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18 July 2025
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COS3711 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 18 July 2025
Course
Advanced Programming (COS3711)
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Book
Python Advanced Programming
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Implement an application that tracks items bought from a store. Screenshots
of possible interfaces have been provided as guidance below. Store
application The store keeps a list of customers so that when something is
purchased from the store, it is recorded against that customer’s name. Only
the customer’s name is required. Only two items are currently sold in the
store currently – books and magazines, and only the name of the item is
required. Clearly, a list of such items is needed, and the user should be able
to add items to the list. When an item is added, the application should
automatically make a backup in Downloaded by Vusi Xhumalo ()
lOMoARcPSD| COS3711/Assignment 2/2025 3 memory in case something
goes wrong when the application is being used. Provision should thus be
made to restore this list when necessary. Clearly, for the sake of data
integrity, you do not want the user to create multiple copies of these lists.
When a customer purchases items, a transaction is recorded. The date/time
of the purchase is noted, as is the name, type, and quantity of each item
purchased as part of the transaction. Use an appropriate widget to indicate
which items have already been added as part of this transaction. All
transactions should be displayed on the main GUI. A tree model (and
appropriate view) should be used so that a user can see a customer’s
transactions grouped together. Downloaded by Vusi Xhumalo ()
lOMoARcPSD| COS3711/Assignment 2/2025 4 The user should be able to
broadcast (using UDP) the contents of the model in XML format. This task
should be run as a thread in the main application. The required XML format
can be seen in the image in the next section. UDP receiver application Create
a separate application that simply listens for the broadcast message and
displays the received data (in XML format) on the GUI. 3. Requirements The
following general requirements should be noted. • Follow good OOP design
principles. • You should use menus in your application. • Pointers should be
used for all instances of objects, and memory should be properly managed. •
Appropriate design patterns should be used where sensible. 4. Extras Bonus
, marks will be awarded for the following. • The data members required for
the classes are very basic and can be extended (like adding a price for each
item and tracking the number of items available). Downloaded by Vusi
Xhumalo () lOMoARcPSD| COS3711/Assignment 2/2025 5 • Using
QMainWindow functionality: o Splash screen o Application icon o Toolbar o
About and Help 5. Submission Please check the How to submit the
assessments page in the Module orientation lesson on myUnisa before
submitting this assignment for information about how to submit the
assignment. • Use CMake when setting up your assignment. • Submit only
the project folders. • You should not submit the build-desktop folders. • Zip
the two folders (for the two parts of the project) into one zipped file for
submission.
✅ Overview of What You’ll Build
1. Store Application (Main App)
Main Features:
Customer Management: Add/view customer names
Item Management: Add books/magazines
Transaction System:
o Date/time of purchase
o Type of item
o Quantity
Tree View: Transactions grouped per customer using QTreeView and
QStandardItemModel
Backup/Restore: Automatically backup items in memory
XML Broadcasting: Broadcast all transaction data over UDP in XML format
Menus, Toolbars, Icons, About, Help
2. UDP Receiver Application (Listener)
Main Features:
Simple GUI that listens for the UDP broadcast
Displays received XML transaction data
🧱 Basic Structure
📁 Project Folder Structure
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COS3711 Assignment
2 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE
18 July 2025
NO PLAGIARISM
[Pick the date]
[Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of
the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of
the contents of the document.]
,Exam (elaborations)
COS3711 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 18 July 2025
Course
Advanced Programming (COS3711)
Institution
University Of South Africa (Unisa)
Book
Python Advanced Programming
COS3711 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 18 July 2025;
100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations Ensure your
success with us..
Implement an application that tracks items bought from a store. Screenshots
of possible interfaces have been provided as guidance below. Store
application The store keeps a list of customers so that when something is
purchased from the store, it is recorded against that customer’s name. Only
the customer’s name is required. Only two items are currently sold in the
store currently – books and magazines, and only the name of the item is
required. Clearly, a list of such items is needed, and the user should be able
to add items to the list. When an item is added, the application should
automatically make a backup in Downloaded by Vusi Xhumalo ()
lOMoARcPSD| COS3711/Assignment 2/2025 3 memory in case something
goes wrong when the application is being used. Provision should thus be
made to restore this list when necessary. Clearly, for the sake of data
integrity, you do not want the user to create multiple copies of these lists.
When a customer purchases items, a transaction is recorded. The date/time
of the purchase is noted, as is the name, type, and quantity of each item
purchased as part of the transaction. Use an appropriate widget to indicate
which items have already been added as part of this transaction. All
transactions should be displayed on the main GUI. A tree model (and
appropriate view) should be used so that a user can see a customer’s
transactions grouped together. Downloaded by Vusi Xhumalo ()
lOMoARcPSD| COS3711/Assignment 2/2025 4 The user should be able to
broadcast (using UDP) the contents of the model in XML format. This task
should be run as a thread in the main application. The required XML format
can be seen in the image in the next section. UDP receiver application Create
a separate application that simply listens for the broadcast message and
displays the received data (in XML format) on the GUI. 3. Requirements The
following general requirements should be noted. • Follow good OOP design
principles. • You should use menus in your application. • Pointers should be
used for all instances of objects, and memory should be properly managed. •
Appropriate design patterns should be used where sensible. 4. Extras Bonus
, marks will be awarded for the following. • The data members required for
the classes are very basic and can be extended (like adding a price for each
item and tracking the number of items available). Downloaded by Vusi
Xhumalo () lOMoARcPSD| COS3711/Assignment 2/2025 5 • Using
QMainWindow functionality: o Splash screen o Application icon o Toolbar o
About and Help 5. Submission Please check the How to submit the
assessments page in the Module orientation lesson on myUnisa before
submitting this assignment for information about how to submit the
assignment. • Use CMake when setting up your assignment. • Submit only
the project folders. • You should not submit the build-desktop folders. • Zip
the two folders (for the two parts of the project) into one zipped file for
submission.
✅ Overview of What You’ll Build
1. Store Application (Main App)
Main Features:
Customer Management: Add/view customer names
Item Management: Add books/magazines
Transaction System:
o Date/time of purchase
o Type of item
o Quantity
Tree View: Transactions grouped per customer using QTreeView and
QStandardItemModel
Backup/Restore: Automatically backup items in memory
XML Broadcasting: Broadcast all transaction data over UDP in XML format
Menus, Toolbars, Icons, About, Help
2. UDP Receiver Application (Listener)
Main Features:
Simple GUI that listens for the UDP broadcast
Displays received XML transaction data
🧱 Basic Structure
📁 Project Folder Structure
sql
