diff --git a/BookMyVenue/.gitattributes b/BookMyVenue/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b41682ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/mvnw text eol=lf
+*.cmd text eol=crlf
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/.gitignore b/BookMyVenue/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..667aaef0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+HELP.md
+target/
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+!**/src/main/**/target/
+!**/src/test/**/target/
+
+### STS ###
+.apt_generated
+.classpath
+.factorypath
+.project
+.settings
+.springBeans
+.sts4-cache
+
+### IntelliJ IDEA ###
+.idea
+*.iws
+*.iml
+*.ipr
+
+### NetBeans ###
+/nbproject/private/
+/nbbuild/
+/dist/
+/nbdist/
+/.nb-gradle/
+build/
+!**/src/main/**/build/
+!**/src/test/**/build/
+
+### VS Code ###
+.vscode/
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties b/BookMyVenue/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..216df0589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+wrapperVersion=3.3.4
+distributionType=only-script
+distributionUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.9.16/apache-maven-3.9.16-bin.zip
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/echo b/BookMyVenue/echo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/java b/BookMyVenue/java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/mvnw b/BookMyVenue/mvnw
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd8896bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/mvnw
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Apache Maven Wrapper startup batch script, version 3.3.4
+#
+# Optional ENV vars
+# -----------------
+#   JAVA_HOME - location of a JDK home dir, required when download maven via java source
+#   MVNW_REPOURL - repo url base for downloading maven distribution
+#   MVNW_USERNAME/MVNW_PASSWORD - user and password for downloading maven
+#   MVNW_VERBOSE - true: enable verbose log; debug: trace the mvnw script; others: silence the output
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+set -euf
+[ "${MVNW_VERBOSE-}" != debug ] || set -x
+
+# OS specific support.
+native_path() { printf %s\\n "$1"; }
+case "$(uname)" in
+CYGWIN* | MINGW*)
+  [ -z "${JAVA_HOME-}" ] || JAVA_HOME="$(cygpath --unix "$JAVA_HOME")"
+  native_path() { cygpath --path --windows "$1"; }
+  ;;
+esac
+
+# set JAVACMD and JAVACCMD
+set_java_home() {
+  # For Cygwin and MinGW, ensure paths are in Unix format before anything is touched
+  if [ -n "${JAVA_HOME-}" ]; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ]; then
+      # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+      JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
+      JAVACCMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/javac"
+    else
+      JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+      JAVACCMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/javac"
+
+      if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] || [ ! -x "$JAVACCMD" ]; then
+        echo "The JAVA_HOME environment variable is not defined correctly, so mvnw cannot run." >&2
+        echo "JAVA_HOME is set to \"$JAVA_HOME\", but \"\$JAVA_HOME/bin/java\" or \"\$JAVA_HOME/bin/javac\" does not exist." >&2
+        return 1
+      fi
+    fi
+  else
+    JAVACMD="$(
+      'set' +e
+      'unset' -f command 2>/dev/null
+      'command' -v java
+    )" || :
+    JAVACCMD="$(
+      'set' +e
+      'unset' -f command 2>/dev/null
+      'command' -v javac
+    )" || :
+
+    if [ ! -x "${JAVACMD-}" ] || [ ! -x "${JAVACCMD-}" ]; then
+      echo "The java/javac command does not exist in PATH nor is JAVA_HOME set, so mvnw cannot run." >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+# hash string like Java String::hashCode
+hash_string() {
+  str="${1:-}" h=0
+  while [ -n "$str" ]; do
+    char="${str%"${str#?}"}"
+    h=$(((h * 31 + $(LC_CTYPE=C printf %d "'$char")) % 4294967296))
+    str="${str#?}"
+  done
+  printf %x\\n $h
+}
+
+verbose() { :; }
+[ "${MVNW_VERBOSE-}" != true ] || verbose() { printf %s\\n "${1-}"; }
+
+die() {
+  printf %s\\n "$1" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+trim() {
+  # MWRAPPER-139:
+  #   Trims trailing and leading whitespace, carriage returns, tabs, and linefeeds.
+  #   Needed for removing poorly interpreted newline sequences when running in more
+  #   exotic environments such as mingw bash on Windows.
+  printf "%s" "${1}" | tr -d '[:space:]'
+}
+
+scriptDir="$(dirname "$0")"
+scriptName="$(basename "$0")"
+
+# parse distributionUrl and optional distributionSha256Sum, requires .mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
+while IFS="=" read -r key value; do
+  case "${key-}" in
+  distributionUrl) distributionUrl=$(trim "${value-}") ;;
+  distributionSha256Sum) distributionSha256Sum=$(trim "${value-}") ;;
+  esac
+done <"$scriptDir/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties"
+[ -n "${distributionUrl-}" ] || die "cannot read distributionUrl property in $scriptDir/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties"
+
+case "${distributionUrl##*/}" in
+maven-mvnd-*bin.*)
+  MVN_CMD=mvnd.sh _MVNW_REPO_PATTERN=/maven/mvnd/
+  case "${PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE-}${PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432-}:$(uname -a)" in
+  *AMD64:CYGWIN* | *AMD64:MINGW*) distributionPlatform=windows-amd64 ;;
+  :Darwin*x86_64) distributionPlatform=darwin-amd64 ;;
+  :Darwin*arm64) distributionPlatform=darwin-aarch64 ;;
+  :Linux*x86_64*) distributionPlatform=linux-amd64 ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Cannot detect native platform for mvnd on $(uname)-$(uname -m), use pure java version" >&2
+    distributionPlatform=linux-amd64
+    ;;
+  esac
+  distributionUrl="${distributionUrl%-bin.*}-$distributionPlatform.zip"
+  ;;
+maven-mvnd-*) MVN_CMD=mvnd.sh _MVNW_REPO_PATTERN=/maven/mvnd/ ;;
+*) MVN_CMD="mvn${scriptName#mvnw}" _MVNW_REPO_PATTERN=/org/apache/maven/ ;;
+esac
+
+# apply MVNW_REPOURL and calculate MAVEN_HOME
+# maven home pattern: ~/.m2/wrapper/dists/{apache-maven-<version>,maven-mvnd-<version>-<platform>}/<hash>
+[ -z "${MVNW_REPOURL-}" ] || distributionUrl="$MVNW_REPOURL$_MVNW_REPO_PATTERN${distributionUrl#*"$_MVNW_REPO_PATTERN"}"
+distributionUrlName="${distributionUrl##*/}"
+distributionUrlNameMain="${distributionUrlName%.*}"
+distributionUrlNameMain="${distributionUrlNameMain%-bin}"
+MAVEN_USER_HOME="${MAVEN_USER_HOME:-${HOME}/.m2}"
+MAVEN_HOME="${MAVEN_USER_HOME}/wrapper/dists/${distributionUrlNameMain-}/$(hash_string "$distributionUrl")"
+
+exec_maven() {
+  unset MVNW_VERBOSE MVNW_USERNAME MVNW_PASSWORD MVNW_REPOURL || :
+  exec "$MAVEN_HOME/bin/$MVN_CMD" "$@" || die "cannot exec $MAVEN_HOME/bin/$MVN_CMD"
+}
+
+if [ -d "$MAVEN_HOME" ]; then
+  verbose "found existing MAVEN_HOME at $MAVEN_HOME"
+  exec_maven "$@"
+fi
+
+case "${distributionUrl-}" in
+*?-bin.zip | *?maven-mvnd-?*-?*.zip) ;;
+*) die "distributionUrl is not valid, must match *-bin.zip or maven-mvnd-*.zip, but found '${distributionUrl-}'" ;;
+esac
+
+# prepare tmp dir
+if TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$(mktemp -d)" && [ -d "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR" ]; then
+  clean() { rm -rf -- "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR"; }
+  trap clean HUP INT TERM EXIT
+else
+  die "cannot create temp dir"
+fi
+
+mkdir -p -- "${MAVEN_HOME%/*}"
+
+# Download and Install Apache Maven
+verbose "Couldn't find MAVEN_HOME, downloading and installing it ..."
