RateBeer App

A social beer tasting app built with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Firebase.

Features

• User Authentication (Login/Register)
• Create and join tasting groups
• Real-time updates through Firebase
• Integration with Untappd API
• Beer rating system

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Android Studio Hedgehog or newer
• JDK 11 or newer
• Firebase account

Firebase Setup

1. Go to the Firebase Console
2. Create a new project
3. Add an Android app to your Firebase project
   • Use the package name dk.grp30.ratebeer
   • Download the google-services.json file and place it in the app/ directory
4. Enable Firebase Authentication in the Firebase Console
   • Activate Email/Password authentication
5. Create a Firestore database in the Firebase Console
   • Start in test mode for simplicity during development

Building and Running

1. Open the project in Android Studio
2. Sync Gradle files
3. Build and run the application on an emulator or physical device

Project Structure

• app/src/main/java/dk/grp30/ratebeer/
  • ui/: UI components using Jetpack Compose
    • screens/: Individual screens of the application
    • theme/: App theme definitions
    • navigation/: Navigation components
  • data/: Data layer
    • auth/: Firebase Authentication
    • firestore/: Firestore database operations
    • api/: Untappd API service

Technology Stack

• Kotlin
• Jetpack Compose for UI
• Firebase Authentication and Firestore
• Retrofit and OkHttp for API calls
• Kotlin Coroutines for asynchronous programming

Requirements

• Language: Kotlin
• Frameworks: Jetpack Compose for UI, Compose Navigation
• Asynchronous Programming: Kotlin Coroutines
• Authentication: Firebase Authentication
• Database: Firestore
• External API: Untappd via HTTP client (Retrofit)