phutithabiso/Agri-Energy-App

Agri-Energy Connect is a WPF-based enterprise desktop application developed in C# using Visual Studio. It bridges South African farmers with green energy technology providers, enabling efficient data entry, secure role-based access, and seamless product management. This prototype demonstrates enterprise-grade architecture, secure authentication, an # 🌱 Agri-Energy App A **C# WPF desktop application** built in **Visual Studio** with **SQL Server** integration. This project is a prototype academic application demonstrating CRUD operations, role-based authentication, and database connectivity for managing agricultural products and farmers. --- ## 📖 Project Description Agri-Energy App allows **Farmers** and **Employees** to interact with agricultural product data in a simple, role-based system. - **Farmers** can register, log in, and manage their own products (add, edit, delete, search). - **Employees** can register new farmers, view all farmers, and access all products in the system. - **Authentication** is role-based, with secure login and error handling for invalid credentials. - **Database** is implemented using **Entity Framework Core**, with sample data preloaded for demonstration. --- ## 🚀 Features ### 👩‍🌾 Farmers - Register and manage personal profiles - Add new agricultural products (name, category, production date, description) - View, edit, and delete their own products - Search products by name or category ### 🧑‍💼 Employees - Register new farmers - View all farmers and their details - Access all products in the system - Filter products by category or date ### 🔐 Authentication - Login with email + password - Role-based access (Farmer vs Employee) - Error handling for invalid login/registration attempts --- ## 🗄️ Database - **SQL Server** database with tables for: - `Users` (Id, FirstName, LastName, Email, PasswordHash, Role, DateRegistered, LastLogin) - `Products` (Id, Name, Category, ProductionDate, Description, FarmerId) - Sample data is preloaded (e.g., Banana, Apple, Carrot, Rice). --- ## 🖥️ Tech Stack - **Frontend:** WPF (XAML, C#) - **Backend:** Entity Framework Core - **Database:** SQL Server - **IDE:** Visual Studio --- ## 📌 How to Run 1. Clone the repository: ```bash git clone github.com