+verbose "Downloading from: $distributionUrl"
+verbose "Downloading to: $TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName"
+
+# select .zip or .tar.gz
+if ! command -v unzip >/dev/null; then
+  distributionUrl="${distributionUrl%.zip}.tar.gz"
+  distributionUrlName="${distributionUrl##*/}"
+fi
+
+# verbose opt
+__MVNW_QUIET_WGET=--quiet __MVNW_QUIET_CURL=--silent __MVNW_QUIET_UNZIP=-q __MVNW_QUIET_TAR=''
+[ "${MVNW_VERBOSE-}" != true ] || __MVNW_QUIET_WGET='' __MVNW_QUIET_CURL='' __MVNW_QUIET_UNZIP='' __MVNW_QUIET_TAR=v
+
+# normalize http auth
+case "${MVNW_PASSWORD:+has-password}" in
+'') MVNW_USERNAME='' MVNW_PASSWORD='' ;;
+has-password) [ -n "${MVNW_USERNAME-}" ] || MVNW_USERNAME='' MVNW_PASSWORD='' ;;
+esac
+
+if [ -z "${MVNW_USERNAME-}" ] && command -v wget >/dev/null; then
+  verbose "Found wget ... using wget"
+  wget ${__MVNW_QUIET_WGET:+"$__MVNW_QUIET_WGET"} "$distributionUrl" -O "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName" || die "wget: Failed to fetch $distributionUrl"
+elif [ -z "${MVNW_USERNAME-}" ] && command -v curl >/dev/null; then
+  verbose "Found curl ... using curl"
+  curl ${__MVNW_QUIET_CURL:+"$__MVNW_QUIET_CURL"} -f -L -o "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName" "$distributionUrl" || die "curl: Failed to fetch $distributionUrl"
+elif set_java_home; then
+  verbose "Falling back to use Java to download"
+  javaSource="$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/Downloader.java"
+  targetZip="$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName"
+  cat >"$javaSource" <<-END
+	public class Downloader extends java.net.Authenticator
+	{
+	  protected java.net.PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication()
+	  {
+	    return new java.net.PasswordAuthentication( System.getenv( "MVNW_USERNAME" ), System.getenv( "MVNW_PASSWORD" ).toCharArray() );
+	  }
+	  public static void main( String[] args ) throws Exception
+	  {
+	    setDefault( new Downloader() );
+	    java.nio.file.Files.copy( java.net.URI.create( args[0] ).toURL().openStream(), java.nio.file.Paths.get( args[1] ).toAbsolutePath().normalize() );
+	  }
+	}
+	END
+  # For Cygwin/MinGW, switch paths to Windows format before running javac and java
+  verbose " - Compiling Downloader.java ..."
+  "$(native_path "$JAVACCMD")" "$(native_path "$javaSource")" || die "Failed to compile Downloader.java"
+  verbose " - Running Downloader.java ..."
+  "$(native_path "$JAVACMD")" -cp "$(native_path "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR")" Downloader "$distributionUrl" "$(native_path "$targetZip")"
+fi
+
+# If specified, validate the SHA-256 sum of the Maven distribution zip file
+if [ -n "${distributionSha256Sum-}" ]; then
+  distributionSha256Result=false
+  if [ "$MVN_CMD" = mvnd.sh ]; then
+    echo "Checksum validation is not supported for maven-mvnd." >&2
+    echo "Please disable validation by removing 'distributionSha256Sum' from your maven-wrapper.properties." >&2
+    exit 1
+  elif command -v sha256sum >/dev/null; then
+    if echo "$distributionSha256Sum  $TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName" | sha256sum -c - >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      distributionSha256Result=true
+    fi
+  elif command -v shasum >/dev/null; then
+    if echo "$distributionSha256Sum  $TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName" | shasum -a 256 -c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      distributionSha256Result=true
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "Checksum validation was requested but neither 'sha256sum' or 'shasum' are available." >&2
+    echo "Please install either command, or disable validation by removing 'distributionSha256Sum' from your maven-wrapper.properties." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if [ $distributionSha256Result = false ]; then
+    echo "Error: Failed to validate Maven distribution SHA-256, your Maven distribution might be compromised." >&2
+    echo "If you updated your Maven version, you need to update the specified distributionSha256Sum property." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+# unzip and move
+if command -v unzip >/dev/null; then
+  unzip ${__MVNW_QUIET_UNZIP:+"$__MVNW_QUIET_UNZIP"} "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName" -d "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR" || die "failed to unzip"
+else
+  tar xzf${__MVNW_QUIET_TAR:+"$__MVNW_QUIET_TAR"} "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName" -C "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR" || die "failed to untar"
+fi
+
+# Find the actual extracted directory name (handles snapshots where filename != directory name)
+actualDistributionDir=""
+
+# First try the expected directory name (for regular distributions)
+if [ -d "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlNameMain" ]; then
+  if [ -f "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlNameMain/bin/$MVN_CMD" ]; then
+    actualDistributionDir="$distributionUrlNameMain"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# If not found, search for any directory with the Maven executable (for snapshots)
+if [ -z "$actualDistributionDir" ]; then
+  # enable globbing to iterate over items
+  set +f
+  for dir in "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR"/*; do
+    if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
+      if [ -f "$dir/bin/$MVN_CMD" ]; then
+        actualDistributionDir="$(basename "$dir")"
+        break
+      fi
+    fi
+  done
+  set -f
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$actualDistributionDir" ]; then
+  verbose "Contents of $TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR:"
+  verbose "$(ls -la "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR")"
+  die "Could not find Maven distribution directory in extracted archive"
+fi
+
+verbose "Found extracted Maven distribution directory: $actualDistributionDir"
+printf %s\\n "$distributionUrl" >"$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$actualDistributionDir/mvnw.url"
+mv -- "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$actualDistributionDir" "$MAVEN_HOME" || [ -d "$MAVEN_HOME" ] || die "fail to move MAVEN_HOME"
+
+clean || :
+exec_maven "$@"
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/mvnw.cmd b/BookMyVenue/mvnw.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92450f932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/mvnw.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+<# : batch portion
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@REM Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+@REM or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+@REM distributed with this work for additional information
+@REM regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+@REM to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+@REM "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+@REM with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+@REM
+@REM    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+@REM
+@REM Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+@REM software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+@REM "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+@REM KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+@REM specific language governing permissions and limitations
+@REM under the License.
