Welcome to our collaborative project where we're building the initial elements of an AirBnB clone. The primary focus right now is on creating a command-line interface (CLI) to manage AirBnB objects, setting the stage for the upcoming phases of our project.

• Team Members: Annabel Amondi, Fatima Zohra Ezzaidani

In this journey, we're diving into key concepts like Python packages and the AirBnB clone itself.

Our project involves creating a command interpreter to handle AirBnB objects. We're establishing a parent class (BaseModel) to take care of object initialization, serialization, and deserialization. A serialization/deserialization flow is set up, classes for AirBnB objects are crafted, and the first storage engine (File storage) is implemented. Testing is crucial to validate our classes and storage engine.

Think of it like the Shell, but tailored for our needs. Our CLI lets us:

• Create new objects (e.g., User, Place)
• Retrieve objects from files or databases
• Perform operations on objects (count, compute stats, etc.)
• Update object attributes
• Destroy objects

By the end of this project, we're aiming to:

• Create a Python package
• Build a command interpreter using the cmd module
• Implement unit testing in a large project
• Understand how to serialize and deserialize a class
• Write and read from a JSON file
• Manage datetime in Python
• Get comfortable with UUIDs (Universal Unique Identifiers)
• Work with *args and **kwargs in functions
• Handle named arguments in a function

• Editors: vi, vim, emacs
• Compatibility: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Python 3.8.5
• File Etiquette: End all files with a new line
• Shebang Love: Start every file with #!/usr/bin/python3
• README.md: Don't forget this at the project's root!
• Code Style: Let's follow Pycodestyle (version 2.8.*)
• Executable Files: Make sure all files are executable
• Document Everything: All modules, classes, and functions need proper documentation

• Editors: vi, vim, emacs
• File Etiquette: End all files with a new line
• Test Nest: Keep them cozy inside a 'tests' folder
• Use Unittest: The unittest module is your friend
• Name Convention: All test files should start with 'test_'
• Testing Dance: Execute tests with python3 -m unittest discover tests

• One Repository: One project repository per group
• Risk Alert: Cloning or forking a project repository with the same name before the second deadline? Risking a 0% score.

$ ./console.py
(hbnb) help

Documented commands (type help <topic>):
========================================
EOF  help  quit

(hbnb)
(hbnb)
(hbnb) quit
$

$ echo "help" | ./console.py
(hbnb)

Documented commands (type help <topic>):
========================================
EOF  help  quit
(hbnb)
$

Run all the tests with:

$ echo "python3 -m unittest discover tests" | bash

We're all in this to learn and grow. Please create your own solutions and avoid plagiarism. Sharing content from this project is a no-go. Let's make this a positive and collaborative experience!

Happy coding! 🚀