Samarium v0.9.6 - Improvements and fixes (Delete implemented, models in standard directory, consistent directory structure, UI updates)

Hello All,

Made some improvements to my project in past months. Sharing the update here.

It is a business management tool, made using Laravel and Livewire.

https://github.com/oitcode/samarium

|Area|Improvements|
|:-|:-|
|Delete|Delete functionality added in most of the modules.|
|Models in proper directory|Have moved all the models inside app/Models directory, as is the Laravel standard now. Previously models were in /app directory. Also have grouped models inside related subdirectory. For example product related models are in app/Models/Product directory.|
|Consistent Livewire component directory structure|All livewire components have a consistent directory structure now. |
|Started using service classes.|Have started to use service classes which are in app/Services directory. It is a work in progress, but aim is to move the application/business logic out of models and move them to service classes.|
|UI updates|Made UI changes to make it more user friendly. |
|POS/Billing UI updates|POS/Billing has been made more traditional type UI.|
|Misc updates|Bug fixes.|

https://preview.redd.it/cla3roo1ui8f1.png?width=1846&format=png&auto=webp&s=4a645489c516ff3238dee7429652f3fdcab54de6

It is a work in progress, but still sharing the update here.

Feedback, comments and/or contributions are highly appreciated.

Thanks.

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