SIA Mini Project

A Python desktop utility application developed as an individual academic project for System Integration and Architecture (SIA).

The application combines multiple utilities into a single PyQt6-based desktop interface, including user authentication, URL shortening, SMS logging, and identity generation.

Features

🔐 User Authentication

• User registration and login
• SQLite-based user accounts
• Password hashing
• Password visibility toggle
• Basic input validation

🔗 URL Shortener

• Shortens long URLs using TinyURL
• Uses the pyshorteners library
• Displays the shortened URL
• Copies the shortened URL to the clipboard

📱 SMS Messaging

• Enter a recipient number and message
• Basic input validation
• Records messages with timestamps
• Saves SMS activity to sms_logs.txt

Note: The SMS feature currently logs messages locally and does not send messages through an SMS API.

🪪 Identity Generator

• Generates sample identity information using Faker
• Generates names, email addresses, jobs, and addresses
• Displays generated identities
• Exports generated data to CSV

Technologies Used

• Python
• PyQt6
• SQLite
• Faker
• pyshorteners
• CSV
• TXT file handling

Screenshots

Login

URL Shortener

SMS Messaging

Identity Generator

Project Structure

SIA-Mini-Project/
├── main.py
├── database.py
├── setup_db.py
├── utilities.py
├── requirements.txt
├── styles/
├── screenshots/
└── README.md

Project Context

This project was developed as an individual academic project for the System Integration and Architecture (SIA) course.

The project demonstrates the integration of multiple utilities and supporting components into a single desktop application.

Status

Completed academic project.