My Hacker News - Android Version

This is a simple Hacker News Android application for listing new stories.
The app is built with Jetpack Compose.
Data source for the project is from Hacker News API.

Table of Contents

• My Hacker News - Android Version
  • Table of Contents
  • Features
  • API to Get New Stories
  • API to Fetch Item
  • Illustration
  • How to Build the App
  • How to Run Tests
  • Related Projects
  • Comparison Between iOS SwiftUI and Android Compose
    • iOS SwiftUI
    • Android Compose

Features

• Users can read news from the Hacker News application.
• Users can view the highest-ranked articles.
• Users can open the link associated with each article in the browser.

API to Get New Stories

API to Fetch Item

Illustration

How to Build the App

• Open MyHackerNewsAndroid project in Android Studio.
• Connect an Android device or start an emulator.
• Click the Run button to build and launch the app.

How to Run Tests

You can run the tests for this project using the command line. Follow the steps below:

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the project directory.

2. To run unit tests, use the following command:

   ./gradlew test

3. To run Android instrumented tests, use the following command:

   ./gradlew connectedAndroidTest

Related Projects

• MyHackerNews for iOS - https://github.com/binghuan/MyHackerNews

Comparison Between iOS SwiftUI and Android Compose

In SwiftUI, you can navigate seamlessly between code and preview: clicking a component in the preview layout takes you directly to the source code, and clicking on a code block highlights the component in the preview. This two-way navigation enhances the development experience.

In Android Compose, however, navigation is one-way—you can only highlight the code block by clicking on the component in the preview.

iOS SwiftUI

Android Compose