Introduction

Uber-Ride Platform is a console-based C++ simulation of a ride-hailing platform. It demonstrates core object-oriented design patterns and algorithms used in real-world ride-booking systems, including city graph modeling, A* route finding, nearest-driver matching, a vehicle factory, and swappable pricing strategies.

Key Features

• City Graph Modeling: Locations and roads are modeled as a graph for realistic routing.
• A Shortest-Route Search*: Computes efficient routes between pickup and destination points.
• Top-k Nearest Driver Matching: Finds the closest available drivers by vehicle type.
• Vehicle Factory: Dynamically creates Bike, Auto, Sedan, and SUV vehicles.
• Swappable Pricing Strategies: Supports Normal, Surge, and Pool pricing via the Strategy pattern.
• Full Ride Lifecycle: Handles request, driver assignment, start, mid-ride stop addition, completion, and cancellation.
• Console Notifications & Receipts: Simulates rider/driver notifications and prints trip receipts.
• Demo Flow: src/Main.cpp includes a runnable demo with Delhi NCR sample locations.

Technical Insights

• Language: C++11 using only the standard library.
• Dependencies: No third-party libraries required.
• Build System: Compiled manually with g++.
• Design Patterns: Strategy (pricing), Factory (vehicles), and object-oriented domain modeling.
• Algorithms: A* search for routing and top-k selection for driver matching.
• Data Structures: Graph adjacency list for city locations and roads.

Run it locally

# Compile the simulation
g++ -std=c++11 src/Main.cpp -o uber

# Run the simulation
./uber

Source Code

View the full implementation on GitHub: rahim709/uberProject.