fixed problems with file Path

#43

README.md

@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@ These branches are for bugfixes.
 
 These branches are for javadoc and project documentation (such as the readme, class diagrams etc.).
 
+
+## User Manual
+- Search Plant List: if first Char is '#': only exact match in ID.

build.gradle

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
     id 'org.beryx.jlink' version '2.25.0'
 }
 
-group 'ch.zhaw.pm3'
+group 'ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung'
 version '1.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
 repositories {
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:${junitVersion}")
     testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:${junitVersion}")
+    implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-databind', version: '2.13.4'
+    implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.13.4'
+    implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jdk8:2.13.4'
+    testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:4.3.+'
 }
 
 test {

doc/Classdiagramm/layer-diagram.uxf

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<diagram program="umletino" version="15.0.0"><zoom_level>10</zoom_level><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>390</x><y>60</y><w>340</w><h>100</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>UI</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>390</x><y>180</y><w>460</w><h>120</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>Domain</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>390</x><y>330</y><w>460</w><h>120</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>Technical Services</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>400</x><y>90</y><w>100</w><h>60</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>Views (JFX)</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>400</x><y>220</y><w>100</w><h>60</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>IO</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>400</x><y>370</y><w>100</w><h>60</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>Jackson</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>510</x><y>220</y><w>100</w><h>60</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>Types</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>620</x><y>220</y><w>100</w><h>60</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>Models</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>510</x><y>90</y><w>110</w><h>60</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>Controllers (JFX)</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>510</x><y>370</y><w>100</w><h>60</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>Logging</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>620</x><y>370</y><w>100</w><h>60</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>JavaFX</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>730</x><y>220</y><w>110</w><h>60</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>Services</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>UMLPackage</id><coordinates><x>730</x><y>370</y><w>110</w><h>60</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>HTTP/API</panel_attributes><additional_attributes></additional_attributes></element><element><id>Relation</id><coordinates><x>570</x><y>150</y><w>90</w><h>70</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>lt=.&gt;
+</panel_attributes><additional_attributes>70;10;10;50</additional_attributes></element><element><id>Relation</id><coordinates><x>570</x><y>290</y><w>110</w><h>80</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>lt=.&gt;
+</panel_attributes><additional_attributes>90;10;10;60</additional_attributes></element><element><id>Relation</id><coordinates><x>340</x><y>120</y><w>350</w><h>400</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>lt=.&gt;
+</panel_attributes><additional_attributes>60;10;10;10;10;380;330;380;330;310</additional_attributes></element><element><id>Relation</id><coordinates><x>770</x><y>270</y><w>30</w><h>120</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>lt=.&gt;
+</panel_attributes><additional_attributes>10;10;10;100</additional_attributes></element><element><id>Relation</id><coordinates><x>360</x><y>250</y><w>60</w><h>180</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>lt=.&gt;
+</panel_attributes><additional_attributes>40;10;10;10;10;160;40;160</additional_attributes></element><element><id>Relation</id><coordinates><x>610</x><y>120</y><w>70</w><h>120</h></coordinates><panel_attributes>lt=.&gt;
+</panel_attributes><additional_attributes>10;10;50;10;50;100</additional_attributes></element></diagram>

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/HelloApplication.java

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 public class HelloApplication extends Application {
     @Override
     public void start(Stage stage) throws IOException {
-        FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(HelloApplication.class.getResource("hello-view.fxml"));
-        Scene scene = new Scene(fxmlLoader.load(), 320, 240);
-        stage.setTitle("Hello!");
+        FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(HelloApplication.class.getResource("MainFXML.fxml"));
+        Scene scene = new Scene(fxmlLoader.load());
+        stage.setTitle("Gartenverwaltung");
         stage.setScene(scene);
         stage.show();
     }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/HomeController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung;
+
+public class HomeController
+{
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/MainFXMLController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung;
+
+import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
+import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
+import javafx.scene.Node;
+import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+
+public class MainFXMLController implements Initializable {
+    /**
+     * Caching the panes
+     */
+    private final Map<String, Node> panes = new HashMap<>();
+
+    @FXML
+    private Button home_button;
+
+    @FXML
+    private AnchorPane mainPane;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Button myPlants_button;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Button mySchedule_button;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Button plants_button;
+
+    @FXML
+    void goToHome(ActionEvent event) throws IOException {
+        loadPane("Home.fxml");
+        styleChangeButton(home_button);
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    void goToMyPlants(ActionEvent event) throws IOException {
+        loadPane("MyPlants.fxml");
+        styleChangeButton(myPlants_button);
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    void goToMySchedule(ActionEvent event) throws IOException {
+        loadPane("MySchedule.fxml");
+        styleChangeButton(mySchedule_button);
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    void goToPlants(ActionEvent event) throws IOException {
+        loadPane("Plants.fxml");
+        styleChangeButton(plants_button);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the mainPane with the selected fxml file.
+     * set HGrow and VGrow to parent AnchorPane.
+     * Sends MainController to other Controllers.
+     * @param fxmlFile string of fxml file
+     * @throws IOException exception when file does not exist
+     */
+    public void loadPane(String fxmlFile) throws IOException {
+        //ToDo HGrow and VGrow of new node
+        Node node = panes.get(fxmlFile);
+        System.out.println(node);
+        if (node == null) {
+            FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(Objects.requireNonNull(HelloApplication.class.getResource(fxmlFile)));
+            node = loader.load();
+            panes.put(fxmlFile, node);
+
+            if(fxmlFile.equals("MyPlants.fxml")) {
+                MyPlantsController myPlantsController = loader.getController();
+                myPlantsController.getMainController(this);
+            }
+        }
+        mainPane.getChildren().setAll(node);
+    }
+
+    private void styleChangeButton(Button button) {
+        //ToDo changeStyle of the menu buttons
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * loads the default FXML File
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle resourceBundle) {
+        try {
+            loadPane("Home.fxml");
+            styleChangeButton(home_button);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+}
+

