Final Project: Library System | Advanced C++

Advanced C++ — Final Project: Library System

Final Project — You've made it to the end!

🏆 Build a Library Management System

This is your capstone — every concept from the course comes together here. Design a program that manages a collection of books using classes, vectors, file I/O, and exception handling.

YOUR TASK

Write a C++ program that:

Defines a Book class with title, author, and year
Stores books in a vector<Book>
Has an addBook() method and a displayAll() method
Finds and prints the oldest book in the collection
Uses at least one constructor and one getter
Prints Total books: N at the end

Hint 1 — Class Structure

Suggested class:
class Book {
  string title, author;
  int year;
public:
  Book(string t, string a, int y)
  string getTitle() { return title; }
  int getYear() { return year; }
  void display() { ... }
};

Then use a vector<Book> library; and push books with library.push_back(Book(...));

Hint 2 — Finding the Oldest

Loop through the vector tracking the minimum year:
Book oldest = library[0];
for (auto& b : library)
if (b.getYear() < oldest.getYear())
oldest = b;

For the test, hardcode 3 books — e.g. Dune (1965), 1984 (1949), Neuromancer (1984). The checker looks for "1984" as the oldest and "Total books: 3".

Example output (3 hardcoded books):

--- Library ---
Dune by Frank Herbert (1965)
1984 by George Orwell (1949)
Neuromancer by William Gibson (1984)
Oldest book: 1984 (1949)
Total books: 3

Language:

Input:

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Output

Console

Console initialized...
Ready for the Final Project: Library System

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