# araut1/payroll-management-system architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository araut1/payroll-management-system, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-09-28). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/araut1/payroll-management-system
- Repository: https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system

## Overview

This is a console-based employee payroll management program, implemented in the C++ source; the Java file is only a placeholder. Users enter through the main menu to add, modify, delete, find, or list employee records, or produce an employee salary slip. Employee records are persisted in EMPLOYEE.DAT. The README documents the full feature set, while the sampled excerpts only expose parts of the C++ implementation, so uncertain internal calls are omitted.

Main entry points: [`payrollManagementSystem.cpp`](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp) (Employee operations)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_interaction["Console interaction"]
  node_main["Program entry"]
  node_menu["Main menu"]
  node_screen["Console UI"]
end

subgraph group_records["Employee records"]
  node_employee["Employee operations"]
  node_add["Add employee"]
  node_modify["Modify employee"]
  node_delete["Delete employee"]
  node_display["Display record"]
  node_list["List employees"]
  node_record_helpers["Record helpers"]
  node_employee_file[("EMPLOYEE.DAT")]
end

subgraph group_payroll["Payroll output"]
  node_salary_slip["Salary slip"]
end

node_user(("User"))

node_user -->|"starts"| node_main
node_main -->|"calls"| node_menu
node_menu -->|"renders"| node_screen
node_menu -->|"dispatches"| node_employee
node_employee -->|"dispatches"| node_add
node_employee -->|"dispatches"| node_modify
node_employee -->|"dispatches"| node_delete
node_employee -->|"dispatches"| node_display
node_employee -->|"dispatches"| node_list
node_employee -->|"dispatches"| node_salary_slip
node_add -->|"writes"| node_employee_file
node_modify -->|"gets record number"| node_record_helpers
node_modify -->|"writes"| node_employee_file
node_delete -->|"updates"| node_employee_file
node_display -->|"reads"| node_employee_file
node_list -->|"reads"| node_employee_file
node_salary_slip -->|"reads"| node_employee_file

click node_main "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"
click node_menu "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"
click node_screen "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"
click node_employee "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"
click node_add "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"
click node_modify "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"
click node_delete "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"
click node_display "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"
click node_list "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"
click node_record_helpers "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"
click node_employee_file "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"
click node_salary_slip "https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp"

classDef toneNeutral fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#334155,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#0f172a
classDef toneBlue fill:#dbeafe,stroke:#2563eb,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#172554
classDef toneAmber fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#d97706,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#78350f
classDef toneMint fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#16a34a,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#14532d
classDef toneRose fill:#ffe4e6,stroke:#e11d48,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#881337
classDef toneIndigo fill:#e0e7ff,stroke:#4f46e5,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#312e81
classDef toneTeal fill:#ccfbf1,stroke:#0f766e,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#134e4a
class node_main,node_menu,node_screen,node_user toneBlue
class node_employee,node_add,node_modify,node_delete,node_display,node_list,node_record_helpers,node_employee_file toneAmber
class node_salary_slip toneMint
```

## Components

### Console interaction

- [Program entry](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`
- [Main menu](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`
- [Console UI](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`

### Employee records

- [Employee operations](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`
- [Add employee](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`
- [Modify employee](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`
- [Delete employee](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`
- [Display record](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`
- [List employees](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`
- [Record helpers](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`
- [EMPLOYEE.DAT](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`

### Payroll output

- [Salary slip](https://github.com/araut1/payroll-management-system/blob/master/payrollManagementSystem.cpp): `payrollManagementSystem.cpp`

### Other components

- **User**

## Connections

- User → Program entry: starts
- Program entry → Main menu: calls
- Main menu → Console UI: renders
- Main menu → Employee operations: dispatches
- Employee operations → Add employee: dispatches
- Employee operations → Modify employee: dispatches
- Employee operations → Delete employee: dispatches
- Employee operations → Display record: dispatches
- Employee operations → List employees: dispatches
- Employee operations → Salary slip: dispatches
- Add employee → EMPLOYEE.DAT: writes
- Modify employee → Record helpers: gets record number
- Modify employee → EMPLOYEE.DAT: writes
- Delete employee → EMPLOYEE.DAT: updates
- Display record → EMPLOYEE.DAT: reads
- List employees → EMPLOYEE.DAT: reads
- Salary slip → EMPLOYEE.DAT: reads