Franchise Tracker

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Overview

Franchise Tracker is a terminal-based application for managing and tracking the progress of a hockey franchise. It allows users to create, save, and load franchise states, manage rosters, draft picks, lines, and season stats, all from a text-based interface. The project is written in Java and uses the Lanterna library for the TUI.

Features

• Create and save new franchise states
• Load and manage existing franchises
• Edit rosters, draft picks, and lines
• Enter and track end-of-season stats
• Save data in portable JSON format

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Java 17 or newer
• Gradle (or use the provided wrapper)

Build and Run

./gradlew shadowJar
java -jar build/libs/franchise-tracker-all.jar

Save Files

• Save files are stored in the current directory with a .nhl extension.
• To load a save, use the Load Franchise menu and select a file.

Code Structure

• src/main/java/com/github/loafabreadly/franchisetracker/ - Main application logic
• src/main/java/com/github/loafabreadly/franchisetracker/model/ - Data models (Team, Player, etc.)
• src/main/java/com/github/loafabreadly/franchisetracker/scene/ - UI scenes and panels
• src/main/java/com/github/loafabreadly/franchisetracker/service/ - Data persistence and services

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

MIT License