SimpleGallery

A really simple Image gallery app

External Library Dependency

Cocoa-pods is used for dependency management. Pods directory is checked on the repository. This way, project can be run immediately after cloning and avoid possible compatibility conflicts for a resource installed with different version.

Installed Pods

• Firebase/Storage: For file storage
• Firebase/Auth: For user authentication
• Firebase/Core: Required by Firestore
• Firebase/Firestore: For database
• Kingfisher: For asynchronous image download and caching
• IHProgressHUD: For activity indication and operation result feedback

Pattern and Bindable properties

MVVM pattern allow a better testability and layer abstraction for reusability. The Bindable class enable to bind UI updates depending on the data model changes or process status.

No Storyboard file

Removing Main.storyboard and creating single xib files for views avoid massive storyboard files that can carry version conflicts. Also, it can benefit navigation abstraction and view reusability.

Navigation

Using a NavigatorProtocol allows to create custom Navigators to handle controllers presentation, animation, and routing. Multiple Navigators could be created to work on each scope of the app (Authentication, Publications, etc.)

Database

Gallery Files index is stored on Cloud Firestore.

File Storage

Gallery Files are stored on Cloud Storage.

Build the project

1. Clone this repository
2. Go to Firebase Console and Create a project. Enable Storage, Cloud Firestore and Email Authentication
3. Configure the Firebase Project settings with your Bundle identifier and download the GoogleService-Info.plist file
4. Open SimpleGallery.xcworkspace and add your GoogleService-Info.plist file to the XCode project
5. Build

TODO

• UI Tests
• Unit Tests
• Pick image from device Camera
• Image detail controller
• Better UI
• Localization Manager
• User Registration
• Session permission for file access
• Thumbnail creation with Firebase Functions