Online Queue

Online Queue is a web app to replace usage of tickets with serial numbers in service departments like: bank, outpatient clinic, post office, etc.

Link to a hosted version: https://queue-online.herokuapp.com

Tasks done

Dashboard page:

• The service department screen should show current visits and five upcoming visits.
• The service department screen information must be updated every five seconds.
• The service department screen must not be publicly accessible.

Home page:

• The customer must be able to book an appointment with a specialist (the customer does not need to register in the account system). After a successful reservation, the system must generate a reservation code and provide it to the customer.
• The customer must see how much time is left before the visit (separate page, not the service department screen).
• The customer must be able to cancel the visit.

Login page:

• The specialist must have an account (can be created through a database, no administrations are required for accounts) with which to log in to visit management.

Visits page:

• The specialist should only see patients who have registered with him.
• The specialist must be able to mark that the visit has begun. There can only be one active visit at a time.
• The specialist must be able to mark the end of the visit.
• The specialist must be able to cancel the visit.

Technology Stack

Languages used: PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript

• Laravel 7.24
• Laravel Sanctum 2.4
• React 16.2.0
• MariaDB 10.4.11

Prerequisites

• Composer 1.10.10
• Node.js 12.18.0
• NPM 6.14.4

Installation

1. Copy .env.example and fill in database information or anything else according to your environment.
2. Run the following commands:

Database dump: https://github.com/lukasrakauskas/online-queue/blob/master/database-dump.sql

composer install
npm install
npm run dev
php artisan migrate --seed
php artisan serve

Usage

As a specialist

After migrating and seeding the database you will have a test user with following credentials:

email: [email protected]
password: password

Then you can visit Visits page and manage: start, end and cancel your visits.

Dashboard page is the service department screen. It shows current appointments and upcoming ones.

As a customer

You can choose which specialist you want to have an appointment with and then register. After that your reservation is made automatically and a number is given.

Notes

Appointment time is based on the specialist and taken from database.