Gharelu

Gharelu is an on-demand handyman application built with Flutter and Firebase. The app allows users to find and hire local handymen for a variety of home repair and maintenance tasks. This repository contains the source code for the Gharelu mobile application.

User-Facing Features

• Search for local handymen by category and service type.
• Schedule appointments with handymen.
• Manage upcoming and past appointments.
• Pay for services using Khalti and eSewa.

Merchant-Facing Features

• Create and manage service listings.
• Respond to appointment requests from users.
• Manage upcoming and past appointments.
• Receive payments through Khalti.

Other Features

• Real-time chat between users and service providers.
• Secure authentication and user account management.
• Integration with Google Maps for location-based search and appointment scheduling.

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Getting Started

To get started with Gharelu, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Install the latest version of Flutter and Dart.
3. Set up a new Firebase project: a. Go to the Firebase Console and create a new project. b. Add an Android app to the project and follow the instructions to download the google-services.json file. c. Add an iOS app to the project and follow the instructions to download the GoogleService-Info.plist file. d. In the Firebase Console, enable the Firebase Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Cloud Storage, and Cloud Functions services.
4. Add the Firebase configuration files to the project: a. For Android, move the google-services.json file to the android/app directory of the project. b. For iOS, move the GoogleService-Info.plist file to the ios/Runner directory of the project.
5. Create New File at the root fo your project named .env and replace with your credientials.

# .env
MAPBOX_KEY=
GOOGLE_MAP_API_KEY=
ALGOLIA_APPLICATIONID=
ALGOLIA_APIKEY=  

6. Next, Generate code using Build Runner: a. Install the build_runner package by running the following command: flutter pub global activate build_runner b. Generate the code by running the following command: flutter packages pub run build_runner build This command generates code for the project based on the code generators in the build_runner package.
7. Run the app

Contributing

If you'd like to contribute to Gharelu, please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork this repository and make your changes on a new branch.
2. Create a pull request with a detailed description of your changes.
3. Follow the code formatting and style guidelines outlined in the project.
4. All contributions must be submitted under the MIT license.