🚀 Student Database System | Modern GUI & Cache System in C++

A modern Student Management System built in C++ using GTK GUI and CSS styling, as part of our Data Structures course project.

💻 Team Members

• Yasmine Bassem
• Marwa Hamza
• Yahia Mohamed
• Youssef Samy

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✨ Key Features

• 🖥️ GTK GUI – Styled using CSS for a modern user experience
• 🔗 Linked List Implementation – O(1) insertion/deletion, O(n) traversal
• 💾 CSV Cache System – Persistent file storage and auto-load on startup
• ✏️ CRUD Operations – Create, Read, Update, Delete with full input validation
• 📊 Grade Management – Track and calculate subject grades
• ✅ Validation System – Check for:
  • Duplicate student IDs
  • Alphabetic name formatting
  • Grade range (0–100)
• ❌ Error Handling – Clear messages for invalid actions
• 🔧 Modular Architecture – UI, logic, and data layers separated

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📸 Screenshot

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🧩 Requirements

To run this project, you need to install:

• GTK (via MSYS2)
• GCC Compiler
• Code::Blocks (or any C++ IDE)

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⚙️ Setup Instructions (Windows)

1. Install MSYS2:

Download and install MSYS2 from https://www.msys2.org

2. Update packages:

pacman -Syu
pacman -Su

3. Install dependencies:

pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk3 mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc mingw-w64-x86_64-pkg-config
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-atk
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gdk-pixbuf2
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-harfbuzz
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-pango
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-cairo

4. Setup Code::Blocks:

• Go to Settings > Compiler > Search Directories
• Add paths for MSYS2 MinGW include and lib folders.
• In Linker settings, add required GTK libraries (no need to include full path).

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🎥 Demo Video

📽️ Click here to watch the demo

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📁 How to Run

1. Open the project in Code::Blocks
2. Make sure all dependencies are correctly set (as above)
3. Build & Run the project