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/MyPlantsController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Plant;
+import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
+import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
+import javafx.scene.control.Button;
+import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+
+public class MyPlantsController implements Initializable {
+    MainFXMLController mainController;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Button addPlant_button;
+
+    @FXML
+    private VBox myPlants_vbox;
+
+    @FXML
+    void addPlant(ActionEvent event) throws IOException {
+        mainController.loadPane("Plants.fxml");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle resourceBundle) {
+        //ToDo
+        List<Plant> myPlants = getMyPlants();
+        createPlantView(myPlants);
+    }
+
+    private void createPlantView(List<Plant> myPlants) {
+        //ToDo
+        for(Plant plant : myPlants) {
+            createPlantView();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void getMainController(MainFXMLController controller) {
+        mainController = controller;
+    }
+
+    private List<Plant> getMyPlants() {
+        //ToDo method to get myPlantList(scheduled)
+        //Method to call all Plants saved
+        List<Plant> myPlantList = new LinkedList<>();
+        return myPlantList;
+    }
+
+    private void createPlantView() {
+        //ToDo FXML Panel with Plant data
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/MyScheduleController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Plant;
+import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
+import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
+import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
+import javafx.scene.control.Label;
+import javafx.scene.control.ListCell;
+import javafx.scene.control.ListView;
+import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+
+public class MyScheduleController implements Initializable {
+    private Plant selectedPlant = null;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Label day1_label;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Pane day1_pane;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Label day2_label;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Pane day2_pane;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Label day3_label;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Pane day3_pane;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Label day4_label;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Pane day4_pane;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Label day5_label;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Pane day5_pane;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Label day6_label;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Pane day6_pane;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Label day7_label;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Pane day7_pane;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Label information_label;
+
+    @FXML
+    private ListView<Plant> scheduledPlants_listview;
+
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
+        List<Plant> plantList = new LinkedList<>();
+        fillListViewMyPlantsInSchedule(plantList);
+        getSelectedPlantTask();
+        setDayLabels();
+        information_label.setText("");
+    }
+
+    private void getSelectedPlantTask() {
+        scheduledPlants_listview.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Plant>() {
+            @Override
+            public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Plant> observable, Plant oldValue, Plant newValue) {
+                if(newValue != null) {
+                    selectedPlant = newValue;
+                    //ToDo update day<x>_panel with task for the day
+                } else {
+                    selectedPlant = null;
+                    //ToDo update day<x>_panel with task for the day (all plants)
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void setDayLabels() {
+        LocalDate today = LocalDate.now();
+        day1_label.setText(today.getDayOfWeek().toString());
+        day2_label.setText(today.plusDays(1).getDayOfWeek().toString());
+        day3_label.setText(today.plusDays(2).getDayOfWeek().toString());
+        day4_label.setText(today.plusDays(3).getDayOfWeek().toString());
+        day5_label.setText(today.plusDays(4).getDayOfWeek().toString());
+        day6_label.setText(today.plusDays(5).getDayOfWeek().toString());
+        day7_label.setText(today.plusDays(6).getDayOfWeek().toString());
+    }
+
+    private void fillListViewMyPlantsInSchedule(List<Plant> list) {
+        for (Plant plant : list) {
+            scheduledPlants_listview.getItems().add(plant);
+        }
+        scheduledPlants_listview.setCellFactory(param -> new ListCell<Plant>() {
+            @Override
+            protected void updateItem(Plant plant, boolean empty) {
+                super.updateItem(plant, empty);
+
+                if (empty || plant == null || plant.name() == null) {
+                    setText(null);
+                } else {
+                    setText(plant.name());
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/PlantsController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io.HardinessZoneNotSetException;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.plantList.PlantListModel;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.HardinessZone;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Plant;
+import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.beans.property.ListProperty;
+import javafx.beans.property.SimpleListProperty;
+import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
+import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
+import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
+import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
+import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.Initializable;
+import javafx.geometry.Bounds;
+import javafx.scene.control.*;
+import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
+import javafx.scene.input.KeyEvent;
+import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ResourceBundle;
+
+public class PlantsController implements Initializable {
+    private final PlantListModel plantListModel = new PlantListModel();
+    private Plant selectedPlant = null;
+    private final HardinessZone DEFAULT_HARDINESS_ZONE = HardinessZone.ZONE_8A;
+
+    // TODO: move to model
+    private final ListProperty<Plant> plantListProperty = new SimpleListProperty<>(FXCollections.observableArrayList());
+
+    @FXML
+    private CheckBox autum_filter;
+
+    @FXML
+    private VBox climate_zones;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Label description_plant;
+
+    @FXML
+    private ImageView img_plant;
+
+    @FXML
+    private ListView<Plant> list_plants;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Button saveToMyPlant_button;
+
+    @FXML
+    private TextField search_plants;
+
+    @FXML
+    private CheckBox sommer_filter;
+
+    @FXML
+    private CheckBox spring_filter;
+
+    @FXML
+    private CheckBox winter_filter;
+
+    @FXML
+    void filterAutum(ActionEvent event) {
+        //ToDo
+
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    void filterSommer(ActionEvent event) {
+        //ToDo
+
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    void filterSpring(ActionEvent event) {
+        //ToDo
+
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    void filterWinter(ActionEvent event) {
+        //ToDo
+
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    void saveToMyPlant(ActionEvent event) {
+        //ToDo model save selectedPlant to mySelectedPlant(IO)
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    void searchForPlant(KeyEvent event) {
+        viewFilteredListBySearch(search_plants.getText());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle resourceBundle) {
+        setListCellFactory();
+        try {
+            plantListProperty.addAll(plantListModel.getPlantList(DEFAULT_HARDINESS_ZONE));
+        } catch (HardinessZoneNotSetException | IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        list_plants.itemsProperty().bind(plantListProperty);
+        list_plants.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty()
+                .addListener((observable, oldPlant, newPlant) -> {
+                    if (newPlant != null) {
+                        img_plant.setImage(newPlant.image());
+                    }
+                });
+
+        description_plant.setText("");
+        saveToMyPlant_button.setDisable(true);
+
+        createFilterHardinessZone();
+        lookForSelectedListEntry();
+    }
+
+    private void centerImage() {
+
+        //img_plant.setX(0.3);
+        //img_plant.setX(-100);
+    }
+    private void setListCellFactory() {
+        list_plants.setCellFactory(param -> new ListCell<Plant>() {
+            @Override
+            protected void updateItem(Plant plant, boolean empty) {
+                super.updateItem(plant, empty);
+
+                if (empty || plant == null || plant.name() == null) {
+                    setText(null);
+                } else {
+                    setText(plant.name());
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * update the ListView according to the plant list provided
+     * Entry in ListView is plant name
+     * @param list plantList which fill the ListView
+     */
+    private void fillListViewWithData(List<Plant> list) {
+        clearListView();
+        for (Plant plant : list) {
+            list_plants.getItems().add(plant);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private void viewFilteredListByFilters() {
+        boolean springValue = spring_filter.isSelected();
+        boolean sommerValue = sommer_filter.isSelected();
+        boolean autumValue = autum_filter.isSelected();
+        boolean winterValue = winter_filter.isSelected();
+        //ToDo getFilteredPlantList with (plantListModel.getFilteredPlantList(DEFAULT_HARDINESS_ZONE, <predicate>))
+        //List<Plant> plantList = new LinkedList<>();
+        //fillListViewWithData(plantList);
+    }
+
+    private void viewFilteredListBySearch(String query) {
+        //ToDo getFilteredPlantList with (plantListModel.getFilteredPlantList(DEFAULT_HARDINESS_ZONE, <predicate>))
+        try {
+            List<Plant> filteredPlants = plantListModel.getFilteredPlantListByString(DEFAULT_HARDINESS_ZONE, query);
+            clearListView();
+            plantListProperty.addAll(filteredPlants);
+
+        } catch (HardinessZoneNotSetException | IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void createFilterHardinessZone() {
+        //ToDo create radioList of hardinessZone in VBox climate_zones
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * observes changes in the selectedProperty of ListView and updates the description label
+     */
+    private void lookForSelectedListEntry() {
+        list_plants.getSelectionModel().selectedItemProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Plant>() {
+            @Override
+            public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Plant> observable, Plant oldValue, Plant newValue) {
+                //ToDo
+                if(newValue != null) {
+                    selectedPlant = newValue;
+                    description_plant.setText(selectedPlant.description());
+                    saveToMyPlant_button.setDisable(false);
+                    //update img plant
+                } else {
+                    selectedPlant = null;
+                    description_plant.setText("");
+                    saveToMyPlant_button.setDisable(true);
+                    //update img when null placeholder PNG
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * clears the ListView of entries
+     */
+    private void clearListView() {
+        plantListProperty.clear();
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/gardenplan/Gardenplanmodel.java

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.gardenplan;
+
+public class Gardenplanmodel {
+//    private JasonGardenplan gardenplan;
+    // liste von crops
+    //task generieren
+    //plant holen, task template mit tasktemplateklasse tasks erstellen
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/GardenPlan.java

@@ -1,12 +1,42 @@
 package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
 
-import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.UserPlanting;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Crop;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 public interface GardenPlan {
-    List<UserPlanting> getPlantings();
-    void savePlanting(UserPlanting planting) throws IOException;
-    void removePlanting(UserPlanting planting) throws IOException;
+    /**
+     * Yields a list of all {@link Crop}s in the database.
+     *
+     * @return A list of all {@link Crop}s in the database
+     * @throws IOException If there is a problem reading from or writing to the database
+     */
+    List<Crop> getCrops() throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to retrieve the {@link Crop} with the specified cropId.
+     *
+     * @param id The {@link Crop#cropId} to look for
+     * @return {@link Optional} of the found {@link Crop}, {@link Optional#empty()} if no entry matched the criteria
+     * @throws IOException If there is a problem reading from or writing to the database
+     */
+    Optional<Crop> getCropById(long id) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Saves a Crop to the Database.
+     *
+     * @param crop The {@link Crop} to be saved
+     * @throws IOException If there is a problem reading from or writing to the database
+     */
+    void saveCrop(Crop crop) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Removes a Crop from the Database.
+     *
+     * @param crop The {@link Crop} to be removed
+     * @throws IOException If there is a problem reading from or writing to the database
+     */
+    void removeCrop(Crop crop) throws IOException;
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/HardinessZoneNotSetException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
+
+public class HardinessZoneNotSetException extends Exception {
+    public HardinessZoneNotSetException() {
+        super("HardinessZone must be set to retrieve plants!");
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/IdProvider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
+
+public class IdProvider {
+    private long currentId;
+    public IdProvider(long initialValue) {
+        currentId = initialValue;
+    }
+    public long incrementAndGet() {
+        return ++currentId;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/InvalidJsonException.java

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+class InvalidJsonException extends IOException {
+    public InvalidJsonException(String reason) {
+        super(reason);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/JsonGardenPlan.java

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Crop;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jdk8.Jdk8Module;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeModule;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.deser.LocalDateDeserializer;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.ser.LocalDateSerializer;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public class JsonGardenPlan implements GardenPlan {
+    private final URL dataSource = getClass().getResource("user-crops.json");
+
+    private IdProvider idProvider;
+    private Map<Long, Crop> cropMap = Collections.emptyMap();
+
+    /**
+     * Creating constant objects required to deserialize the {@link LocalDate} classes
+     */
+    private final static JavaTimeModule timeModule = new JavaTimeModule();
+    private final static String INVALID_DATASOURCE_MSG = "Invalid datasource specified!";
+    static {
+        DateTimeFormatter dateFormat = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd");
+        LocalDateDeserializer dateDeserializer = new LocalDateDeserializer(dateFormat);
+        LocalDateSerializer dateSerializer = new LocalDateSerializer(dateFormat);
+
+        timeModule.addDeserializer(LocalDate.class, dateDeserializer);
+        timeModule.addSerializer(LocalDate.class, dateSerializer);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see GardenPlan#getCrops()
+     */
+    @Override
+    public List<Crop> getCrops() throws IOException {
+        if (idProvider == null) {
+            loadCropList();
+        }
+        return cropMap.values().stream().toList();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see GardenPlan#getCropById(long)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Optional<Crop> getCropById(long id) throws IOException {
+        if (idProvider == null) {
+            loadCropList();
+        }
+        return Optional.ofNullable(cropMap.get(id));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see GardenPlan#saveCrop(Crop)
+     *
+     * Saves a crop to the database.
+     * If no {@link Crop#cropId} is set, one will be generated and
+     * the Crop is stored as a new entry.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void saveCrop(Crop crop) throws IOException {
+        if (idProvider == null) {
+            loadCropList();
+        }
+        Long cropId = crop.getCropId().orElse(idProvider.incrementAndGet());
+        cropMap.put(cropId, crop.withId(cropId));
+        writeCropList();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see GardenPlan#removeCrop(Crop)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void removeCrop(Crop crop) throws IOException {
+        if (idProvider == null) {
+            loadCropList();
+        }
+        Optional<Long> cropId = crop.getCropId();
+        if (cropId.isPresent()) {
+            cropMap.remove(cropId.get());
+            writeCropList();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the database from {@link #dataSource} and updates the cached data.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed or invalid data was read.
+     */
+    private void loadCropList() throws IOException {
+        if (dataSource != null) {
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            mapper.registerModule(timeModule);
+
+            List<Crop> result;
+            result = mapper.readerForListOf(Crop.class).readValue(dataSource);
+
+            // Turn list into a HashMap with structure cropId => Crop
+            cropMap = new HashMap<>(result.size());
+            for (Crop crop : result) {
+                Long id = crop.getCropId()
+                        .orElseThrow(() -> new InvalidJsonException(String.format("Invalid value for \"cropId\" in %s!", crop)));
+                cropMap.put(id, crop);
+            }
+            Long maxId = cropMap.isEmpty() ? 0L : Collections.max(cropMap.keySet());
+            idProvider = new IdProvider(maxId);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes the values from {@link #cropMap} to the {@link #dataSource}
+     *
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
+    private void writeCropList() throws IOException {
+        if (dataSource != null) {
+            try {
+                new ObjectMapper()
+                        .registerModule(timeModule)
+                        .registerModule(new Jdk8Module())
+                        .writeValue(new File(dataSource.toURI()), cropMap.values());
+            } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+                // TODO: Log
+                throw new IOException(INVALID_DATASOURCE_MSG, e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/JsonPlantDatabase.java

