Overview

Trail Companions is a full stack web application consisting of a client, server, database, and API created over a span of 7 days. This application utilizes Google Maps API, Google Calendars API, Firebase Authentication and AWS EC2 instances. Users can search for trails of any difficulty throughout the continent and find information including descriptions, ratings, and comments for each trail provided by the local community. Users may create their own profile page, bookmark trails, add trail photos, leave comments, and plan events with their friends and family.

Click here to view the comprehensive readme for our API!

Who was this application built for?

Experienced hikers

Beginners

Parents

Event planners

App Features

Firebase Authentication

Google Maps trail finder

Search functionality

User profiles: recently visited trails and friends

Trail Page: description, photos, ratings, comments

Google Calendar invites

Leaderboard for top trails in your area

Mobile-compatibility

Technologies Used

Name	Purpose
Node	JavaScript Runtime Environment
Express	Back End Web Application Framework
AWS	Cloud-Computing Platform (EC2)
PostgreSQL	Relational database
Google Maps API	In-app map features
Google Calendars API	In-app calendar/events features
Firebase	Google Authentication
Next.js	Web Development Framework
React	Front-End UI Library
Material UI	Front-End UI Library
ESLint	Code Quality (Airbnb Style Guide)
Figma	Wireframe desiging
Cloudinary	Image hosting for user uploads

App Architecture

Components

Login

Google Authentication with Firebase

Map

Google Maps Integration

Pop-up modals for each trail

Leaderboard

Top 5 Trails in your area

Trail Photos

Carousel and gallery

Auto-play feature

Photo upload with Cloudinary

Ratings

Rate a trail based on overall rating, beauty, sunlight and difficulty

Create Event & Minimap

Google Calendars and Google Maps API integration

Comments Section

Leave comments on a trail

User Profiles

Profile pictures and bio

Notifications

Incoming and outgoing friend requests

Recently Visted Trails & Friends

Includes trail ratings and user bios

Contributors

Jerremy Stroman

Justin Tang

Kyle Nissley

Lawrence Malloy

Matt Pak

Pascal Bui

Patrick Lee

Shanshan Liu