Class User

java.lang.Object

com.equipmentrental.equipment_rental_system.model.User

@Entity
public class User
extends Object

Represents a staff member who can create and manage equipment bookings. Every booking must be linked to a registered user (BR-03).

The table is named app_user rather than user because "user" is a reserved keyword in H2 and PostgreSQL.

See Also:

• Booking
• UserRole
• UserService

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
User(String username, String password, String firstName, String lastName, UserRole role, String department, String phone, String email)	Creates a new user with all required and optional fields.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getFullName()	Returns the user's full name by combining first and last name.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

User

public User(String username,
 String password,
 String firstName,
 String lastName,
 UserRole role,
 String department,
 String phone,
 String email)

Creates a new user with all required and optional fields.

Parameters:

username - unique login identifier

password - user password (stored as plain text in this prototype)

firstName - first name of the staff member

lastName - last name of the staff member

role - access level (ADMIN or STAFF)

department - organisational department

phone - contact telephone number

email - contact email address

Method Details

getFullName

public String getFullName()

Returns the user's full name by combining first and last name.

Returns:

the full name in "FirstName LastName" format