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json.PlantImageDeserializer;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.HardinessZone;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Plant;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeModule;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.deser.MonthDayDeserializer;
+import javafx.scene.image.Image;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.time.MonthDay;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * Implements the {@link PlantDatabase} interface for loading {@link Plant} objects
+ * from a JSON file.
+ * The reads are cached to minimize file-io operations.
+ */
+public class JsonPlantDatabase implements PlantDatabase {
+    private final URL dataSource = getClass().getResource("plantdb.json");
+
+    private HardinessZone currentZone;
+    private Map<Long, Plant> plantMap = Collections.emptyMap();
+
+    /**
+     * Creating constant objects required to deserialize the {@link MonthDay} classes
+     */
+    private final static JavaTimeModule timeModule = new JavaTimeModule();
+    private final static SimpleModule imageModule = new SimpleModule();
+
+    static {
+        DateTimeFormatter dateFormat = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MM-dd");
+        MonthDayDeserializer dateDeserializer = new MonthDayDeserializer(dateFormat);
+        timeModule.addDeserializer(MonthDay.class, dateDeserializer);
+
+        imageModule.addDeserializer(Image.class, new PlantImageDeserializer());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If no data is currently loaded, or the specified zone differs
+     * from the {@link #currentZone}, data is loaded from {@link #dataSource}.
+     * In any case, the values of {@link #plantMap} are returned.
+     *
+     * @see PlantDatabase#getPlantList(HardinessZone)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public List<Plant> getPlantList(HardinessZone zone) throws IOException, HardinessZoneNotSetException {
+        if (plantMap.isEmpty() || zone != currentZone) {
+            loadPlantList(zone);
+        }
+        return plantMap.values().stream().toList();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see PlantDatabase#getPlantById(long)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Optional<Plant> getPlantById(HardinessZone zone, long id) throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        if (plantMap.isEmpty()) {
+            loadPlantList(zone);
+        }
+        return Optional.ofNullable(plantMap.get(id));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the database from {@link #dataSource} and updates the cached data.
+     *
+     * @param zone The {@link HardinessZone} for which data is to be loaded
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
+    private void loadPlantList(HardinessZone zone) throws IOException, HardinessZoneNotSetException {
+        if (zone == null) {
+            throw new HardinessZoneNotSetException();
+        }
+        if (dataSource != null) {
+            currentZone = zone;
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper()
+                    .registerModule(timeModule)
+                    .registerModule(imageModule);
+
+            List<Plant> result;
+            result = mapper.readerForListOf(Plant.class).readValue(dataSource);
+
+            for (Plant plant : result) {
+                plant.inZone(currentZone);
+            }
+
+            // Turn list into a HashMap with structure id => Plant
+            plantMap = result.stream()
+                    .collect(HashMap::new,
+                            (res, plant) -> res.put(plant.id(), plant),
+                            (existing, replacement) -> { });
+        }
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/JsonTaskDatabase.java

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Task;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jdk8.Jdk8Module;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeModule;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.deser.LocalDateDeserializer;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Implements the {@link TaskDatabase} interface for loading and writing {@link Task} objects
+ * from and to a JSON file.
+ * The reads are cached to minimize file-io operations.
+ */
+public class JsonTaskDatabase implements TaskDatabase{
+    IdProvider idProvider;
+    private final URL dataSource = getClass().getResource("taskdb.json");
+
+    private Map<Long, Task> taskMap = Collections.emptyMap();
+
+    /**
+     * Creating constant objects required to deserialize the {@link LocalDate} classes
+     */
+    private final static JavaTimeModule timeModule = new JavaTimeModule();
+    static {
+        DateTimeFormatter dateFormat = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd");
+        LocalDateDeserializer dateDeserializer = new LocalDateDeserializer(dateFormat);
+        timeModule.addDeserializer(LocalDate.class, dateDeserializer);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If no data is currently loaded, data is loaded from {@link #dataSource}.
+     * In any case, the values of {@link #taskMap} are returned.
+     *
+     * @see TaskDatabase#getTaskList(LocalDate, LocalDate)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public List<Task> getTaskList(LocalDate start, LocalDate end) throws IOException{
+        if(taskMap.isEmpty()) {
+            loadTaskListFromFile();
+        }
+        return taskMap.values().stream().filter(task -> task.isInTimePeriode(start, end)).toList();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If no data is currently loaded, data is loaded from {@link #dataSource}.
+     * If the {@link Task} has an id than the task is added to the {@link #taskMap}
+     * otherwise the id is generated with the {@link IdProvider} before adding
+     * it to the {@link #taskMap}. In any case, the {@link #taskMap} is written
+     * to the {@link #dataSource}.
+     *
+     * @see TaskDatabase#saveTask(Task)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void saveTask(Task task) throws IOException {
+        if(taskMap.isEmpty()) {
+            loadTaskListFromFile();
+        }
+        if(task.getId() == 0) {
+            task.withId(idProvider.incrementAndGet());
+        }
+        writeTaskListToFile();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If no data is currently loaded, data is loaded from {@link #dataSource}.
+     * If the {@link Task}s id is found in the {@link #taskMap}, the Task is removed
+     * from the  {@link #taskMap}. Then the Task are written to the {@link #dataSource}.
+     *
+     * @see TaskDatabase#removeTask(Task)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void removeTask(Task task) throws IOException {
+        if(taskMap.isEmpty()) {
+            loadTaskListFromFile();
+        }
+        if(taskMap.containsKey(task.getId())){
+            taskMap.remove(task.getId());
+            writeTaskListToFile();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Writes cached data to the {@link #dataSource}.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
+    private void writeTaskListToFile() throws IOException {
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        mapper.registerModule(timeModule)
+                .registerModule(new Jdk8Module());
+
+        if(dataSource != null) {
+            mapper.writeValue(new File(dataSource.getFile()), taskMap);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the database from {@link #dataSource} and updates the cached data.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
+    private void loadTaskListFromFile() throws IOException {
+        if (dataSource != null) {
+            ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            mapper.registerModule(timeModule);
+
+            List<Task> result;
+            result = mapper.readerForListOf(Task.class).readValue(dataSource);
+
+            taskMap = result.stream()
+                    .collect(HashMap::new,
+                        (res, task) -> res.put(task.getId(), task),
+                        (existing, replacement) -> {});
+        }
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/PlantDatabase.java

@@ -3,10 +3,32 @@ package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
 import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Plant;
 import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.HardinessZone;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+/**
+ * A database of {@link Plant}s.
+ * The interface specifies the minimal required operations.
+ */
 public interface PlantDatabase {
-    List<Plant> getPlantList(HardinessZone zone);
-    Optional<Plant> getPlantById(long id);
+    /**
+     * Yields a list of all {@link Plant}s in the database with only data relevant to the specfied {@link HardinessZone}
+     *
+     * @param zone The zone for which data should be fetched
+     * @return A list of {@link Plant}s with data for the specified zone
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     * @throws HardinessZoneNotSetException If no {@link HardinessZone} was specified
+     */
+    List<Plant> getPlantList(HardinessZone zone) throws IOException, HardinessZoneNotSetException;
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to retrieve the {@link Plant} with the specified id.
+     *
+     * @param id The {@link Plant#id()} to look for
+     * @return {@link Optional} of the found {@link Plant}, {@link Optional#empty()} if no entry matched the criteria
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     * @throws HardinessZoneNotSetException If no {@link HardinessZone} was specified
+     */
+    Optional<Plant> getPlantById(HardinessZone zone, long id) throws IOException, HardinessZoneNotSetException;
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/TaskDatabase.java

@@ -1,13 +1,42 @@
 package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
 
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.HardinessZone;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Plant;
 import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Task;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 
+/**
+ * A database of {@link Task}s.
+ * The interface specifies the minimal required operations.
+ */
 public interface TaskDatabase {
-    List<Task> getTaskList(Date start, Date end);
+    /**
+     * Yields a list of all {@link Task}s in the database with the start and end date of a period of time.
+     *
+     * @param start The start date of the wanted time period
+     * @param end The end date of the wanted time period
+     * @return A list of {@link Task}s planned in the specified time period
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
+    List<Task> getTaskList(LocalDate start, LocalDate end) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Saves the {@link Task} in the Cache.
+     *
+     * @param task The {@link Task} which is wanted to be saved in the TaskList
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
     void saveTask(Task task) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Removes the {@link Task}from the Cache.
+     *
+     * @param task The {@link Task} which has to be removed from the {@link Task} list.
+     * @throws IOException If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
     void removeTask(Task task) throws IOException;
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/json/GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer.java