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@REM Apache Maven Wrapper startup batch script, version 3.3.4
+@REM
+@REM Optional ENV vars
+@REM   MVNW_REPOURL - repo url base for downloading maven distribution
+@REM   MVNW_USERNAME/MVNW_PASSWORD - user and password for downloading maven
+@REM   MVNW_VERBOSE - true: enable verbose log; others: silence the output
+@REM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@IF "%__MVNW_ARG0_NAME__%"=="" (SET __MVNW_ARG0_NAME__=%~nx0)
+@SET __MVNW_CMD__=
+@SET __MVNW_ERROR__=
+@SET __MVNW_PSMODULEP_SAVE=%PSModulePath%
+@SET PSModulePath=
+@FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1* delims==" %%A IN (`powershell -noprofile "& {$scriptDir='%~dp0'; $script='%__MVNW_ARG0_NAME__%'; icm -ScriptBlock ([Scriptblock]::Create((Get-Content -Raw '%~f0'))) -NoNewScope}"`) DO @(
+  IF "%%A"=="MVN_CMD" (set __MVNW_CMD__=%%B) ELSE IF "%%B"=="" (echo %%A) ELSE (echo %%A=%%B)
+)
+@SET PSModulePath=%__MVNW_PSMODULEP_SAVE%
+@SET __MVNW_PSMODULEP_SAVE=
+@SET __MVNW_ARG0_NAME__=
+@SET MVNW_USERNAME=
+@SET MVNW_PASSWORD=
+@IF NOT "%__MVNW_CMD__%"=="" ("%__MVNW_CMD__%" %*)
+@echo Cannot start maven from wrapper >&2 && exit /b 1
+@GOTO :EOF
+: end batch / begin powershell #>
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+if ($env:MVNW_VERBOSE -eq "true") {
+  $VerbosePreference = "Continue"
+}
+
+# calculate distributionUrl, requires .mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
+$distributionUrl = (Get-Content -Raw "$scriptDir/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties" | ConvertFrom-StringData).distributionUrl
+if (!$distributionUrl) {
+  Write-Error "cannot read distributionUrl property in $scriptDir/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties"
+}
+
+switch -wildcard -casesensitive ( $($distributionUrl -replace '^.*/','') ) {
+  "maven-mvnd-*" {
+    $USE_MVND = $true
+    $distributionUrl = $distributionUrl -replace '-bin\.[^.]*$',"-windows-amd64.zip"
+    $MVN_CMD = "mvnd.cmd"
+    break
+  }
+  default {
+    $USE_MVND = $false
+    $MVN_CMD = $script -replace '^mvnw','mvn'
+    break
+  }
+}
+
+# apply MVNW_REPOURL and calculate MAVEN_HOME
+# maven home pattern: ~/.m2/wrapper/dists/{apache-maven-<version>,maven-mvnd-<version>-<platform>}/<hash>
+if ($env:MVNW_REPOURL) {
+  $MVNW_REPO_PATTERN = if ($USE_MVND -eq $False) { "/org/apache/maven/" } else { "/maven/mvnd/" }
+  $distributionUrl = "$env:MVNW_REPOURL$MVNW_REPO_PATTERN$($distributionUrl -replace "^.*$MVNW_REPO_PATTERN",'')"
+}
+$distributionUrlName = $distributionUrl -replace '^.*/',''
+$distributionUrlNameMain = $distributionUrlName -replace '\.[^.]*$','' -replace '-bin$',''
+
+$MAVEN_M2_PATH = "$HOME/.m2"
+if ($env:MAVEN_USER_HOME) {
+  $MAVEN_M2_PATH = "$env:MAVEN_USER_HOME"
+}
+
+if (-not (Test-Path -Path $MAVEN_M2_PATH)) {
+    New-Item -Path $MAVEN_M2_PATH -ItemType Directory | Out-Null
+}
+
+$MAVEN_WRAPPER_DISTS = $null
+if ((Get-Item $MAVEN_M2_PATH).Target[0] -eq $null) {
+  $MAVEN_WRAPPER_DISTS = "$MAVEN_M2_PATH/wrapper/dists"
+} else {
+  $MAVEN_WRAPPER_DISTS = (Get-Item $MAVEN_M2_PATH).Target[0] + "/wrapper/dists"
+}
+
+$MAVEN_HOME_PARENT = "$MAVEN_WRAPPER_DISTS/$distributionUrlNameMain"
+$MAVEN_HOME_NAME = ([System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256]::Create().ComputeHash([byte[]][char[]]$distributionUrl) | ForEach-Object {$_.ToString("x2")}) -join ''
+$MAVEN_HOME = "$MAVEN_HOME_PARENT/$MAVEN_HOME_NAME"
+
+if (Test-Path -Path "$MAVEN_HOME" -PathType Container) {
+  Write-Verbose "found existing MAVEN_HOME at $MAVEN_HOME"
+  Write-Output "MVN_CMD=$MAVEN_HOME/bin/$MVN_CMD"
+  exit $?
