Plyr2 is a mobile friendly web app that connects like-minded, sport enthusiasts. Targeted at providing a solution to the problem of wanting to play tennis, ping pong or indeed any sport you desire, but being unable to find a partner, Plyr2 is an elegant, scalable answer to a common summer problem.
Plyr2 is a social media platform that enables users to both invite others to play with them and view other's requests on an interactive map. After picking their preferred sport, a user decides the date, time, location and skill level of their event, as well as space for any additional comments:
This is displayed with a nice, little logo on a google API-rendered map. Other users can then view these prospective events, and decide if they want to participate:
Working under the assumption that people won't just use the site to see a picture of London with pretty logos, a request to play will be made by another user, who can include a personal message to the creator if they so choose. The person who created event then decides whether to accept or not. A log is kept of a user's past events so they are free to reminisce at their leisure:
Technologies used are:
- Node JS / Express / Sequelize / Postgres
- Mocha / Zombie
- Heroku
You can check it out here
If you want to run it locally follow these instructions:
- Fork / clone this repo:
$ git clone https://github.com/peter-miklos/plyr2 - Change into the directory
$ cd plyr2 - Install Node.js and NPM, then run
npm install - Enter PostgreSQL -
psql- then create test and development databases: runcreate database sports_development;andcreate database sports_test;, then exit psql (\q) - Run a migration for both the development database,
node_modules/.bin/sequelize db:migrate, and the test one,NODE_ENV=test node_modules/.bin/sequelize db:migrate - Create a Google API key, then add it to a new
.envfile - Run the app! - Enter
DEBUG=* npm start, then go to http://localhost:3000/addsportsstatuses in your browser
Enjoy ...
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