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.GrowthPhaseType;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdDeserializer;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer extends StdDeserializer<GrowthPhaseType> {
+    public GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer(Class<?> vc) {
+        super(vc);
+    }
+
+    public GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer() { this(null); }
+
+    @Override
+    public GrowthPhaseType deserialize(JsonParser parser, DeserializationContext context) throws IOException {
+        GrowthPhaseType result = null;
+        String token = parser.getText();
+        try {
+            result = GrowthPhaseType.valueOf(token.toUpperCase());
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            // TODO: Log
+            System.err.printf("Bad growth phase type \"%s\"\n", token);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/json/HardinessZoneDeserializer.java

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.HardinessZone;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdDeserializer;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class HardinessZoneDeserializer extends StdDeserializer<HardinessZone> {
+    public HardinessZoneDeserializer(Class<?> vc) {
+        super(vc);
+    }
+    public HardinessZoneDeserializer() {
+        this(null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HardinessZone deserialize(JsonParser parser, DeserializationContext context) throws IOException {
+        HardinessZone result = null;
+        String token = parser.getText();
+        try {
+            result = HardinessZone.valueOf(token.toUpperCase());
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            // TODO: Log
+            System.err.printf("Unknown Hardiness Zone \"%s\"\n", token);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/json/PlantImageDeserializer.java

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io.PlantDatabase;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonDeserializer;
+import javafx.scene.image.Image;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+public class PlantImageDeserializer extends JsonDeserializer<Image> {
+
+    @Override
+    public Image deserialize(JsonParser parser, DeserializationContext context) throws IOException {
+        Image result = null;
+        URL imageUrl = PlantDatabase.class.getResource(String.format("images/%s", parser.getText()));
+        if (imageUrl != null) {
+            try (InputStream is = new FileInputStream(new File(imageUrl.toURI()))) {
+                result = new Image(is);
+            } catch (IllegalArgumentException | URISyntaxException e) {
+                // TODO: Log
+                e.printStackTrace();
+                System.err.printf("Cannot find Image \"%s\"\n", imageUrl.getFile());
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/plantList/PlantListModel.java

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.plantList;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io.HardinessZoneNotSetException;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io.JsonPlantDatabase;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io.PlantDatabase;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.GrowthPhaseType;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.HardinessZone;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Plant;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.MonthDay;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+public class PlantListModel {
+    private PlantDatabase plantDatabase;
+    private HardinessZone currentZone;
+
+    /**
+     * Comparators to create sorted Plant List
+     */
+    static final Comparator<Plant> sortByName = Comparator.comparing(Plant::name);
+    static final Comparator<Plant> SortById = Comparator.comparingLong(Plant::id);
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor to create Database Object.
+     */
+    public PlantListModel() {
+        plantDatabase = new JsonPlantDatabase();
+        setDefaultZone();
+    }
+
+    public PlantListModel(PlantDatabase plantDatabase) {
+        this.plantDatabase = plantDatabase;
+        setDefaultZone();
+    }
+
+    private void setDefaultZone() {
+        currentZone = HardinessZone.ZONE_8A; // TODO: get Default Zone from Config
+    }
+
+    public void setCurrentZone(HardinessZone currentZone) {
+        this.currentZone = currentZone;
+    }
+
+    public HardinessZone getCurrentZone() {
+        return currentZone;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Method to get actual Plant List in alphabetic Order
+     *
+     * @return actual Plant List in alphabetic Order
+     */
+    public List<Plant> getPlantList(HardinessZone zone) throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        setCurrentZone(zone);
+        return getSortedPlantList(zone, sortByName);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Method to get the actual Plant list in custom Order
+     *
+     * @param zone       selected hardiness zone
+     * @param comparator comparator to sort the list
+     * @return sorted list with plants in the given hardiness zone
+     * @throws IOException                  If the database cannot be accessed
+     * @throws HardinessZoneNotSetException If no {@link HardinessZone} was specified
+     */
+    public List<Plant> getSortedPlantList(HardinessZone zone, Comparator<Plant> comparator) throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        setCurrentZone(zone);
+        return plantDatabase.getPlantList(zone).stream().sorted(comparator).collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Method to get Filtered plant list
+     *
+     * @param predicate predicate to filter the list
+     * @param zone      selected hardiness zone
+     * @return filterd list with plants in the hardinness zone
+     * @throws IOException                  If the database cannot be accessed
+     * @throws HardinessZoneNotSetException If no {@link HardinessZone} was specified
+     */
+    public List<Plant> getFilteredPlantList(HardinessZone zone, Predicate<Plant> predicate) throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        setCurrentZone(zone);
+        return getPlantList(zone).stream().filter(predicate).collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Method to get Filtered plant list by id by exact match
+     *
+     * @param zone selected hardiness zone
+     * @param id   id of plant
+     * @return if id doesn't exist: empty List, else list with 1 plant entry.
+     * @throws IOException                  If the database cannot be accessed
+     * @throws HardinessZoneNotSetException If no {@link HardinessZone} was specified
+     */
+    public List<Plant> getFilteredPlantListById(HardinessZone zone, Long id) throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        setCurrentZone(zone);
+        List<Plant> plantList = new ArrayList<>();
+        plantDatabase.getPlantById(zone, id).ifPresent(plantList::add);
+        return plantList;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param zone         selected hardiness zone
+     * @param searchString the string to search plant List, set '#' as first char the search by id.
+     * @return List of plants found in Plant List which contain the search String in the name or description
+     * @throws HardinessZoneNotSetException If no {@link HardinessZone} was specified
+     * @throws IOException                  If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
+    public List<Plant> getFilteredPlantListByString(HardinessZone zone, String searchString) throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        if (searchString.length() == 0) {
+            return getPlantList(zone);
+        } else if (searchString.charAt(0) == '#') {
+            try {
+                return getFilteredPlantListById(zone, Long.parseLong(searchString.substring(1)));
+            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                return new ArrayList<>();
+            }
+        } else {
+            String caseInsensitiveSearchString = searchString.toLowerCase();
+            return getFilteredPlantList(zone, plant ->
+                            plant.name().toLowerCase().contains(caseInsensitiveSearchString) ||
+                                    plant.description().toLowerCase().contains(caseInsensitiveSearchString)
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * @param type GrowPhaseType to filter
+     * @param zone selected hardiness zone
+     * @param from the earliest date to for the filter
+     * @param to   the lastest date for the filter
+     * @return List of Plants with selected saison
+     * @throws HardinessZoneNotSetException If no {@link HardinessZone} was specified
+     * @throws IOException                  If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
+    private List<Plant> getFilteredPlantListBySaison(GrowthPhaseType type, HardinessZone zone, MonthDay from, MonthDay to) throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        return getFilteredPlantList(zone, plant -> plant.lifecycle().stream().anyMatch(growthPhase -> growthPhase.startDate().compareTo(from) >= 0 && (growthPhase.startDate().compareTo(to) <= 0) && growthPhase.type() == type));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param zone selected hardiness zone
+     * @param from the earliest date to for the filter
+     * @param to   the lastest date for the filter
+     * @return List of Plants with selected saison
+     * @throws HardinessZoneNotSetException If no {@link HardinessZone} was specified
+     * @throws IOException                  If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
+    public List<Plant> getFilteredPlantListByPlantingSaison(HardinessZone zone, MonthDay from, MonthDay to) throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        return getFilteredPlantListBySaison(GrowthPhaseType.PLANT, zone, from, to);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param zone selected hardiness zone
+     * @param from the earliest date to for the filter
+     * @param to   the lastest date for the filter
+     * @return List of Plants with selected saison
+     * @throws HardinessZoneNotSetException If no {@link HardinessZone} was specified
+     * @throws IOException                  If the database cannot be accessed
+     */
+    public List<Plant> getFilteredPlantListByHarvestSaison(HardinessZone zone, MonthDay from, MonthDay to) throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        return getFilteredPlantListBySaison(GrowthPhaseType.HARVEST, zone, from, to);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/Crop.java

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
+
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+public class Crop {
+    private Long cropId = null;
+    private final long plantId;
+    private final LocalDate startDate;
+    private double area = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * Default Constructor (needed for deserialization)
+     */
+    public Crop() {
+        plantId = 0;
+        startDate = null;
+    }
+
+    public Crop(long plantId, LocalDate startDate) {
+        this.plantId = plantId;
+        this.startDate = startDate;
+    }
+
+    // Builder-Style setter
+    public Crop withId(long cropId) {
+        this.cropId = cropId;
+        return this;
+    }
+    public Crop withArea(double area) {
+        this.area = area;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    // Getters
+    public Optional<Long> getCropId() {
+        return Optional.ofNullable(cropId);
+    }
+
+    public long getPlantId() { return plantId; }
+    public LocalDate getStartDate() { return startDate; }
+    public double getArea() { return area; }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return String.format("Crop [ cropId: %d, plantId: %d, startDate: %s, area: %f ]",
+                cropId,
+                plantId,
+                startDate,
+                area);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/GrowthPhase.java

@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
 
-import java.util.Date;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json.GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json.HardinessZoneDeserializer;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;
 
-public record GrowthPhase(Date startDate,
-                          Date endDate,
-                          GrowthPhaseType type,
-                          HardinessZone zone) {
+import java.time.MonthDay;
+import java.util.List;
+
+
+public record GrowthPhase(
+        MonthDay startDate,
+        MonthDay endDate,
+        int group,
+        WateringCycle wateringCycle,
+        @JsonDeserialize(using = GrowthPhaseTypeDeserializer.class) GrowthPhaseType type,
+        @JsonDeserialize(using = HardinessZoneDeserializer.class) HardinessZone zone,
+        List<TaskTemplate> taskTemplates) {
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/GrowthPhaseType.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
 
 public enum GrowthPhaseType {
-    SOW, PLANT, HARVEST
+    SOW, PLANT, REPLANT, HARVEST
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/HardinessZone.java

