git-trends

Trending Github Repositories in Android App

Note

This App uses external API for getting the data. API Link - https://rapidapi.com/targaryen.akane/api/github-trending

Generate personal API key using above link and store it in Secret.kt(Singleton) as

const val API_KEY = "<_GENERATED_API_KEY>"

App Info

Features

• See trending repositories of Github
• Filter based on Author, Project Name, Description or Language

Architecture

• Pattern Followed : MVVM

App components

• API Service for fetching data
• Viewmodel to persist and handle state of UI
• UI representing the Trending repositories

Project Structure

Package(com.pandemonium.gittrends)

• service
  • models
    • BuiltBy.kt
    • ReposItem.kt
  • network
    • ApiInterface.kt
    • RetrofitInstance.kt
• utils
  • Constants.kt
  • Secret.kt(Need to be added manually with generated API key)
• views
  • adapters
    • TrendRepoAdapter.kt
  • viewholders
    • TrendReposViewHolder.kt
  • viewmodels
    • MainViewModel.kt
  • MainActivity.kt

Components used

• MVVM Architecture
• Jetpack Library components - LiveData, Lifecycle aware components, Viewmodel
• Coroutines for multi-threading
• Retrofit for fetching API

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