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The problem
Weekend football and box cricket run on WhatsApp groups: someone calls three turfs, slots clash, one person pays the full amount and spends a week chasing teammates for their share. This project builds the booking platform that removes that friction. Players browse turfs by sport and area with ratings and per-hour pricing, open a venue, pick a day, and tap the slots they want on a live grid — free slots bookable, taken slots struck through. Booking takes 25% advance with the rest payable at the venue; a split-bill tool divides any booking among the squad and generates a shareable link. An availability heatmap shows at a glance which venues and hours are free today. A "find players" board lists open games needing extra players. The scope is one city's turf network — the model (venues, slots, bookings, splits, wallet) is realistic and fully explainable.
Registers the venue with sport, location, hourly price and slot template, and reviews booking history.
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How it works
- Turf owners list venues once: sport, location, amenities, per-hour price and slot template.
- A player searches by sport or area, compares turfs on price, rating and distance, and opens one.
- They pick a day and tap free slots on the grid; the summary shows subtotal, advance (25%) and venue balance.
- On confirm, the booking is created, slots flip to booked for everyone, and the advance is recorded.
- The organiser splits the bill among the squad with the split tool and shares the link on WhatsApp.
- Players arrive, pay the balance at the venue, and play; the booking moves to completed history.
- Cancellations up to 6 hours before refund the advance to the wallet automatically.
Tech stack:
- HTML5 · CSS3 · JavaScript (ES6)
- Node.js · Express
- MySQL · relational schema design
- REST API architecture
- Responsive mobile-first UI
- Slot inventory logic
- Wallet ledger logic
- Git · version control
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| User roles | Player, organiser and turf owner (design target) |
| Turfs supported | Dozens per city (expected) |
| Slot size | 60 minutes (configurable) |
| Advance | 25% at booking (configurable) |
| Cancellation | Free until 6 hours before (configurable) |
| Page load | Under ~2 s on broadband (design target) |
| Database | MySQL with migration scripts and seed data |
| Browsers | Modern Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari (expected) |
Project features
- [Turf discovery] Browse venues by sport (football, box cricket, badminton, multi-sport) and area, with ratings, distance and per-hour pricing.
- [Live slot grids] Day picker plus 60-minute slot grid per turf; booked slots are struck through, free slots selectable with multi-select.
- [Multi-slot booking] Select consecutive or scattered slots in one go; the summary totals them with the 25% advance split.
- [Pay-25%-now model] Advance payment recorded at booking, balance at the venue — the standard turf business model, built into billing.
- [Split-bill tool] Divide any booking among N players, see per-player share instantly, and copy a WhatsApp-ready split link.
- [Availability heatmap] Colour-coded grid of venues × time slots showing free/few/full at a glance for today.
- [Find players board] Open games listed with sport, time and players needed; one tap sends a join request.
- [Booking management] Upcoming and past bookings with free cancellation up to 6 hours before, advance refunded to wallet.
What is included
- Complete source code: player frontend, owner dashboard, backend API and database schema
- Database migration scripts with realistic seed data (turfs, slots, bookings, splits)
- Setup and deployment guide (local + shared hosting/VPS)
- Turf-owner onboarding guide
- Project report PDF (problem, design, schema, testing)
- PPT presentation for final review
- Viva Q&A preparation document
Limitations & prerequisites
- Advance payments are recorded in an internal wallet ledger; real payment-gateway collection is a documented extension.
- The heatmap aggregates demo booking data; a production feed would compute from live bookings.
- Split-bill links are shareable records — actual per-player collection happens outside the app.
- Refunds credit the in-app wallet; bank reversals are not implemented.
- Weather-based cancellation policies are not modelled.
- One city per deployment; multi-city networks are future scope.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do the slot grids stay accurate?
Slots are inventory rows keyed by turf + date + time. Booking flips the row to taken inside a transaction, so two players tapping the same slot can't both succeed — the second gets a clear "just booked" message.
Why 25% advance?
It matches the real turf business: enough to deter fake bookings, small enough that players commit easily. The percentage is a single configuration value.
How does bill-splitting work?
Pick any booking, enter the player count, and the tool shows the per-player share with a copyable link. Payments between friends stay informal — the app just does the maths and the tracking.
What is the availability heatmap?
A venues × time-slots grid coloured free/few/full for today, so a player can spot an open evening slot across the city in seconds instead of calling venues one by one.
Is this project suitable for a final-year project?
Yes — for Computer Science, IT and Web Development programs. It demonstrates inventory booking, wallet ledgers, split-bill logic and heatmap visualisation — a lively, demo-friendly product. Suitable for B.E./B.Tech final-year projects in Computer Science, IT and Web Development.
Components & software requirements
- HTML5 · CSS3 · JavaScript (ES6)
- Node.js · Express
- MySQL · relational schema design
- REST API architecture
- Responsive mobile-first UI
- Slot inventory logic
- Wallet ledger logic
- Git · version control
Delivery information
Built-to-order project. Delivery timeline is shared after order confirmation based on current queue.
Support terms
Complete documentation, setup guide, and viva preparation included. Support for setup and explanation provided.
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