@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
  * (Subject to later expansion)
  */
 public enum HardinessZone {
+    ZONE_1A,
     ZONE_8A
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/Pest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
+
+public record Pest(String name, String description, String measures) {
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/Plant.java

@@ -1,11 +1,50 @@
 package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
 
+import javafx.scene.image.Image;
+
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import static java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit.DAYS;
 
 public record Plant(
         long id,
         String name,
         String description,
-        int spacing,
+        Image image,
+        String spacing,
+        int light,
+        String soil,
+        List<Pest> pests,
         List<GrowthPhase> lifecycle) {
+
+    public void inZone(HardinessZone zone) {
+        lifecycle.removeIf(growthPhase -> !growthPhase.zone().equals(zone));
+    }
+
+    public List<GrowthPhase> lifecycleForGroup(int group) {
+        return lifecycle.stream()
+                .filter(growthPhase -> growthPhase.group() != group)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
+    public LocalDate sowDateFromHarvestDate(LocalDate harvestDate, int group) {
+        return harvestDate.minusDays(timeToHarvest(group));
+    }
+
+    public int timeToHarvest(int group) {
+        List<GrowthPhase> activeLifecycle = lifecycleForGroup(group);
+        GrowthPhase sow = activeLifecycle.stream()
+                .filter(growthPhase -> !growthPhase.type().equals(GrowthPhaseType.SOW))
+                .findFirst()
+                .orElseThrow();
+        GrowthPhase harvest = activeLifecycle.stream()
+                .filter(growthPhase -> !growthPhase.type().equals(GrowthPhaseType.HARVEST))
+                .findFirst()
+                .orElseThrow();
+
+        int currentYear = LocalDate.now().getYear();
+        return (int) DAYS.between(harvest.startDate().atYear(currentYear), sow.startDate().atYear(currentYear));
+    }
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/Task.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
 
-import java.util.Date;
+
+import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 /**
@@ -11,14 +12,32 @@ public class Task {
     private long id;
     private final String name;
     private final String description;
-    private final Date startDate;
+    private final LocalDate startDate;
     private Integer interval;
-    private Date endDate;
+    private LocalDate endDate;
 
-    public Task(String name, String description, Date startDate) {
+    /**
+     * default constructor
+     * (used by Json deserializer)
+     */
+    public Task(){
+        name= "";
+        description= "";
+        startDate = LocalDate.now();
+    }
+
+    public Task(String name, String description, LocalDate startDate) {
         this.name = name;
         this.description = description;
-        this.startDate = endDate;
+        this.startDate = startDate;
+    }
+
+    public Task(String name, String description, LocalDate startDate, LocalDate endDate, int interval) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.description = description;
+        this.startDate = startDate;
+        this.endDate = endDate;
+        this.interval = interval;
     }
 
     // Builder-pattern-style setters
@@ -30,21 +49,28 @@ public class Task {
         this.interval = interval;
         return this;
     }
-    public Task withEndDate(Date endDate) {
+    public Task withEndDate(LocalDate endDate) {
         this.endDate = endDate;
         return this;
     }
 
+    public boolean isInTimePeriode(LocalDate searchStartDate, LocalDate searchEndDate){
+        if(startDate.isAfter(searchStartDate) &&startDate.isBefore(searchEndDate)){
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // Getters
     public long getId() { return id; }
     public String getName() { return name; }
     public String getDescription() { return description; }
-    public Date getStartDate() { return startDate; }
+    public LocalDate getStartDate() { return startDate; }
 
     public Optional<Integer> getInterval() {
         return Optional.ofNullable(interval);
     }
-    public Optional<Date> getEndDate() {
+    public Optional<LocalDate> getEndDate() {
         return Optional.ofNullable(endDate);
     }
 }

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/TaskTemplate.java

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+
+public class TaskTemplate {
+    @JsonProperty
+    private final String name;
+    @JsonProperty
+    private final String description;
+    @JsonProperty
+    private final int relativeStartDate;
+    @JsonProperty
+    private Integer relativeEndDate;
+    @JsonProperty
+    private Integer interval;
+
+    // TODO: reconsider if we need this
+    @JsonProperty
+    private boolean isOptional = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor
+     * (Used by deserializer)
+     */
+    public TaskTemplate() {
+        this.name = "";
+        this.description = "";
+        this.relativeStartDate = 0;
+    }
+
+    // Setters
+    public void setRelativeEndDate(Integer relativeEndDate) {
+        this.relativeEndDate = relativeEndDate;
+    }
+    public void setInterval(Integer interval) {
+        this.interval = interval;
+    }
+
+    public TaskTemplate(String name, String description, int relativeStartDate) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.description = description;
+        this.relativeStartDate = relativeStartDate;
+    }
+
+    public Task generateTask(LocalDate realStartDate) {
+        Task task = new Task(name, description, realStartDate.plusDays(relativeStartDate));
+        if (relativeEndDate != null) {
+            task.withEndDate(realStartDate.plusDays(relativeEndDate));
+        }
+        if (interval != null) {
+            task.withInterval(interval);
+        }
+        return task;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/UserPlanting.java

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
-
-import java.util.Date;
-
-public record UserPlanting(
-        long plantId,
-        Date startDate,
-        int area
-) {
-}

src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/WateringCycle.java

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
+
+public record WateringCycle(
+        int litersPerSqM,
+        int interval,
+        String[] notes
+) {
+}

src/main/java/module-info.java

@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 module ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung {
     requires javafx.controls;
     requires javafx.fxml;
-
+    requires com.fasterxml.jackson.databind;
+    requires com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310;
+    requires com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jdk8;
 
     opens ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung to javafx.fxml;
+    opens ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types to com.fasterxml.jackson.databind;
     exports ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung;
+    exports ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
+    exports ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.json;
 }

src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/Home.fxml

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.Pane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.text.Font?>
+
+
+<AnchorPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="729.0" prefWidth="1060.0"
+            xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/17" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.HomeController">
+   <children>
+      <VBox layoutX="75.0" layoutY="73.0" prefHeight="729.0" prefWidth="1060.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+         <children>
+            <Label text="Gartenverwaltung">
+               <font>
+                  <Font size="34.0" />
+               </font>
+            </Label>
+            <Label prefHeight="106.0" prefWidth="1040.0" text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet." wrapText="true" />
+            <Label text="Tutorial">
+               <font>
+                  <Font name="System Bold" size="18.0" />
+               </font>
+            </Label>
+            <Pane prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0">
+               <children>
+                  <VBox prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="1040.0">
+                     <children>
+                        <Label text="Task 1" wrapText="true" />
+                        <Label text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet." wrapText="true" />
+                     </children>
+                  </VBox>
+               </children>
+            </Pane>
+         </children>
+         <padding>
+            <Insets bottom="10.0" left="10.0" right="10.0" top="10.0" />
+         </padding>
+      </VBox>
+   </children>
+</AnchorPane>

src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/MainFXML.fxml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.Pane?>
+
+<AnchorPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="938.0" prefWidth="1110.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/17" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.MainFXMLController">
+   <children>
+      <HBox maxWidth="35.0" minHeight="35.0" prefHeight="38.0" prefWidth="1110.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+         <children>
+            <Button fx:id="home_button" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#goToHome" prefHeight="38.0" prefWidth="121.0" text="Home" HBox.hgrow="NEVER" />
+            <Button fx:id="plants_button" layoutX="10.0" layoutY="10.0" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#goToPlants" prefHeight="38.0" prefWidth="121.0" text="Plants" />
+            <Button fx:id="myPlants_button" layoutX="10.0" layoutY="10.0" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#goToMyPlants" prefHeight="38.0" prefWidth="121.0" text="MyPlants" />
+            <Button fx:id="mySchedule_button" layoutX="10.0" layoutY="10.0" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#goToMySchedule" prefHeight="38.0" prefWidth="121.0" text="MySchedule" />
+            <Pane maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
+         </children>
+      </HBox>
+      <AnchorPane fx:id="mainPane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="35.0" />
+   </children>
+</AnchorPane>

src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/MyPlants.fxml

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.text.Font?>
+
+
+<AnchorPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="655.0" prefWidth="1175.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/17"
+            xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.MyPlantsController">
+   <children>
+      <VBox layoutY="49.0" prefHeight="655.0" prefWidth="1175.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+         <children>
+            <Label text="MyPlants">
+               <font>
+                  <Font name="System Bold" size="28.0" />
+               </font>
+               <VBox.margin>
+                  <Insets bottom="10.0" />
+               </VBox.margin>
+            </Label>
+            <VBox fx:id="myPlants_vbox" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="100.0" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS" />
+            <Button fx:id="addPlant_button" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#addPlant" prefHeight="45.0" prefWidth="155.0" text="Add new Plant">
+               <VBox.margin>
+                  <Insets top="10.0" />
+               </VBox.margin>
+            </Button>
+         </children>
+         <padding>
+            <Insets bottom="20.0" left="20.0" right="20.0" top="20.0" />
+         </padding>
+      </VBox>
+   </children>
+</AnchorPane>