+}
+
+if (! $distributionUrlNameMain -or ($distributionUrlName -eq $distributionUrlNameMain)) {
+  Write-Error "distributionUrl is not valid, must end with *-bin.zip, but found $distributionUrl"
+}
+
+# prepare tmp dir
+$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR_HOLDER = New-TemporaryFile
+$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR = New-Item -Itemtype Directory -Path "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR_HOLDER.dir"
+$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR_HOLDER.Delete() | Out-Null
+trap {
+  if ($TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR.Exists) {
+    try { Remove-Item $TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR -Recurse -Force | Out-Null }
+    catch { Write-Warning "Cannot remove $TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR" }
+  }
+}
+
+New-Item -Itemtype Directory -Path "$MAVEN_HOME_PARENT" -Force | Out-Null
+
+# Download and Install Apache Maven
+Write-Verbose "Couldn't find MAVEN_HOME, downloading and installing it ..."
+Write-Verbose "Downloading from: $distributionUrl"
+Write-Verbose "Downloading to: $TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName"
+
+$webclient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
+if ($env:MVNW_USERNAME -and $env:MVNW_PASSWORD) {
+  $webclient.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential($env:MVNW_USERNAME, $env:MVNW_PASSWORD)
+}
+[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
+$webclient.DownloadFile($distributionUrl, "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName") | Out-Null
+
+# If specified, validate the SHA-256 sum of the Maven distribution zip file
+$distributionSha256Sum = (Get-Content -Raw "$scriptDir/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties" | ConvertFrom-StringData).distributionSha256Sum
+if ($distributionSha256Sum) {
+  if ($USE_MVND) {
+    Write-Error "Checksum validation is not supported for maven-mvnd. `nPlease disable validation by removing 'distributionSha256Sum' from your maven-wrapper.properties."
+  }
+  Import-Module $PSHOME\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility -Function Get-FileHash
+  if ((Get-FileHash "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName" -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLower() -ne $distributionSha256Sum) {
+    Write-Error "Error: Failed to validate Maven distribution SHA-256, your Maven distribution might be compromised. If you updated your Maven version, you need to update the specified distributionSha256Sum property."
+  }
+}
+
+# unzip and move
+Expand-Archive "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$distributionUrlName" -DestinationPath "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR" | Out-Null
+
+# Find the actual extracted directory name (handles snapshots where filename != directory name)
+$actualDistributionDir = ""
+
+# First try the expected directory name (for regular distributions)
+$expectedPath = Join-Path "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR" "$distributionUrlNameMain"
+$expectedMvnPath = Join-Path "$expectedPath" "bin/$MVN_CMD"
+if ((Test-Path -Path $expectedPath -PathType Container) -and (Test-Path -Path $expectedMvnPath -PathType Leaf)) {
+  $actualDistributionDir = $distributionUrlNameMain
+}
+
+# If not found, search for any directory with the Maven executable (for snapshots)
+if (!$actualDistributionDir) {
+  Get-ChildItem -Path "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR" -Directory | ForEach-Object {
+    $testPath = Join-Path $_.FullName "bin/$MVN_CMD"
+    if (Test-Path -Path $testPath -PathType Leaf) {
+      $actualDistributionDir = $_.Name
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+if (!$actualDistributionDir) {
+  Write-Error "Could not find Maven distribution directory in extracted archive"
+}
+
+Write-Verbose "Found extracted Maven distribution directory: $actualDistributionDir"
+Rename-Item -Path "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$actualDistributionDir" -NewName $MAVEN_HOME_NAME | Out-Null
+try {
+  Move-Item -Path "$TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR/$MAVEN_HOME_NAME" -Destination $MAVEN_HOME_PARENT | Out-Null
+} catch {
+  if (! (Test-Path -Path "$MAVEN_HOME" -PathType Container)) {
+    Write-Error "fail to move MAVEN_HOME"
+  }
+} finally {
+  try { Remove-Item $TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR -Recurse -Force | Out-Null }
+  catch { Write-Warning "Cannot remove $TMP_DOWNLOAD_DIR" }
+}
+
+Write-Output "MVN_CMD=$MAVEN_HOME/bin/$MVN_CMD"
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/pom.xml b/BookMyVenue/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..797610578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>3.5.3</version>
+		<relativePath />
+	</parent>
+
+	<groupId>com.Project</groupId>
+	<artifactId>BookMyVenue</artifactId>
+	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<name>BookMyVenue</name>
+	<description>Venue Booking Platform</description>
+
+	<properties>
+		<java.version>21</java.version>
+	</properties>
+
+	<dependencies>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+
+		<!-- REST APIs -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- Security -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-security</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- JPA -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- Validation -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- MySQL -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+			<artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- Flyway -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.flywaydb</groupId>
+			<artifactId>flyway-core</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.flywaydb</groupId>
+			<artifactId>flyway-mysql</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- JWT -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jjwt-api</artifactId>
+			<version>0.12.5</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jjwt-impl</artifactId>
+			<version>0.12.5</version>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jjwt-jackson</artifactId>
+			<version>0.12.5</version>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- Lombok -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+			<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<!-- Testing -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-security-test</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+	</dependencies>
+
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			</plugin>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<annotationProcessorPaths>
+						<path>
+							<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+							<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+							<version>1.18.38</version>
+						</path>
+					</annotationProcessorPaths>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/setx b/BookMyVenue/setx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/BookMyVenueApplication.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/BookMyVenueApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6974d850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/BookMyVenueApplication.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class BookMyVenueApplication {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		SpringApplication.run(BookMyVenueApplication.class, args);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/config/GlobalExceptionHandler.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/config/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61c012b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/config/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.config;
+
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.dto.ApiResponse;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.dto.ErrorResponse;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.exception.BadRequestException;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.exception.ResourceNotFoundException;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.exception.UnauthorizedException;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.validation.FieldError;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.MethodArgumentNotValidException;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestControllerAdvice;
+import org.springframework.web.context.request.WebRequest;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.NoHandlerFoundException;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@RestControllerAdvice
+@Slf4j
+public class GlobalExceptionHandler {
+    
+    @ExceptionHandler(ResourceNotFoundException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<?>> handleResourceNotFound(
+            ResourceNotFoundException ex, WebRequest request) {
+        log.error("Resource not found: {}", ex.getMessage());
+        ApiResponse<?> response = ApiResponse.error(ex.getMessage());
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(response, HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
+    }
+    
+    @ExceptionHandler(BadRequestException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<?>> handleBadRequest(
+            BadRequestException ex, WebRequest request) {
+        log.error("Bad request: {}", ex.getMessage());
+        ApiResponse<?> response = ApiResponse.error(ex.getMessage());
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(response, HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+    
+    @ExceptionHandler(UnauthorizedException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<?>> handleUnauthorized(
+            UnauthorizedException ex, WebRequest request) {
+        log.error("Unauthorized: {}", ex.getMessage());
+        ApiResponse<?> response = ApiResponse.error(ex.getMessage());
