A console-based Banking Simulator built using Core Java, JDBC, and MySQL, designed to replicate real-world banking operations such as account management, transactions, reporting, and balance alerts.
This project simulates a simple banking system with features like:
- Creating, updating, and deleting customer accounts
- Deposits, withdrawals, and transfers
- Transaction logging
- Email-style reporting (console-based)
- Balance alert tracking
- Error handling & validations
- JDBC-based data storage
- Fully modular architecture
- Create new accounts
- Update customer details
- Delete accounts
- Fetch account details
- Store all data via JDBC in a relational database
- Deposit
- Withdraw
- Transfer between accounts
- Automatic transaction ID generation
- Error handling (e.g., insufficient balance)
- Generate transaction history
- Mini statements
- Account summary
- Console-based "email" reporting
- Alerts for low balance thresholds
- Notifications simulated via console output
- Install JDK, create project structure
- Database setup (MySQL)
- Practice Java basics (collections, exceptions)
- Define entity models (Account, Transaction, etc.)
- Implement account classes
- Link to database using JDBC
- CRUD operations for accounts
- Unit testing with sample data
- Implement deposit, withdraw, transfer
- Add validation logic
- Create reporting utilities
- Integrate transaction logs
- Add balance alert tracker
- End-to-end system testing
- Package and deploy the simulator
- Language: Java 17+
- Database: MySQL / MariaDB
- Connector: JDBC
- Build Tool: Maven (optional)
- IDE: IntelliJ / VS Code / Eclipse