src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/MySchedule.fxml

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.ListView?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.ColumnConstraints?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.Pane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.RowConstraints?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.text.Font?>
+
+
+<AnchorPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="572.0" prefWidth="867.0"
+            xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/17" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.MyScheduleController">
+   <children>
+      <Label layoutX="14.0" layoutY="14.0" text="MySchedule">
+         <font>
+            <Font size="24.0" />
+         </font>
+      </Label>
+      <HBox layoutY="31.0" prefHeight="541.0" prefWidth="867.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="50.0">
+         <children>
+            <ListView fx:id="scheduledPlants_listview" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="522.0" prefWidth="365.0" HBox.hgrow="NEVER" />
+            <VBox maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="537.0" prefWidth="650.0" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS">
+               <children>
+                  <GridPane alignment="CENTER_LEFT" gridLinesVisible="true" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="403.0" prefWidth="575.0" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
+                    <columnConstraints>
+                      <ColumnConstraints fillWidth="false" hgrow="NEVER" maxWidth="278.0" minWidth="100.0" prefWidth="173.0" />
+                      <ColumnConstraints hgrow="ALWAYS" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" minWidth="10.0" prefWidth="402.0" />
+                    </columnConstraints>
+                    <rowConstraints>
+                      <RowConstraints minHeight="10.0" prefHeight="30.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+                      <RowConstraints minHeight="10.0" prefHeight="30.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+                      <RowConstraints minHeight="10.0" prefHeight="30.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+                        <RowConstraints minHeight="10.0" prefHeight="30.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+                        <RowConstraints minHeight="10.0" prefHeight="30.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+                        <RowConstraints minHeight="10.0" prefHeight="30.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+                        <RowConstraints minHeight="10.0" prefHeight="30.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
+                    </rowConstraints>
+                     <children>
+                        <Label fx:id="day1_label" alignment="CENTER" prefHeight="32.0" prefWidth="173.0" text="Label" />
+                        <Label fx:id="day2_label" alignment="CENTER" prefHeight="29.0" prefWidth="173.0" text="Label" GridPane.rowIndex="1" />
+                        <Label fx:id="day3_label" alignment="CENTER" prefHeight="32.0" prefWidth="172.0" text="Label" GridPane.rowIndex="2" />
+                        <Label fx:id="day4_label" alignment="CENTER" prefHeight="35.0" prefWidth="173.0" text="Label" GridPane.rowIndex="3" />
+                        <Label fx:id="day5_label" alignment="CENTER" prefHeight="31.0" prefWidth="173.0" text="Label" GridPane.rowIndex="4" />
+                        <Label fx:id="day6_label" alignment="CENTER" prefHeight="31.0" prefWidth="173.0" text="Label" GridPane.rowIndex="5" />
+                        <Label fx:id="day7_label" alignment="CENTER" prefHeight="35.0" prefWidth="173.0" text="Label" GridPane.rowIndex="6" />
+                        <Pane fx:id="day1_pane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" GridPane.columnIndex="1" />
+                        <Pane fx:id="day2_pane" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.rowIndex="1" />
+                        <Pane fx:id="day3_pane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.rowIndex="2" />
+                        <Pane fx:id="day4_pane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.rowIndex="3" />
+                        <Pane fx:id="day5_pane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.rowIndex="4" />
+                        <Pane fx:id="day6_pane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.hgrow="ALWAYS" GridPane.rowIndex="5" />
+                        <Pane fx:id="day7_pane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.rowIndex="6" />
+                     </children>
+                  </GridPane>
+                  <Pane prefHeight="119.0" prefWidth="575.0" VBox.vgrow="NEVER">
+                     <children>
+                        <Label alignment="TOP_LEFT" layoutX="14.0" layoutY="14.0" prefHeight="17.0" prefWidth="550.0" text="Importants Information:" wrapText="true">
+                           <font>
+                              <Font name="System Bold" size="12.0" />
+                           </font>
+                        </Label>
+                        <Label fx:id="information_label" alignment="TOP_LEFT" layoutX="14.0" layoutY="31.0" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="82.0" prefWidth="550.0" text="Label" wrapText="true" />
+                     </children>
+                  </Pane>
+               </children>
+            </VBox>
+         </children>
+      </HBox>
+   </children>
+</AnchorPane>

src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/Plants.fxml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<?import javafx.geometry.Insets?>
+<?import javafx.geometry.Rectangle2D?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.ListView?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.SplitPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.TextField?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.TitledPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.image.Image?>
+<?import javafx.scene.image.ImageView?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.text.Font?>
+
+<AnchorPane maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="1000.0" prefHeight="853.0" prefWidth="1219.0"
+            xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/17" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.PlantsController">
+   <children>
+      <SplitPane dividerPositions="0.7377363661277062" layoutX="539.0" layoutY="266.0" prefHeight="853.0" prefWidth="1219.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+        <items>
+          <AnchorPane maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="160.0" prefWidth="100.0">
+               <children>
+                  <VBox maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="850.6666666666666" prefWidth="894.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+                     <children>
+                        <Label prefHeight="45.0" prefWidth="903.0" text="Plants">
+                           <font>
+                              <Font name="System Bold" size="30.0" />
+                           </font>
+                        </Label>
+                        <TextField fx:id="search_plants" onKeyTyped="#searchForPlant" promptText="Search for Plant Name" />
+                        <HBox alignment="CENTER_LEFT" prefHeight="480.0" prefWidth="881.0" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
+                           <children>
+                              <ListView fx:id="list_plants" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="497.0" prefWidth="580.0" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS" />
+                              <ImageView fx:id="img_plant" fitHeight="322.0" fitWidth="861.0" pickOnBounds="true" preserveRatio="true" HBox.hgrow="NEVER">
+                                 <viewport>
+                                    <Rectangle2D height="300.0" width="300.0" />
+                                 </viewport>
+                                 <image>
+                                    <Image url="@placeholder.png" />
+                                 </image>
+                              </ImageView>
+                           </children>
+                        </HBox>
+                        <Label prefHeight="33.0" prefWidth="919.0" text="Plant Information:">
+                           <font>
+                              <Font name="System Bold" size="12.0" />
+                           </font>
+                           <padding>
+                              <Insets top="15.0" />
+                           </padding>
+                        </Label>
+                        <Label fx:id="description_plant" alignment="TOP_LEFT" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" prefHeight="194.0" prefWidth="893.0" text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet." textAlignment="JUSTIFY" wrapText="true">
+                           <padding>
+                              <Insets bottom="10.0" top="10.0" />
+                           </padding>
+                        </Label>
+                        <Button fx:id="saveToMyPlant_button" alignment="CENTER" maxWidth="1.7976931348623157E308" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#saveToMyPlant" prefHeight="38.0" prefWidth="917.0" text="Save to MyPlants" />
+                     </children>
+                  </VBox>
+               </children>
+            </AnchorPane>
+          <AnchorPane maxWidth="300.0" minHeight="0.0" minWidth="300.0" prefHeight="160.0" prefWidth="100.0">
+               <children>
+                  <VBox layoutX="38.0" layoutY="100.0" prefHeight="850.6666666666666" prefWidth="316.6666666666667" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+                     <children>
+                        <Label text="Filter">
+                           <font>
+                              <Font name="System Bold" size="17.0" />
+                           </font>
+                        </Label>
+                        <TitledPane animated="false" text="Saison">
+                          <content>
+                            <AnchorPane minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="180.0" prefWidth="200.0">
+                                 <children>
+                                    <VBox layoutX="37.0" layoutY="-19.0" prefHeight="180.66666666666666" prefWidth="310.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+                                       <children>
+                                          <CheckBox fx:id="spring_filter" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#filterSpring" text="Spring">
+                                             <padding>
+                                                <Insets top="10.0" />
+                                             </padding>
+                                          </CheckBox>
+                                          <CheckBox fx:id="sommer_filter" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#filterSommer" text="Sommer">
+                                             <padding>
+                                                <Insets top="10.0" />
+                                             </padding>
+                                          </CheckBox>
+                                          <CheckBox fx:id="autum_filter" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#filterAutum" text="Autum">
+                                             <padding>
+                                                <Insets top="10.0" />
+                                             </padding>
+                                          </CheckBox>
+                                          <CheckBox fx:id="winter_filter" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#filterWinter" text="Winter">
+                                             <padding>
+                                                <Insets top="10.0" />
+                                             </padding>
+                                          </CheckBox>
+                                       </children>
+                                    </VBox>
+                                 </children>
+                              </AnchorPane>
+                          </content>
+                        </TitledPane>
+                        <TitledPane animated="false" text="Climate Zones">
+                          <content>
+                            <AnchorPane minHeight="0.0" minWidth="0.0" prefHeight="180.0" prefWidth="200.0">
+                                 <children>
+                                    <VBox fx:id="climate_zones" layoutX="36.0" layoutY="-19.0" prefHeight="180.66666666666666" prefWidth="310.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0" />
+                                 </children>
+                              </AnchorPane>
+                          </content>
+                        </TitledPane>
+                     </children>
+                  </VBox>
+               </children>
+            </AnchorPane>
+        </items>
+         <padding>
+            <Insets bottom="10.0" left="10.0" right="10.0" top="10.0" />
+         </padding>
+      </SplitPane>
+   </children>
+</AnchorPane>

src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/images/ATTRIBUTION

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+Potato, Onion
+    Photos by Lars Blankers: https://unsplash.com/@lmablankers?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText
+
+Carrot
+    Photo by Maja Vujic: https://unsplash.com/@majavujic87?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText