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(response, HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED);
+    }
+    
+    @ExceptionHandler(MethodArgumentNotValidException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<ErrorResponse> handleValidationException(
+            MethodArgumentNotValidException ex, WebRequest request) {
+        Map<String, String> validationErrors = new HashMap<>();
+        ex.getBindingResult().getAllErrors().forEach((error) -> {
+            String fieldName = ((FieldError) error).getField();
+            String errorMessage = error.getDefaultMessage();
+            validationErrors.put(fieldName, errorMessage);
+        });
+        
+        ErrorResponse response = new ErrorResponse(
+                HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST.value(),
+                "Validation failed",
+                "Input validation error",
+                request.getDescription(false).replace("uri=", "")
+        );
+        response.setValidationErrors(validationErrors);
+        
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(response, HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+    
+    @ExceptionHandler(NoHandlerFoundException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<?>> handleNotFound(
+            NoHandlerFoundException ex, WebRequest request) {
+        log.error("Endpoint not found: {}", ex.getMessage());
+        ApiResponse<?> response = ApiResponse.error("Endpoint not found");
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(response, HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
+    }
+    
+    @ExceptionHandler(Exception.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<?>> handleGlobalException(
+            Exception ex, WebRequest request) {
+        log.error("Internal server error: ", ex);
+        ApiResponse<?> response = ApiResponse.error("Internal server error");
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(response, HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/config/HealthCheckController.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/config/HealthCheckController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c65f92a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/config/HealthCheckController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.config;
+
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.dto.ApiResponse;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/health")
+public class HealthCheckController {
+    
+    @GetMapping
+    public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<String>> healthCheck() {
+        ApiResponse<String> response = ApiResponse.success(
+            "Application is running", 
+            "BookMyVenue API is healthy"
+        );
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(response);
+    }
+    
+    @GetMapping("/status")
+    public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<String>> getStatus() {
+        ApiResponse<String> response = ApiResponse.success(
+            "Status check", 
+            "Phase 1: Foundation Setup - Complete"
+        );
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(response);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/config/SecurityConfig.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/config/SecurityConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aff4284e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/config/SecurityConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.config;
+
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.security.JwtAuthenticationFilter;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.security.crypto.bcrypt.BCryptPasswordEncoder;
+import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
+import org.springframework.security.web.SecurityFilterChain;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
+import org.springframework.security.config.http.SessionCreationPolicy;
+import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter;
+
+@Configuration
+@EnableWebSecurity
+public class SecurityConfig {
+    
+    private final JwtAuthenticationFilter jwtAuthenticationFilter;
+    
+    public SecurityConfig(JwtAuthenticationFilter jwtAuthenticationFilter) {
+        this.jwtAuthenticationFilter = jwtAuthenticationFilter;
+    }
+    
+    @Bean
+    public SecurityFilterChain securityFilterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
+        http
+            .csrf().disable()
+            .cors().and()
+            .sessionManagement()
+                .sessionCreationPolicy(SessionCreationPolicy.STATELESS)
+            .and()
+            .authorizeHttpRequests()
+                // Public endpoints - no authentication required
+                .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/api/health").permitAll()
+                .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/api/health/**").permitAll()
+                .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.POST, "/api/auth/register").permitAll()
+                .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.POST, "/api/auth/login").permitAll()
+                .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/api/auth/profile").permitAll()
+                // All other endpoints require authentication
+                .anyRequest().authenticated()
+            .and()
+            .addFilterBefore(jwtAuthenticationFilter, UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter.class);
+        
+        return http.build();
+    }
+    
+    @Bean
+    public PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder() {
+        return new BCryptPasswordEncoder();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/constants/AppConstants.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/constants/AppConstants.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce83a1409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/constants/AppConstants.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.constants;
+
+public class AppConstants {
+    
+    public static final String JWT_SECRET = "BookMyVenue_SECRET_KEY_256_BIT_LENGTH_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_FOR_SECURITY";
+    public static final long JWT_EXPIRATION = 86400000; // 24 hours in milliseconds
+    public static final String JWT_HEADER = "Authorization";
+    public static final String JWT_PREFIX = "Bearer ";
+    
+    public static final String ROLE_USER = "ROLE_USER";
+    public static final String ROLE_VENUE_MANAGER = "ROLE_VENUE_MANAGER";
+    public static final String ROLE_ADMIN = "ROLE_ADMIN";
+    
+    public static final int PAGE_SIZE_DEFAULT = 10;
+    public static final int PAGE_NUMBER_DEFAULT = 0;
+    
+    public static final String SUCCESS = "SUCCESS";
+    public static final String ERROR = "ERROR";
+    public static final String PENDING = "PENDING";
+    public static final String CONFIRMED = "CONFIRMED";
+    public static final String CANCELLED = "CANCELLED";
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/dto/ApiResponse.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/dto/ApiResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62b737d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/dto/ApiResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.dto;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class ApiResponse<T> {
+    
+    private boolean success;
+    private String message;
+    private T data;
+    private LocalDateTime timestamp;
+    private String path;
+    
+    public ApiResponse(boolean success, String message, T data) {
+        this.success = success;
+        this.message = message;
+        this.data = data;
+        this.timestamp = LocalDateTime.now();
+    }
+    
+    public static <T> ApiResponse<T> success(String message, T data) {
+        return new ApiResponse<>(true, message, data);
+    }
+    
+    public static <T> ApiResponse<T> error(String message) {
+        return new ApiResponse<>(false, message, null);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/dto/ErrorResponse.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/dto/ErrorResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00fb12b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/dto/ErrorResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.dto;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class ErrorResponse {
+    
+    private int status;
+    private String message;
+    private String error;
+    private LocalDateTime timestamp;
+    private String path;
+    private Map<String, String> validationErrors;
+    
+    public ErrorResponse(int status, String message, String error, String path) {
+        this.status = status;
+        this.message = message;
+        this.error = error;
+        this.path = path;
+        this.timestamp = LocalDateTime.now();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/dto/PaginatedResponse.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/dto/PaginatedResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03871a7bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/dto/PaginatedResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.dto;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class PaginatedResponse<T> {
+    
+    private List<T> content;
+    private int pageNumber;
+    private int pageSize;
+    private long totalElements;
+    private int totalPages;
+    private boolean isLast;
+    private boolean isFirst;
+    
+    public PaginatedResponse(List<T> content, int pageNumber, int pageSize, 
+                            long totalElements, int totalPages) {
+        this.content = content;
+        this.pageNumber = pageNumber;
+        this.pageSize = pageSize;
