Parking Lot Management RESTful API

This project is a RESTful API for managing parking lots, including parking, unparking, and ticket generation. It is built using Node.js and Express.

Features

• Vehicle entry and parking lot initialization
• Vehicle exit and slot management
• Ticket generation and retrieval
• Parking slot status updates
• Query parked cars by size

Installation

To install and run this project locally:

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/daulatojha17/Parking-Lot-API.git

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the server:

   npm run dev

Endpoints

1. Create a Parking Lot

   • API: /parking
   • Method: POST
   • Description: Creates a new parking lot with the specified floor number, parking lot name, and number of slots. Slots can be of various sizes (e.g., small, medium, large, extra-large).
   • Limitation: The API currently doesn't optimize space allocation (e.g., using a medium slot for one or two small vehicles).

2. Get Parking Lot Status

   • API: /parking/status
   • Method: GET
   • Description: Retrieves data for all floors and their parking slots from the database.

3. Park a Car

   • API: /car/park
   • Method: POST
   • Description: Asks for the floor, size, and license plate number of a car. It then retrieves the nearest available parking slot and creates a ticket for that car.

4. Unpark a Car

   • API: /car/leave
   • Method: POST
   • Description: Takes the ticket ID from the user, frees up the corresponding parking slot, and marks the ticket as exited.

5. Get License Plates by Car Size

   • API: /ticket
   • Method: GET
   • Description: Takes the car size as a query parameter and returns the license plates of parked cars of that size.

6. Get Allocated Cars by Size

   • API: /parking/allocated
   • Method: GET
   • Description: Returns the license plates of cars of a given size that are currently allocated in the parking lot.