SmartFinance (WPF)

Simple desktop budget tracker built with WPF and .NET 8.

This is a personal learning project where I practice:

• WPF + MVVM
• Layered architecture
• EF Core with SQLite
• Clean project structure

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Application Preview (v1.0.0)

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What it does (v1.0.0)

• Add transactions (amount, category, note, type)
• Delete transactions
• Data is stored in SQLite
• Data persists after restart
• Basic layered architecture:
  • App (UI)
  • Core (Domain)
  • Infrastructure (EF Core + SQLite)
  • Application (Services / Use cases)

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Tech stack

• .NET 8 (WPF)
• CommunityToolkit.Mvvm
• Entity Framework Core 8
• SQLite

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Architecture overview

SmartFinance.App
→ WPF UI and ViewModels

SmartFinance.Core
→ Domain models (Transaction, Enums) and interfaces

SmartFinance.Infrastructure
→ EF Core DbContext and repository implementations

SmartFinance.Application
→ Application services (transaction logic, validation, parsing)

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How to run

1. Open SmartFinance.sln
2. Run the WPF project
3. SQLite database will be created automatically in AppData

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Current status

This is the foundation version (v1.0.0).
The goal was to build clean architecture and working persistence first.

Planned next steps:

• Categories
• Accounts
• Dashboard with analytics
• Budgets and goals

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Why I built this

I wanted to build a real desktop app from scratch, not just small demos.
This project helps me understand:

• Separation of concerns
• Working with EF Core in desktop apps
• Application vs Domain logic
• Structuring medium-sized projects

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Project is still in active development.