Chapter 5: System Architecture
5.5 Class Diagrams
Class diagrams are structural diagrams that show the static structure of the system, including its classes, attributes, operations, and the relationships among objects. They provide a detailed view of the system's architecture and design.
Part 1: Core User and Authentication System
This section presents the foundational classes for user management, authentication, and authorization within the DuoCodo platform. It includes user roles, profile management, and security features.
Part 2: Learning Content Management
This section illustrates the classes responsible for managing educational content, including courses, lessons, exercises, and learning paths. It shows how content is structured and organized within the platform.
Part 3: Progress Tracking and Gamification
This section demonstrates the classes that handle learner progress tracking, gamification elements such as XP, achievements, badges, and leaderboards. It shows how the platform motivates and engages learners.
Part 4: Social and Community Features
This section presents the classes that enable social interactions, including comments, discussions, friend connections, sharing capabilities, and community engagement features.
Part 5: Assessment and Certification
This section shows the classes related to quizzes, assessments, certifications, and validation mechanisms. It demonstrates how the platform evaluates learner competency and awards credentials.
Part 6: Administration and Platform Management
This section illustrates the classes responsible for platform administration, including system monitoring, analytics, content moderation, user management, and reporting capabilities.
Key Design Patterns and Relationships
The class diagrams above illustrate several important design patterns and relationships:
- Inheritance: User roles (Administrator, Content Creator, Learner) inherit from a base User class
- Composition: Courses are composed of Lessons, which contain Exercises
- Association: Many-to-many relationships between Learners and Courses through enrollment
- Aggregation: Learning Paths aggregate multiple Courses
- Dependency: Classes depend on authentication and authorization services
These diagrams provide a comprehensive view of the DuoCodo platform's architecture, showing how different components interact to deliver a complete learning experience.