src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/plantdb.json

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+[
+  {
+    "id": 0,
+    "name": "Potato",
+    "description": "The potato is a tuber, round or oval, with small white roots called  'eyes', that are growth buds. The size varies depending on the variety; the colour of the skin can be white, yellow or even purple.",
+    "light": 6,
+    "spacing": "35",
+    "soil": "sandy",
+    "image": "potato.jpg",
+    "pests": [
+      {
+        "name": "Rot",
+        "description": "Rot, any of several plant diseases, caused by any of hundreds of species of soil-borne bacteria, fungi, and funguslike organisms (Oomycota). Rot diseases are characterized by plant decomposition and putrefaction. The decay may be hard, dry, spongy, watery, mushy, or slimy and may affect any plant part.",
+        "measures": "Less water."
+      }
+    ],
+    "lifecycle": [
+      {
+        "startDate": "03-10",
+        "endDate": "04-10",
+        "type": "SOW",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 0,
+          "interval": null,
+          "notes": []
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "Germinate",
+            "relativeStartDate": -14,
+            "relativeEndDate": null,
+            "description": "\"Take an egg carton and fill it with soil. Put the seedling deep enaugh so its half covered with soil. Keep it in 10-15 * Celsius with lots of light.\"",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "04-10",
+        "endDate": "07-10",
+        "type": "PLANT",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 25,
+          "interval": 7,
+          "notes": []
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "hilling",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": null,
+            "description": "\"When the plants are 20 cm tall, begin hilling the potatoes by gently mounding the soil from the center of your rows around the stems of the plant. Mound up the soil around the plant until just the top few leaves show above the soil. Two weeks later, hill up the soil again when the plants grow another 20 cm.\"",
+            "interval": 21,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "06-10",
+        "endDate": "08-10",
+        "type": "HARVEST",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 0,
+          "interval": null,
+          "notes": []
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "Harvest",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": null,
+            "description": "Once the foliage has wilted and dried completely, harvest on a dry day. Store in a dark and cool location.",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 1,
+    "name": "Early Carrot",
+    "description": "Carrot, (Daucus carota), herbaceous, generally biennial plant of the Apiaceae family that produces an edible taproot. Among common varieties root shapes range from globular to long, with lower ends blunt to pointed. Besides the orange-coloured roots, white-, yellow-, and purple-fleshed varieties are known.",
+    "image": "carrot.jpg",
+    "lifecycle": [
+      {
+        "startDate": "02-20",
+        "endDate": "03-10",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "type": "SOW",
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 15,
+          "interval": 3,
+          "notes": []
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "hilling",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": 0,
+            "description": "Mound up the soil around the plant until just the top few leaves show above the soil. ",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "03-10",
+        "endDate": "05-10",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "type": "PLANT",
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 25,
+          "interval": 3,
+          "notes": [
+            "Be careful not to pour water over the leaves, as this will lead to sunburn."
+          ]
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "hilling",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": null,
+            "description": "Mound up the soil around the plant until just the top few leaves show above the soil. ",
+            "interval": 15,
+            "isOptional": true
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "05-10",
+        "endDate": "05-20",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "type": "HARVEST",
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 0,
+          "interval": null,
+          "notes": []
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "Harvesting",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": 14,
+            "description": "When the leaves turn to a yellowish brown. Do not harvest earlier. The plant will show when it's ready.",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "soil": "sandy to loamy, loose soil, free of stones",
+    "spacing": "5,35,2.5",
+    "pests": [
+      {
+        "name": "Rot",
+        "description": "rot, any of several plant diseases, caused by any of hundreds of species of soil-borne bacteria, fungi, and funguslike organisms (Oomycota). Rot diseases are characterized by plant decomposition and putrefaction. The decay may be hard, dry, spongy, watery, mushy, or slimy and may affect any plant part.",
+        "measures": "less water"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 2,
+    "name": "Summertime Onion",
+    "description": "Onion, (Allium cepa), herbaceous biennial plant in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae) grown for its edible bulb. The onion is likely native to southwestern Asia but is now grown throughout the world, chiefly in the temperate zones. Onions are low in nutrients but are valued for their flavour and are used widely in cooking. They add flavour to such dishes as stews, roasts, soups, and salads and are also served as a cooked vegetable.",
+    "image": "onion.jpg",
+    "lifecycle": [
+      {
+        "startDate": "03-15",
+        "endDate": "04-10",
+        "type": "SOW",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 15,
+          "interval": 4,
+          "notes": [
+
+          ]
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "hilling",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": 0,
+            "description": "Mound up the soil around the plant until just the top few leaves show above the soil. ",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "04-10",
+        "endDate": "07-10",
+        "type": "PLANT",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 25,
+          "interval": 3,
+          "notes": [
+            ""
+          ]
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "hilling",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": null,
+            "description": "Mound up the soil around the plant until just the top few leaves show above the soil. ",
+            "interval": 15,
+            "isOptional": true
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "startDate": "07-10",
+        "endDate": "09-20",
+        "type": "HARVEST",
+        "zone": "ZONE_8A",
+        "group": 0,
+        "wateringCycle": {
+          "litersPerSqM": 0,
+          "interval": null,
+          "notes": [
+
+          ]
+        },
+        "taskTemplates": [
+          {
+            "name": "Harvesting",
+            "relativeStartDate": 0,
+            "relativeEndDate": 14,
+            "description": "When ready for harvest, the leaves on your onion plants will start to flop over. This happens at the \"neck\" of the onion and it signals that the plant has stopped growing and is ready for storage. Onions should be harvested soon thereafter",
+            "interval": null,
+            "isOptional": false
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "soil": "sandy to loamy, loose soil, free of stones",
+    "spacing": "15,30,2",
+    "pests": [
+      {
+        "name": "Rot",
+        "description": "rot, any of several plant diseases, caused by any of hundreds of species of soil-borne bacteria, fungi, and funguslike organisms (Oomycota). Rot diseases are characterized by plant decomposition and putrefaction. The decay may be hard, dry, spongy, watery, mushy, or slimy and may affect any plant part.",
+        "measures": "less water"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]

src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/taskdb.json

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+[
+  {
+  "id" : 1,
+  "name" : "sow plant",
+  "description": "Plant the seeds, crops in de bed.",
+  "startDate" : "2022-05-01",
+  "endDate" : "2022-05-01",
+  "interval" : 0
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : 2,
+    "name" : "water plant",
+    "description": "water the plant, so that the soil is wet around the plant.",
+    "startDate" : "2022-05-01",
+    "endDate" : "2022-09-01",
+    "interval" : 2
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : 3,
+    "name" : "fertilize plant",
+    "description": "The fertilizer has to be mixed with water. Then fertilize the plants soil with the mixture",
+    "startDate" : "2022-06-01",
+    "endDate" : "2022-08-01",
+    "interval" : 28
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : 4,
+    "name" : "covering plant",
+    "description": "Take a big enough coverage for the plants. Cover the whole plant with a bit space between the plant and the coverage",
+    "startDate" : "2022-07-01",
+    "endDate" : "2022-07-01",
+    "interval" : 0
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : 5,
+    "name" : "look after plant",
+    "description": "Look for pest or illness at the leaves of the plant. Check the soil around the plant, if the roots are enough covered with soil",
+    "startDate" : "2022-05-01",
+    "endDate" : "2022-09-01",
+    "interval" : 5
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : 6,
+    "name" : "harvest plant",
+    "description": "Pull the ripe vegetables out from the soil. Clean them with clear, fresh water. ",
+    "startDate" : "2022-09-01",
+    "endDate" : "2022-09-01",
+    "interval" : 0
+  }
+]

src/main/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/user-crops.json

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+[
+  {
+    "cropId": 0,
+    "plantId": 1,
+    "startDate": "2023-02-25",
+    "area": 0.5
+  },
+  {
+    "cropId": 1,
+    "plantId": 1,
+    "startDate": "2023-03-01",
+    "area": 0.5
+  },
+  {
+    "cropId": 2,
+    "plantId": 0,
+    "startDate": "2023-03-25",
+    "area": 1.5
+  }
+]

src/test/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/JsonPlantDatabaseTest.java

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+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.HardinessZone;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Plant;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+public class JsonPlantDatabaseTest {
+    PlantDatabase testDatabase;
+    SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void connectToDb() {
+        testDatabase = new JsonPlantDatabase();
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Check if results are retrieved completely")
+    void getPlantList() {
+        List<Plant> testList;
+        try {
+            testList = testDatabase.getPlantList(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A);
+        } catch (IOException | HardinessZoneNotSetException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        Assertions.assertEquals(3, testList.size());
+
+        List<String> names = testList.stream().map(Plant::name).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        List<String> expected = Arrays.asList("Potato","Early Carrot","Summertime Onion");
+        Assertions.assertEquals(expected,names);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Check whether single access works.")
+    void getPlantById() {
+        Optional<Plant> testPlant;
+        try {
+            testPlant = testDatabase.getPlantById(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A,1);
+        } catch (IOException | HardinessZoneNotSetException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        Assertions.assertTrue(testPlant.isPresent());
+        Assertions.assertEquals("Early Carrot", testPlant.get().name());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Check for a nonexisting plant.")
+    void getPlantByIdMustFail() {
+        Optional<Plant> testPlant;
+        try {
+            testPlant = testDatabase.getPlantById(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A,99);
+        } catch (IOException | HardinessZoneNotSetException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+        Assertions.assertFalse(testPlant.isPresent());
+
+
+    }
+
+}
+

src/test/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/JsonTaskDatabaseTest.java

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+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.Task;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.*;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
+public class JsonTaskDatabaseTest {
+
+    TaskDatabase testDatabase;
+    SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");
+    @BeforeEach
+    void connectToDb() {
+        // testDatabase = new JsonTaskDatabase();
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Check if results are retrieved completely")
+    void getTasks(){
+        /*
+        List<Task> taskList=null;
+        try {
+            taskList = testDatabase.getTaskList(formatter.parse("01.05.2022"), formatter.parse("01.08.2022"));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        } catch (ParseException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+
+        Assertions.assertTrue(taskList.size()>0);
+        */
+    }
+}

src/test/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/plantList/PlantListModelTest.java