+        this.totalElements = totalElements;
+        this.totalPages = totalPages;
+        this.isLast = pageNumber == totalPages - 1;
+        this.isFirst = pageNumber == 0;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/exception/BadRequestException.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/exception/BadRequestException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc8901621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/exception/BadRequestException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.exception;
+
+public class BadRequestException extends RuntimeException {
+    
+    public BadRequestException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+    
+    public BadRequestException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/exception/ResourceNotFoundException.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/exception/ResourceNotFoundException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05291d6a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/exception/ResourceNotFoundException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.exception;
+
+public class ResourceNotFoundException extends RuntimeException {
+    
+    private String resourceName;
+    private String fieldName;
+    private Object fieldValue;
+    
+    public ResourceNotFoundException(String resourceName, String fieldName, Object fieldValue) {
+        super(String.format("%s not found with %s: '%s'", resourceName, fieldName, fieldValue));
+        this.resourceName = resourceName;
+        this.fieldName = fieldName;
+        this.fieldValue = fieldValue;
+    }
+    
+    public ResourceNotFoundException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+    
+    public String getResourceName() {
+        return resourceName;
+    }
+    
+    public String getFieldName() {
+        return fieldName;
+    }
+    
+    public Object getFieldValue() {
+        return fieldValue;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/exception/UnauthorizedException.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/exception/UnauthorizedException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2cefedc92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/common/exception/UnauthorizedException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.exception;
+
+public class UnauthorizedException extends RuntimeException {
+    
+    public UnauthorizedException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+    
+    public UnauthorizedException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/controller/UserController.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/controller/UserController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e1775a13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/controller/UserController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+    package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.controller;
+
+    import com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.dto.ApiResponse;
+    import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto.UserLoginRequest;
+    import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto.UserLoginResponse;
+    import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto.UserRegisterRequest;
+    import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto.UserResponse;
+    import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.security.JwtTokenProvider;
+    import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.service.UserService;
+    import jakarta.validation.Valid;
+    import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+    import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+    import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+    import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
+
+    @RestController
+    @RequestMapping("/api/auth")
+    @Slf4j
+    public class UserController {
+        
+        private final UserService userService;
+        private final JwtTokenProvider jwtTokenProvider;
+        
+        public UserController(UserService userService, JwtTokenProvider jwtTokenProvider) {
+            this.userService = userService;
+            this.jwtTokenProvider = jwtTokenProvider;
+        }
+        
+        /**
+         * Register a new user
+         */
+        @PostMapping("/register")
+        public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<UserResponse>> registerUser(
+                @Valid @RequestBody UserRegisterRequest request) {
+            log.info("Received registration request for email: {}", request.getEmail());
+            UserResponse response = userService.registerUser(request);
+            ApiResponse<UserResponse> apiResponse = ApiResponse.success(
+                "User registered successfully",
+                response
+            );
+            return new ResponseEntity<>(apiResponse, HttpStatus.CREATED);
+        }
+        
+        /**
+         * Login user and get JWT token
+         */
+        @PostMapping("/login")
+        public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<UserLoginResponse>> loginUser(
+                @Valid @RequestBody UserLoginRequest request) {
+            log.info("Received login request for email: {}", request.getEmail());
+            UserLoginResponse response = userService.loginUser(request);
+            ApiResponse<UserLoginResponse> apiResponse = ApiResponse.success(
+                "Login successful",
+                response
+            );
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(apiResponse);
+        }
+        
+        /**
+         * Get current authenticated user profile
+         */
+        @GetMapping("/profile")
+        public ResponseEntity<ApiResponse<UserResponse>> getUserProfile(
+                @RequestHeader("Authorization") String token) {
+            // Extract token without "Bearer " prefix
+            String jwtToken = token.substring(7);
+            String email = jwtTokenProvider.getEmailFromToken(jwtToken);
+            
+            log.info("Fetching user profile for email: {}", email);
+            UserResponse response = userService.getUserByEmail(email);
+            ApiResponse<UserResponse> apiResponse = ApiResponse.success(
+                "User profile retrieved successfully",
+                response
+            );
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(apiResponse);
+        }
+    }
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diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserLoginRequest.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserLoginRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c50d3552a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserLoginRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto;
+
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class UserLoginRequest {
+    
+    @NotBlank(message = "Email is required")
+    private String email;
+    
+    @NotBlank(message = "Password is required")
+    private String password;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserLoginResponse.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserLoginResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bccc0e80c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserLoginResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class UserLoginResponse {
+    
+    private Long userId;
+    private String username;
+    private String email;
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
+    private String role;
+    private String accessToken;
+    private String tokenType = "Bearer";
+    private Long expiresIn;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserRegisterRequest.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserRegisterRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..912c51998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserRegisterRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto;
+
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.Email;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.Size;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class UserRegisterRequest {
+    
+    @NotBlank(message = "Email is required")
+    @Email(message = "Email should be valid")
+    private String email;
+    
+    @NotBlank(message = "Username is required")
+    @Size(min = 3, max = 50, message = "Username must be between 3 and 50 characters")
+    private String username;
+    
+    @NotBlank(message = "Password is required")
+    @Size(min = 6, message = "Password must be at least 6 characters")
+    private String password;
+    
+    @NotBlank(message = "First name is required")
+    @Size(min = 2, max = 100, message = "First name must be between 2 and 100 characters")
+    private String firstName;
+    
+    @NotBlank(message = "Last name is required")
+    @Size(min = 2, max = 100, message = "Last name must be between 2 and 100 characters")
+    private String lastName;
+    
+    @Size(max = 10, message = "Phone number must be at most 10 characters")
+    private String phoneNumber;
+}
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diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserResponse.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24a8298ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/dto/UserResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class UserResponse {
+    
+    private Long id;
+    private String email;
+    private String username;
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
+    private String phoneNumber;
+    private String role;
+    private Boolean isActive;
+    private Boolean isEmailVerified;
+    private LocalDateTime createdAt;
+    private LocalDateTime updatedAt;
