README.md

VoyageSync

Table of Contents

1.) Overview

2.) Product Specs

3.) WireFrames

4.) Schema

5.) Milestones

Overview

Description

Allows users to tailor their journey based on their preference and interest for an unforgettable experience. Great for solo, group, and first time travelers.

App Evaluation

• Category: Travel
• Story: Analyzes user preferences and creates a selection of activities, restaurants, and other excursions the user and/or group will enjoy. The users traveling in a group will be allowed to vote on which they would like to do and a budget will be created for each person to make planning the trip easier.
• Market: Anyone over the [age limit] will be able to use this app as it allows for in-app purchases. In order to keep a safe enviorment, the creater/organizer of the trip will be given an access code to invite people on the trip. This access code will allow users to have access to that trip and only that trip outside of any they create on their own.
• Habit: This app can be used often or unoften depending on how long it takes to save money and plan for the trip. The itinerary created via the app can also be used during the trip to allow users to stick to a schedule.
• Scope: First, we will start by allowing users to pick their preferences in regards to traveling, then we will allow them the option to make it a group trip or keep it solo. From there, an itinerary will be created that the user can change as they see fit. In a group setting the itinerary will be voted on, anything less then the majority will be placed in a file for the designated person to have on their next itinerary if they visit there again. Based on the itinerary, a budget will be created for how much each person needs to save before purchasing the tickets, making a reservation, etc.. Potential to expand to booking hotels, flights, etc.

Product Specs

1.) User Stories (Required & Optional)

Required (Must Have)

• Login / Sign up
• Create a trip
• Travel Preferences / History / Interests
• In-App Messaging
• Itinerary Creation + Voting
• Safety Features: Location Sharing
• Total Cost / Price Tracker

Optional (Nice to Have)

• Offline Access
• Integration with Travel Agencies
• Local Event Calendar
• Weather Integration
• Travel Guides
• Language Translator
• Currency Converter

2.) Screens

• Login Screen
  • Upon downloading / redownloading the user is prompted to register or log in. If user chooses to log in their account information will be loaded into the application.
• Registration Screen
  • Upon downloading the user is prompted to register or log in to acces the application and their profile information or create a profile.
  • User Preferences (e.g. food, weather / climate, activities, etc.)
  • Safety Features will be included in this process:
    • Location Sharing Enabled/Disabled
    • Emergency Contact Info
• Home "Trips" Screen
  • Upon entering / register / logging in the user is taken to the home page where their "trips" both upcoming and trips they have in progress of planning will be listed. All trips will have the ability to be clicked on to see details about the trip including:
    • Budget / Total Cost of Trip
    • Members of Trip
    • Flight Date(s)
    • Accommodations (Hotels, AirBnBs, etc.)
    • Itinerary
    • Progress of Trip
• Messaging Screen
  • Allows users to chat 1-on-1 or in a group to keep information / converstations about the trip in one place. User is able to create a new direct message to members / friends on their friends list or in the same group. Group trips will automatically create a group chat.
• Map Screen
  • This will allow the users to have the location of their friend list along side seeing the location of the destination of their upcoming trip.
    • If the trip has multiple stops (e.g. Tokyo, Kyoto, Hirsohima) the icon for the trip will move to that location on the start date of that trip.
• Explore "Destinations" Screen
  • This will give the users suggestions of places to visit while in the area for their trip. If the user is not on a trip but planning on it will give suggesstions of places to visit. All suggestions will be based off of preferences
• Profile / Settings Screen
  • This will have application settings, alongside setting for the user. The user will be able to change their image, name, and any contact information. The user will also be able to add / change / delete preferences.

3.) Naviagation

Tab Navigation

• Messages
• Maps
• Home
• Explore
• Profile / Settings

Flow Navigation

• Login -> Sign Up if no log in is available
• Home "Trips": List of upcoming tips / in progress trips
  • Create new Trip
  • Trip Itinerary
• Explore: Places the user might be interest in exploring
  • Destinations are clickable with a pop-up screen that shows destination details
    • Create New trip will be a button user can click on destination to create a new trip
• Messages
  • Group Chat Messages will be contain a screen for message thread of all users going on the trip
  • Direct Message will contain private messages between two users
  • Create Direct Message will allow users to choose who they want to message
• Profile / Settings
  • List of options for users to choose from each will display its own content of information on its own screen
• Maps
  • Map of users live location, if user is clicked information about their location will pop up
  • Destination Location, if clicked will show information about the trip

WireFrames

Sketch

Digital Mockup

Schema

Models

User

Property	Type	Description
userID	String	Default Field
username	String	user username credentials
email	String	user email credentials
password	String	user password credentials
profileImg	File	user profile image
preferences	Array	e.g. food, weather/climate, activites, etc.
locationSharingEnabled	Boolean	does the user want to share location
emergencyContactInfo	Array	user emergrency contact (name, number, relationship)
friendsList	Array	references other User objects
trips	Array	reference to Trip objects
notificationSetting	Array	pushNotificationsEnabled: Boolean, inAppNotificationsEnabled: Boolean

Trip

Property	Type	Description
tripID	String	Default Field
user	Pointer	reference to owner of trip
name	String	name of trip
budget	Number	budget for trip
totalCost	Number	total cost of trip
members	Array of pointers	reference to User objects
startDate	DateTime	start date of trip
endDate	DateTime	end date of trip
flightDates	Array	reference to DateTime objects
accommodations	Array	reference to Accommodation objects
itinerary	Array	reference to Itinerary objects
progress	String	planning, in progress, completed

Message

Property	Type	Description
messageID	String	Default Field
sender	reference	reference to user object sender of message
receiver	reference	reference to user object receiver of message
content	String	content of the message
timestamp	DateTime	when message was sent
isRead	Boolean	been read by the recipient
notificationSent	Boolean	notification sent to recipient
image	File	image or GIF file sent
messageType	String	e.d., text, image, GIF, etc.

Accommodation

Property	Type	Description
accommodationID	String	Default Field
name	String	e.g., hotel name
location	String	e.g., address
checkInDate	DateTime	Day / Time of check in
checkOutDate	DateTime	Day / Time of check out

Itinerary

Property	Type	Description
itineraryID	String	Default Field
date	DateTime	Day / Time of activity
activity	String	e.g., name of activity
location	String	e.g., name of place
notes	String	optional

Networking

• Authenication Services: Firebase Authentication
• Backend Database : Firebase Realtime Database
• Messaging: Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)
• Map: Google Maps SDK
• Location Sharing: Device Location Service
• Other: Backend Service to fetch and update data

Milestones

Midpoint -> Postman

Milestone 6 -> User

Create a User

Delete User

Update User