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+package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.plantList;
+
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io.HardinessZoneNotSetException;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io.JsonPlantDatabase;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.io.PlantDatabase;
+import ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types.*;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.MonthDay;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+class PlantListModelTest {
+    PlantDatabase plantDatabase;
+    List<Plant> examplePlantList;
+    PlantListModel model;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        createExamplePlantList();
+        plantDatabase = mockPlantDatabase(examplePlantList);
+        model = new PlantListModel(plantDatabase);
+    }
+
+    @AfterEach
+    void tearDown() {
+    }
+
+    void createExamplePlantList(){
+        examplePlantList = new ArrayList<>();
+        examplePlantList.add(new Plant(
+                20,
+                "summertime onion",
+                "Onion, (Allium cepa), herbaceous biennial plant in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae) grown for its edible bulb. The onion is likely native to southwestern Asia but is now grown throughout the world, chiefly in the temperate zones. Onions are low in nutrients but are valued for their flavour and are used widely in cooking. They add flavour to such dishes as stews, roasts, soups, and salads and are also served as a cooked vegetable.",
+                null,
+                "15,30,2",
+                0,
+                "sandy to loamy, loose soil, free of stones",
+                new ArrayList<>(),
+                List.of(new GrowthPhase(MonthDay.of(6, 4), MonthDay.of(12, 4), 0, new WateringCycle(0, 0, null), GrowthPhaseType.HARVEST, HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, new ArrayList<>()),
+                        new GrowthPhase(MonthDay.of(4, 3), MonthDay.of(12, 4), 0, new WateringCycle(0, 0, null), GrowthPhaseType.PLANT, HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, new ArrayList<>()),
+                        new GrowthPhase(MonthDay.of(8, 5), MonthDay.of(12, 4), 0, new WateringCycle(0, 0, null), GrowthPhaseType.PLANT, HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, new ArrayList<>()),
+                        new GrowthPhase(MonthDay.of(2, 8), MonthDay.of(12, 4), 0, new WateringCycle(0, 0, null), GrowthPhaseType.PLANT, HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, new ArrayList<>()),
+                        new GrowthPhase(MonthDay.of(10, 2), MonthDay.of(12, 4), 0, new WateringCycle(0, 0, null), GrowthPhaseType.PLANT, HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, new ArrayList<>())))
+        );
+        examplePlantList.add(new Plant(
+                0,
+                "Potato",
+                "The potato is a tuber, round or oval, with small white roots called  'eyes', that are growth buds. The size varies depending on the variety; the colour of the skin can be white, yellow or even purple.",
+                null,
+                "35",
+                6,
+                "sandy",
+                new ArrayList<>(),
+                List.of(new GrowthPhase(MonthDay.of(6, 4), MonthDay.of(12, 4), 0, new WateringCycle(0, 0, null), GrowthPhaseType.HARVEST, HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, new ArrayList<>()),
+                        new GrowthPhase(MonthDay.of(6, 4), MonthDay.of(12, 4), 0, new WateringCycle(0, 0, null), GrowthPhaseType.PLANT, HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, new ArrayList<>())))
+        );
+        examplePlantList.add(new Plant(
+                1,
+                "Early Carrot",
+                "Carrot, (Daucus carota), herbaceous, generally biennial plant of the Apiaceae family that produces an edible taproot. Among common varieties root shapes range from globular to long, with lower ends blunt to pointed. Besides the orange-coloured roots, white-, yellow-, and purple-fleshed varieties are known.",
+                null,
+                "5,35,2.5",
+                0,
+                "sandy to loamy, loose soil, free of stones",
+                new ArrayList<>(),
+                List.of(new GrowthPhase(MonthDay.of(4, 4), MonthDay.of(12, 4), 0, new WateringCycle(0, 0, null), GrowthPhaseType.PLANT, HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, new ArrayList<>())))
+        );
+    }
+
+    PlantDatabase mockPlantDatabase(List<Plant> plantList) throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        PlantDatabase plantDatabase = mock(JsonPlantDatabase.class);
+        when(plantDatabase.getPlantList(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A)).thenReturn(plantList);
+        when(plantDatabase.getPlantList(HardinessZone.ZONE_1A)).thenReturn(new ArrayList<>());
+        when(plantDatabase.getPlantById(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, 0)).thenReturn(Optional.of(plantList.get(1)));
+        when(plantDatabase.getPlantById(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, 1)).thenReturn(Optional.of(plantList.get(2)));
+        when(plantDatabase.getPlantById(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, 20)).thenReturn(Optional.of(plantList.get(0)));
+        when(plantDatabase.getPlantById(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, 2)).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+
+        return plantDatabase;
+    }
+
+    void checkCurrentZone(HardinessZone expectedZone) {
+        assertEquals(expectedZone, model.getCurrentZone());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void setCurrentZone() {
+        checkCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A); // TODO change to get default zone from config
+        model.setCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_1A);
+        checkCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_1A);
+        model.setCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A);
+        checkCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getPlantList() throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        model.setCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_1A);
+        List<Plant> plantListResult = model.getPlantList(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A);
+        checkCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A);
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.size(), plantListResult.size());
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(2), plantListResult.get(0));
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(1), plantListResult.get(1));
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(0), plantListResult.get(2));
+
+        assertEquals(0, model.getPlantList(HardinessZone.ZONE_1A).size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getSortedPlantList() throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        model.setCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_1A);
+        List<Plant> plantListResult = model.getSortedPlantList(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, PlantListModel.sortByName);
+        checkCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A);
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.size(), plantListResult.size());
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(2), plantListResult.get(0));
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(1), plantListResult.get(1));
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(0), plantListResult.get(2));
+
+        plantListResult = model.getSortedPlantList(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, PlantListModel.SortById);
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.size(), plantListResult.size());
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(1), plantListResult.get(0));
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(2), plantListResult.get(1));
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(0), plantListResult.get(2));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getFilteredPlantList() throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        model.setCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_1A);
+        Predicate<Plant> predicate = plant -> plant.name().toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT).contains("E");
+        List<Plant> plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantList(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, predicate);
+        checkCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A);
+        assertEquals(2, plantListResult.size());
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(2), plantListResult.get(0));
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(0), plantListResult.get(1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getFilteredPlantListById() throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        model.setCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_1A);
+        List<Plant> plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantListById(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, 2L);
+        assertEquals(0, plantListResult.size());
+        plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantListById(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, 20L);
+        assertEquals(1, plantListResult.size());
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(0), plantListResult.get(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getFilteredPlantListByString() throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        model.setCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_1A);
+        List<Plant> plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantListByString(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, "#2");
+        assertEquals(0, plantListResult.size());
+        plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantListByString(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, "#20");
+        assertEquals(1, plantListResult.size());
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(0), plantListResult.get(0));
+        plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantListByString(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, "#a2");
+        assertEquals(0, plantListResult.size());
+        plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantListByString(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, "onion");
+        assertEquals(1, plantListResult.size());
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(0), plantListResult.get(0));
+        plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantListByString(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, "white roots");
+        assertEquals(1, plantListResult.size());
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(1), plantListResult.get(0));
+        plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantListByString(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, "apple");
+        assertEquals(0, plantListResult.size());
+        plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantListByString(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, "");
+        assertEquals(3, plantListResult.size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getFilteredPlantListByPlantingSaison() throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        model.setCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_1A);
+        List<Plant> plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantListByPlantingSaison(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, MonthDay.of(4, 4), MonthDay.of(8, 4));
+        assertEquals(2, plantListResult.size());
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(2), plantListResult.get(0));
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(1), plantListResult.get(1));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void getFilteredPlantListByHarvestSaison() throws HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
+        model.setCurrentZone(HardinessZone.ZONE_1A);
+        List<Plant> plantListResult = model.getFilteredPlantListByHarvestSaison(HardinessZone.ZONE_8A, MonthDay.of(4, 4), MonthDay.of(8, 4));
+        assertEquals(2, plantListResult.size());
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(1), plantListResult.get(0));
+        assertEquals(examplePlantList.get(0), plantListResult.get(1));
+    }
+
+
+}

src/test/resources/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/io/taskdb.json

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+[
+  {
+  "id" : "1",
+  "name" : "sow plant",
+  "description": "Plant the seeds/ crops in de bed.",
+  "startDate" : "01.05.2022",
+  "endDate" : "01.05.2022",
+  "interval" : "null"
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : "2",
+    "name" : "water plant",
+    "description": "water the plant, so that the soil is wet around the plant.",
+    "startDate" : "01.05.2022",
+    "endDate" : "01.09.2022",
+    "interval" : "2"
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : "3",
+    "name" : "fertilize plant",
+    "description": "The fertilizer has to be mixed with water. Then fertilize the plant's soil with the mixture",
+    "startDate" : "01.06.2022",
+    "endDate" : "01.08.2022",
+    "interval" : "28"
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : "4",
+    "name" : "covering plant",
+    "description": "Take a big enough coverage for the plants. Cover the whole plant with a bit space between the plant and the coverage",
+    "startDate" : "15.07.2022",
+    "endDate" : "15.07.2022",
+    "interval" : "null"
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : "5",
+    "name" : "look after plant",
+    "description": "Look for pest or illness at the leaves of the plant. Check the soil around the plant, if the roots are enough covered with soil",
+    "startDate" : "01.05.2022",
+    "endDate" : "01.09.2022",
+    "interval" : "5"
+  },
+  {
+    "id" : "6",
+    "name" : "harvest plant",
+    "description": "Pull the ripe vegetables out from the soil. Clean them with clear, fresh water. ",
+    "startDate" : "01.09.2022",
+    "endDate" : "01.09.2022",
+    "interval" : "null"
+  }
+]