+}
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diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/entity/User.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/entity/User.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a734ed03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/entity/User.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.entity;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.*;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "users", uniqueConstraints = {
+    @UniqueConstraint(columnNames = "email"),
+    @UniqueConstraint(columnNames = "username")
+})
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class User {
+    
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
+    private Long id;
+    
+    @Column(nullable = false, unique = true)
+    private String email;
+    
+    @Column(nullable = false, unique = true)
+    private String username;
+    
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    private String password;
+    
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    private String firstName;
+    
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    private String lastName;
+    
+    @Column(length = 10)
+    private String phoneNumber;
+    
+    @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    private UserRole role;
+    
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    private Boolean isActive = true;
+    
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    private Boolean isEmailVerified = false;
+    
+    @Column(nullable = false, updatable = false)
+    private LocalDateTime createdAt;
+    
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    private LocalDateTime updatedAt;
+    
+    @PrePersist
+    protected void onCreate() {
+        createdAt = LocalDateTime.now();
+        updatedAt = LocalDateTime.now();
+    }
+    
+    @PreUpdate
+    protected void onUpdate() {
+        updatedAt = LocalDateTime.now();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/entity/UserRole.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/entity/UserRole.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9854f9e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/entity/UserRole.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.entity;
+
+public enum UserRole {
+    ROLE_USER("User"),
+    ROLE_VENUE_MANAGER("Venue Manager"),
+    ROLE_ADMIN("Administrator");
+    
+    private final String displayName;
+    
+    UserRole(String displayName) {
+        this.displayName = displayName;
+    }
+    
+    public String getDisplayName() {
+        return displayName;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/mapper/UserMapper.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/mapper/UserMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0dbe5fc94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/mapper/UserMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.mapper;
+
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto.UserResponse;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.entity.User;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class UserMapper {
+    
+    public UserResponse toUserResponse(User user) {
+        if (user == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        
+        UserResponse response = new UserResponse();
+        response.setId(user.getId());
+        response.setEmail(user.getEmail());
+        response.setUsername(user.getUsername());
+        response.setFirstName(user.getFirstName());
+        response.setLastName(user.getLastName());
+        response.setPhoneNumber(user.getPhoneNumber());
+        response.setRole(user.getRole().name());
+        response.setIsActive(user.getIsActive());
+        response.setIsEmailVerified(user.getIsEmailVerified());
+        response.setCreatedAt(user.getCreatedAt());
+        response.setUpdatedAt(user.getUpdatedAt());
+        
+        return response;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/repository/UserRepository.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/repository/UserRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b81702bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/repository/UserRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.repository;
+
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.entity.User;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+@Repository
+public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Long> {
+    
+    Optional<User> findByEmail(String email);
+    
+    Optional<User> findByUsername(String username);
+    
+    Boolean existsByEmail(String email);
+    
+    Boolean existsByUsername(String username);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/security/JwtAuthenticationFilter.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/security/JwtAuthenticationFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6951d4d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/security/JwtAuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.security;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter;
+import jakarta.servlet.FilterChain;
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
+import org.springframework.security.authentication.UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken;
+import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContextHolder;
+import org.springframework.security.core.authority.SimpleGrantedAuthority;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+@Component
+@Slf4j
+public class JwtAuthenticationFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
+
+    private final JwtTokenProvider tokenProvider;
+
+    public JwtAuthenticationFilter(JwtTokenProvider tokenProvider) {
+        this.tokenProvider = tokenProvider;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response,
+            FilterChain filterChain) throws ServletException, IOException {
+        try {
+            String jwt = getJwtFromRequest(request);
+
+            if (jwt != null && tokenProvider.validateToken(jwt)) {
+
+                String email = tokenProvider.getEmailFromToken(jwt);
+                String role = tokenProvider.getRoleFromToken(jwt);
+
+                UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken authentication = new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken(
+                        email,
+                        null,
+                        Collections.singletonList(
+                                new SimpleGrantedAuthority("ROLE_" + role)));
+
+                SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(authentication);
+
+                log.info("Authenticated user: {}", email);
+            }
+
+        } catch (
+
+        Exception ex) {
+            log.error("Could not set user authentication in security context", ex);
+        }
+
+        filterChain.doFilter(request, response);
+    }
+
+    private String getJwtFromRequest(HttpServletRequest request) {
+        String bearerToken = request.getHeader("Authorization");
+        if (bearerToken != null && bearerToken.startsWith("Bearer ")) {
+            return bearerToken.substring(7);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/security/JwtTokenProvider.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/security/JwtTokenProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2f9531c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/security/JwtTokenProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.security;
+
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.constants.AppConstants;
+import io.jsonwebtoken.Claims;
+import io.jsonwebtoken.Jwts;
+import io.jsonwebtoken.SignatureAlgorithm;
+import io.jsonwebtoken.security.Keys;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Component
+@Slf4j
+public class JwtTokenProvider {
+
+    private final SecretKey key;
+
+    public JwtTokenProvider() {
+        this.key = Keys.hmacShaKeyFor(AppConstants.JWT_SECRET.getBytes());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generate JWT token from email and role
+     */
+    public String generateToken(String email, String role) {
+        Map<String, Object> claims = new HashMap<>();
+        claims.put("role", role);
+        return createToken(claims, email);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create token with claims
+     */
+    private String createToken(Map<String, Object> claims, String subject) {
+        Date now = new Date();
+        Date expiryDate = new Date(now.getTime() + AppConstants.JWT_EXPIRATION);
+
+        return Jwts.builder()
+                .setClaims(claims)
+                .setSubject(subject)
+                .setIssuedAt(now)
+                .setExpiration(expiryDate)
+                .signWith(key, SignatureAlgorithm.HS512)
+                .compact();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get email from token
+     */
+    public String getEmailFromToken(String token) {
+        return getAllClaimsFromToken(token).getSubject();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get role from token
+     */
+    public String getRoleFromToken(String token) {
+        return (String) getAllClaimsFromToken(token).get("role");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if token is valid
+     */
+    public Boolean validateToken(String token) {
+        try {
+            Jwts.parser()
+                    .verifyWith(key)
+                    .build()
+                    .parseSignedClaims(token);
+            return true;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("Invalid JWT token: {}", e.getMessage());
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if token is expired
+     */
+    public Boolean isTokenExpired(String token) {
+        try {
