How Amenity Booking Works in Plinth

How amenity booking works in Plinth

Admins define amenities and booking rules at Admin → Amenities; residents reserve slots at Amenities. The database enforces one booking per time window — no honour system.

Admin: create an amenity

1. Open Admin → Amenities (/admin/amenities).
2. Add an amenity — e.g. Clubhouse, Gym, or Party hall.
3. Optionally add a description.
4. Toggle requires approval if the committee must sign off before the slot is firm (party halls, large gatherings).
5. Leave approval off for self-serve facilities like the gym — bookings confirm immediately.

Resident: book a slot

1. Open Amenities (/amenities).
2. Pick an amenity and choose start and end time.
3. Optionally note guest count and link the booking to your flat.
4. Submit — Plinth calls book_amenity:
   • Confirmed if approval is not required.
   • Pending if the amenity needs admin approval.
5. If someone else already holds that window, booking fails — the slot is not silently overwritten.

Admin: approve pending bookings

1. On Admin → Amenities, open pending bookings.
2. Tap Approve — status becomes confirmed (blocked again if another confirmed booking now overlaps).
3. Every approval is audit-logged.

Cancel a booking

Residents who made the booking, and society admins, can cancel via cancel_amenity_booking. Status becomes cancelled and the time slot frees up.

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