Pollo iOS Client

Pollo is one of the latest apps by Cornell AppDev, a project team at Cornell University. Pollo seeks to extend the functionality of iClickers on a web and mobile platform.

Installation

We use CocoaPods for our dependency manager. This should be installed before continuing.

Clone the project with git clone https://github.com/cuappdev/pollo-ios.git

After cloning the project, cd into the new directory and install dependencies with pod install.

Open the Pollo Xcode workspace, Pollo.xcworkspace, and enjoy!

Configuration

You need a valid env-vars.sh file with the following structure:

export API_URL=example-url.com
export API_DEV_URL=example-dev-url.com
export FABRIC_API_KEY=someapikey
export FABRIC_BUILD_SECRET=somefabricbuildsecret

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Development

• IGListKit
• Controllers
• External Services

IGListKit

IGListKit is a UICollectionView framework built by Instagram that we use throughout the app. It forces us to create models for items we display in a UICollectionView.

Controllers

• PollsViewController: Used to display created and joined groups and allow user to create or join a group.
• CardController: Used to display all polls on a single date for a group.
• PollsDateViewController: Used to display all dates for a group.
• DeletePollViewController: Used to delete a poll from a group.
• EditNameViewController: Used to edit the name of a group.
• EditPollViewController: Used to edit a poll.
• FeedbackViewController: Used to prompt user for feedback on the app.
• PollBuilderViewController: Used to create and start polls and create drafts.
• EditDraftViewController: Used to edit a draft.
• SettingsViewController: Used to display settings (website, log out, etc.).
• GroupControlsViewController: Used to allow the admin of a group to configure settings for a group.
• AttendanceViewController: Used to allow the admin of a group to view and export group attendance.

External Services

• Alamofire: Used for HTTP networking.
• Google Sign In: Used to seamlessly sign in users.
• Socket.io: Used to manage sockets.
• SnapKit: Used for some AutoLayout magic.
• SwiftyJSON: Used for improved JSON parsing.
• SwiftLint: Used to enforce Swift style and conventions.
• Sourcery: Used to generate code.
• Presentr: Used for custom view controller presentation.
• FutureNova: Used for networking.
• AppDevAnalytics: Used for event logging.
• IGListKit: Used for collection views.

Check out Issues to see what we are working on!

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