+            Claims claims = getAllClaimsFromToken(token);
+            return claims.getExpiration().before(new Date());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get all claims from token
+     */
+    private Claims getAllClaimsFromToken(String token) {
+        return Jwts.parser()
+        .verifyWith(key)
+        .build()
+        .parseSignedClaims(token)
+        .getPayload();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/service/UserService.java b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/service/UserService.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32cf34ed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/user/service/UserService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.service;
+
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.exception.BadRequestException;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.exception.ResourceNotFoundException;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto.UserLoginRequest;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto.UserLoginResponse;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto.UserRegisterRequest;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.dto.UserResponse;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.entity.User;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.entity.UserRole;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.mapper.UserMapper;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.repository.UserRepository;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.user.security.JwtTokenProvider;
+import com.Project.BookMyVenue.common.constants.AppConstants;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+
+@Service
+@Slf4j
+@Transactional
+public class UserService {
+    
+    private final UserRepository userRepository;
+    private final PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder;
+    private final JwtTokenProvider jwtTokenProvider;
+    private final UserMapper userMapper;
+    
+    public UserService(UserRepository userRepository, PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder,
+                      JwtTokenProvider jwtTokenProvider, UserMapper userMapper) {
+        this.userRepository = userRepository;
+        this.passwordEncoder = passwordEncoder;
+        this.jwtTokenProvider = jwtTokenProvider;
+        this.userMapper = userMapper;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Register a new user
+     */
+    public UserResponse registerUser(UserRegisterRequest request) {
+        log.info("Attempting to register user with email: {}", request.getEmail());
+        
+        // Check if email already exists
+        if (userRepository.existsByEmail(request.getEmail())) {
+            throw new BadRequestException("Email is already registered");
+        }
+        
+        // Check if username already exists
+        if (userRepository.existsByUsername(request.getUsername())) {
+            throw new BadRequestException("Username is already taken");
+        }
+        
+        // Create new user
+        User user = new User();
+        user.setEmail(request.getEmail());
+        user.setUsername(request.getUsername());
+        user.setPassword(passwordEncoder.encode(request.getPassword()));
+        user.setFirstName(request.getFirstName());
+        user.setLastName(request.getLastName());
+        user.setPhoneNumber(request.getPhoneNumber());
+        user.setRole(UserRole.ROLE_USER);
+        user.setIsActive(true);
+        user.setIsEmailVerified(false);
+        
+        User savedUser = userRepository.save(user);
+        log.info("User registered successfully with id: {}", savedUser.getId());
+        
+        return userMapper.toUserResponse(savedUser);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Login user and return JWT token
+     */
+    public UserLoginResponse loginUser(UserLoginRequest request) {
+        log.info("Attempting to login user with email: {}", request.getEmail());
+        
+        User user = userRepository.findByEmail(request.getEmail())
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("User", "email", request.getEmail()));
+        
+        // Verify password
+        if (!passwordEncoder.matches(request.getPassword(), user.getPassword())) {
+            throw new BadRequestException("Invalid email or password");
+        }
+        
+        // Check if user is active
+        if (!user.getIsActive()) {
+            throw new BadRequestException("User account is deactivated");
+        }
+        
+        // Generate JWT token
+        String token = jwtTokenProvider.generateToken(user.getEmail(), user.getRole().name());
+        
+        log.info("User logged in successfully with email: {}", request.getEmail());
+        
+        UserLoginResponse response = new UserLoginResponse();
+        response.setUserId(user.getId());
+        response.setUsername(user.getUsername());
+        response.setEmail(user.getEmail());
+        response.setFirstName(user.getFirstName());
+        response.setLastName(user.getLastName());
+        response.setRole(user.getRole().name());
+        response.setAccessToken(token);
+        response.setTokenType("Bearer");
+        response.setExpiresIn(AppConstants.JWT_EXPIRATION);
+        
+        return response;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get user by email
+     */
+    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
+    public UserResponse getUserByEmail(String email) {
+        User user = userRepository.findByEmail(email)
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("User", "email", email));
+        return userMapper.toUserResponse(user);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get user by ID
+     */
+    @Transactional(readOnly = true)
+    public UserResponse getUserById(Long userId) {
+        User user = userRepository.findById(userId)
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("User", "id", userId));
+        return userMapper.toUserResponse(user);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/resources/application.properties b/BookMyVenue/src/main/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d13eb86b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Application
+spring.application.name=BookMyVenue
+server.port=8081
+
+# Database Configuration - MySQL
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/bookmyvenue
+spring.datasource.username=root
+spring.datasource.password=Mysql@1847
+
+# Flyway Configuration
+spring.flyway.locations=classpath:db/migration
+spring.flyway.baseline-on-migrate=true
+
+# JPA Configuration
+spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
+spring.jpa.show-sql=true
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.format_sql=true
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.use_sql_comments=true
+
+spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver
+
+# Logging
+logging.level.root=INFO
+logging.level.com.Project.BookMyVenue=DEBUG
+logging.pattern.console=%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n
+
+# Error Handling
+server.error.include-message=always
+server.error.include-binding-errors=always
+server.error.include-stacktrace=on_param
+server.error.include-exception=false
+
+# HTTP Encoding
+spring.http.encoding.charset=UTF-8
+spring.http.encoding.enabled=true
+spring.http.encoding.force=true
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diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1__Create_Users_Table.sql b/BookMyVenue/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1__Create_Users_Table.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..293d75f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1__Create_Users_Table.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+-- Users Table
+CREATE TABLE users (
+    id BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    first_name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
+    last_name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
+    phone_number VARCHAR(10),
+    role VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'ROLE_USER',
+    is_active BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT TRUE,
+    is_email_verified BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
+    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    INDEX idx_email (email),
+    INDEX idx_username (username),
+    INDEX idx_role (role)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
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diff --git a/BookMyVenue/src/test/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/BookMyVenueApplicationTests.java b/BookMyVenue/src/test/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/BookMyVenueApplicationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b4ca1518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BookMyVenue/src/test/java/com/Project/BookMyVenue/BookMyVenueApplicationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.Project.BookMyVenue;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+
+@SpringBootTest
+class BookMyVenueApplicationTests {
+
+	@Test
+	void contextLoads() {
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68d8b36b8..ef34179a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# BookMyVenue (by WeCode)
+#  BookMyVenue (by WeCode)
 
 BookMyVenue is a 100% open-source initiative built by the **WeCode community**, designed to simplify the process of finding and booking venues in local areas. This is a platform built for the community, by the community. Whether you're looking for a cozy cafe for a quick meetup, a spacious auditorium for a community event, or a scenic outdoor space for a personal celebration, BookMyVenue aims to connect people with the perfect space—without the commercial overhead.