MVP - Cocktails API

[PrimalOrB]

For our MVP, we want to be able to:

• Retrieve a random cocktail
• Retrieve the photo of the cocktail
• Retrieve the ingredients / recipe for the cocktail
• Retrieve the ingredient images for the recipe

This work can happen before HTML hooks are known for display

[PrimalOrB]

Related acceptance criteria as per Project overview

• Use at least two server-side APIs.

[PrimalOrB]

https://www.thecocktaildb.com/api.php

Description

we can use the test API key '1' for educational purposes

• can search by: |
  *  cocktail name
  *  cocktail first letter
    *  ingredient name (this is where we could maybe pick some themed ingredients for the monthly themes, like color)
    *  lookup cocktail details by id
  *  lookup ingredients by id
  *  look up random cocktail (probably where we start)
  *  search by ingredient
  *  filter by alcoholic / non alcoholic
    *  search by category
    *  filter by glass
    *  images / thumbnails

Random Cocktail Example:

https://www.thecocktaildb.com/api/json/v1/1/random.php
( store drink ID for looking up recipe, ingredients, images, etc)

[MarilynPapadopoulos]

I suggest we use the "search by ingredient". Add a field in the form that allows the user to choose a base alcohol for the cocktail. Then choose a random cocktail associated with that base alcohol. This is also accompanied by an image
https://www.thecocktaildb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i=Gin

[PrimalOrB]

In my mind for the MVP version, simply displaying a random cocktail would be sufficient, rather than worrying about the query parameters. That really is the core functionality if considering a story like

WHEN the page loads
THEN I am presented with a drink

Certainly in the Additional feature sets, adding more power to the search would be the plan.

Thoughts? I agree - Marilyn