maxPlayers": 4,
    "category": "cooperative"
  },
  {
    "title": "Ticket to Ride",
    "minPlayers": 2,
    "maxPlayers": 5,
    "category": "family"
  }
]

CSV format (games.csv)

title,minPlayers,maxPlayers,category
Catan,3,4,strategy
Pandemic,2,4,cooperative
Ticket to Ride,2,5,family