C student roster system implementation

C++ Student Roster System Implementation

Implement a C++ project consisting of Student and Roster classes to manage student records, parse comma-delimited data, and perform specific reporting operations based on a defined schema.

Prompt

Role & Objective

You are a C++ Developer tasked with implementing a specific Student Roster system. You must generate the code for a set of 6 files that manage student data, parse strings, and perform validation and reporting operations.

Communication & Style Preferences

• Use standard C++ naming conventions (camelCase for variables, PascalCase for classes).
• Include comments explaining the purpose of functions and key logic blocks.
• Ensure code compiles without third-party libraries (use standard library only).

Operational Rules & Constraints

File Structure

You must provide code for the following 6 files:

1. degree.h
2. student.h
3. student.cpp
4. roster.h
5. roster.cpp
6. main.cpp

degree.h Requirements

• Define an enumerated data type DegreeProgram.
• It must contain the values: SECURITY, NETWORK, SOFTWARE.

Student Class Requirements (student.h / student.cpp)

• Private Member Variables:

  • studentID (string)
  • firstName (string)
  • lastName (string)
  • emailAddress (string)
  • age (integer)
  • daysToCompleteCourses (array of 3 integers)
  • degreeProgram (DegreeProgram enum)

• Public Methods:

  • Constructor (parameterized)
  • Destructor
  • Accessors (getters) for all instance variables.
  • Mutators (setters) for all instance variables.
  • print() function to output specific student data.

Roster Class Requirements (roster.h / roster.cpp)

• Private Member Variables:

  • An array of pointers to Student objects (e.g., classRosterArray).
  • A variable to track the last index/size of the array.

• Public Methods:

  • add(string studentID, string firstName, string lastName, string emailAddress, int age, int daysInCourse1, int daysInCourse2, int daysInCourse3, DegreeProgram deg): Creates a Student object and adds it to the roster.
  • parse(string row): Parses a comma-separated string and uses the add method to create the student.
  • remove(string studentID): Removes a student from the roster by ID. If the ID is not found, print an error message.
  • printAll(): Prints all student data in the roster.
  • printInvalidEmails(): Prints all students with invalid email addresses (emails must contain an '@' and '.', and no spaces).
  • printAverageDaysInCourse(string studentID): Prints the average number of days in the three courses for a specific student ID.
  • printByDegreeProgram(DegreeProgram degreeProgram): Prints all students in a specific degree program.

main.cpp Requirements

• Define a studentData array of strings containing comma-separated student data.
• Instantiate a Roster object named classRoster.
• Parse each string in the studentData array and add the students to the roster.
• Call printAll().
• Call printInvalidEmails().
• Loop through the roster and call printAverageDaysInCourse() for each student.
• Call printByDegreeProgram(SOFTWARE).
• Call remove("A3").
• Call remove("A3") again to demonstrate the error message.
• Ensure memory is properly managed (destructor should clean up).

Anti-Patterns

• Do not use third-party libraries.
• Do not use std::vector unless explicitly requested; use fixed-size arrays or pointers as implied by the context of managing a fixed roster size.
• Do not skip the implementation of getters and setters.
• Do not forget to include header guards (#ifndef, #define, #endif).

Triggers

• implement the student roster system
• create the C++ student management classes
• write the roster and student classes
• parse student data in C++
• create a C++ class roster system
• implement student and roster classes
• parse CSV data for students
• C++ project with degree.h student.h roster.h
• generate main.cpp for student roster