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Vending Machine Introduction Vending Machines are machines accepting money or credit cards in order to dispense various goods including beverages, snacks, tickets, tobacco, among others attempting to replace the traditional clerk counter. Although the vending machine is an ancient machine (first VM in ancient Greece around 1" century AD selling "holy water") and although widely used in England during 17th century for dispensing tobacco, it was not before the 20th century that they found application in diverting markets. Today, VMs are used as points of sale for almost any product, from fast food meals (pizzas, burgers) to clothes and underwear. The principle is the same for all kinds of VM: client inserts money and gets a product or service. Objectives You are asked to design the software of a Vending Machine using Clanguage. Your program should have basic user interface displayed on the screen of the computer and should accept command from the keyboard. The software should be able to run standalone and its usage must be self-explanatory. The vending machine must provide both a client mode for purchasing products and an administrator mode for product reloading, product modification and changing prices. SMART FUEL STATION Specifications The program should at least meet the following specifications: • Have two modes of operation: a client mode (CM) and an administrator mode (AM). The last one should be hidden to the client mode (e.g., secret option, password protected etc) All products of the VM should be saved so that each time the program is run the updated menu is shown. . (CM) Products are loaded and displayed in a menu together with all possible options and what they mean. . (CM) Each product has an internal count corresponding to the quantity available (stock). Stock can be modified in AM. University of Nicosia/Engineering Dept. Project Smart Chascer 1/2 Programming for Engineers . (CM) If a product is out of stock, it cannot be purchased and there should be a clear indication for this in the menu. • (CM) There is an option for the client to buy a product after selecting it (e.g., giving a number correspond to the product) and paying the appropriate amount. • (CM) The purchase is indicated on the screen with a message (e.g. saying "Please collect your <product name> in the slot below"). . (CM) Inserting coins in the VM should be emulated using keyboard buttons. You must provide. options for at most 3 coins (e.g. €0.50, €1 and €2). Anything not specified above is left to you to decide. • (CM) Products should have various prices and not only equal to the 3 coins accepted. . (CM) The VM calculates change and informs the client for the change returned on the screen with a message (e.g., displaying: "Change: €1.50. Please collect them in the slot below."). • (AM) Option for reloading each product with more items (change the quantity count). • (AM) Option to change the price for each product. • (AM) Option to add/delete a product. . (AM) Option to clear all quantities for all products. . (AM) All changes in this mode are saved (in a file or files) in order to be used at the CM. Vending Machine Introduction Vending Machines are machines accepting money or credit cards in order to dispense various goods including beverages, snacks, tickets, tobacco, among others attempting to replace the traditional clerk counter. Although the vending machine is an ancient machine (first VM in ancient Greece around 1" century AD selling "holy water") and although widely used in England during 17th century for dispensing tobacco, it was not before the 20th century that they found application in diverting markets. Today, VMs are used as points of sale for almost any product, from fast food meals (pizzas, burgers) to clothes and underwear. The principle is the same for all kinds of VM: client inserts money and gets a product or service. Objectives You are asked to design the software of a Vending Machine using Clanguage. Your program should have basic user interface displayed on the screen of the computer and should accept command from the keyboard. The software should be able to run standalone and its usage must be self-explanatory. The vending machine must provide both a client mode for purchasing products and an administrator mode for product reloading, product modification and changing prices. SMART FUEL STATION Specifications The program should at least meet the following specifications: • Have two modes of operation: a client mode (CM) and an administrator mode (AM). The last one should be hidden to the client mode (e.g., secret option, password protected etc) All products of the VM should be saved so that each time the program is run the updated menu is shown. . (CM) Products are loaded and displayed in a menu together with all possible options and what they mean. . (CM) Each product has an internal count corresponding to the quantity available (stock). Stock can be modified in AM. University of Nicosia/Engineering Dept. Project Smart Chascer 1/2 Programming for Engineers . (CM) If a product is out of stock, it cannot be purchased and there should be a clear indication for this in the menu. • (CM) There is an option for the client to buy a product after selecting it (e.g., giving a number correspond to the product) and paying the appropriate amount. • (CM) The purchase is indicated on the screen with a message (e.g. saying "Please collect your <product name> in the slot below"). . (CM) Inserting coins in the VM should be emulated using keyboard buttons. You must provide. options for at most 3 coins (e.g. €0.50, €1 and €2). Anything not specified above is left to you to decide. • (CM) Products should have various prices and not only equal to the 3 coins accepted. . (CM) The VM calculates change and informs the client for the change returned on the screen with a message (e.g., displaying: "Change: €1.50. Please collect them in the slot below."). • (AM) Option for reloading each product with more items (change the quantity count). • (AM) Option to change the price for each product. • (AM) Option to add/delete a product. . (AM) Option to clear all quantities for all products. . (AM) All changes in this mode are saved (in a file or files) in order to be used at the CM.

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