Inventory Management System

A terminal-based inventory tracking application written in Python. This project allows you to manage products and ingredients, store data persistently using a JSON file, and interact through a simple text-based menu.

Features

• 📦 Add new inventory items
• 👀 View current inventory
• ✏️ Edit existing items
• ❌ Delete items
• 🔍 Search inventory by name
• 💾 Persistent data storage with JSON
• 🧠 Simple, clean, menu-driven interface

How It Works

• When the program starts, it loads inventory data from inventory.json
• Users interact with the menu to manage items
• All changes are saved automatically after any add/edit/delete action
• If no file exists, a new one is created on first save

Getting Started

Requirements

• Python 3.x

Running the App

1. Clone the repo or download the script
2. In your terminal:

python main.py

File Structure

inventory.json     # Your saved data
main.py            # The core Python script

Example Usage

--- Inventory Menu ---
1. View Inventory
2. Add New Item
3. Edit Item
4. Delete Item
5. Search Inventory
6. Exit

Author

Daniel Jarvis
Built with passion and Python ☕🐍

inventory-tracker

A terminal-based inventory tracking system with persistent JSON storage. Built in Python.