Introduction

CarLo is a mobile application where vehicle owners can post the details and availability of their vehicle which in turn, can be rented by users who are looking for rental vehicles for a few days. Through this application, people who don’t use their cars very frequently can make some easy money. This can act as an alternative to conventional car rental agencies.

Features -

1. User Profile Management

• New users can register
• Existing users can log in using their credentials (using OAuth and normal signin)
• User can view host’s cars, their location on maps, ratings on host’s profile.

2. Search

• Searching for cars on the basis of Availability, Location
• Users can filter results based on Seating Capacity
• Map to pin-point the location of all cars.

3. Booking

• View details of selected car
• View host and car reviews
• View contact information of host
• View Trip Charge (based on number of days, pricing of the car)
• Select delivery mode - self-pickup / delivery by executive

4. Host Side

• User can list his car for renting
• The host of the car can view his ratings,reviews,etc.
• The host can view who booked his car and other trip details
• Map to pin-point the car location.
• The host receives monetary benefits for renting his car.

5. Rate and Review

• User can rate the car, the host and write a review for the same.
• Rating of respective user will be visible on their profile.

6. Trips

• API for viewing active and past bookings and to view notifications regarding new bookings.

7. Payment

• API for accessing the payment gateway for completing transactions. APIs Developed: https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens - to access the Stripe Payment Gateway and acquire the transaction ID.

8. Delivery

• An executive is assigned for each trip if the customer opts for delivery.

CarLo in action

Instructions to run -

Below commands work on Linux based systems. Suitable alternatives can be found for Windows as well.

• Install MongoDB. Detailed instructions can be found here: (https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/)
• To run MongoDB-
  • sudo service mongod start
• Install npm (Node Package Manager)
  • sudo apt update
  • sudo apt install nodejs
  • sudo apt install npm
  • nodejs -v (To check version)
• “cd” into the project directory where “package.json” is present and run the following command-
  • npm install The above command will install all necessary dependencies for the project.
• To launch the project, run-
  • node app.js