AirBnB Challenge

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This app let's user list their spaces and view spaces listed by others.

User Stories

1. Any signed-up user can list a new space.

    As a New User
    So I can list my flat
    I would like to sign up to Makers BnB  
   
    As a Signed up User
    So I can list my flat
    I want to login to Makers BnB  
   
    As a Signed up User
    So nobody else can use my account
    I would like to log out  
   
    As a Logged in User
    So I can make some money
    I would like to list my space  
   

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2. Users can list multiple spaces.

    As a Logged in User
    I want to make more money
    I would like to list multiple spaces   
   

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3. Users should be able to name their space, provide a short description of the space, and a price per night.

    As a User
    So people can find my space
    I want to be able give my space a name  
   
    As a User
    So people can know how much they are paying
    I want to be able show the price per day of my space  
   
    As a User
    So people know what they are booking
    I want to be able give my space some description ( Location, Rooms, Size)  
   

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4. Users should be able to offer a range of dates where their space is available.

    As a User
    So people know when they can stay at my space
    I would like to select the dates that my space is available  
   

5. Any signed-up user can request to hire any space for one night, and this should be approved by the user that owns that space.

    As a User
    So I can rent a place for one night
    I would like to make a request  
   

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6. Nights for which a space has already been booked should not be available for users to book that space

    As a User
    So I don’t book a place that is already booked
    I want to book places that available  
   
    As an Owner
    So I can avoid double bookings
    I would like to the ability to automatically
    update when I confirm the booking  
   

7. Until a user has confirmed a booking request, that space can still be booked for that night.

    As an Owner
    So I can confirm the booking
    I would like to approve the request  
   

Getting started

Enter the following commands in your terminal:

Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/heuperman/AirBnB-challenge.git

Install the required gems: bundle install

Preparing for database setup: Install homebrew: /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Install Postgres: $> brew install postgresql

Allow Homebrew to start and stop the Postgres service: ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/postgresql/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist

Open up Postgres: psql postgres

Then in Postgres type: CREATE DATABASE your_user_name with your_user_name being your computer name.

Quit Postgres: \q

Set up databases: rake setup

Populate the databases with samples: rake populate

Usage

Enter the following commands in your terminal:

Change into the main directory: cd AirBnB-challenge.git

Run the app: rackup

Then open your browser, head to http://localhost:9292/listings where you should find the page shown above. Then simply follow the instructions on the page.

Running tests

This app comes with a full feature test and unit tests. To run all available tests enter rspec in your terminal.

Removing databases

In your terminal type: rake teardown and confirm to remove all airbnb databases.

Built with

Sinatra -- as the web framework
Rspec -- as the Ruby test suite
Capybara -- as the Sinatra test suite
PostgreSQL -- as the database system

Authors

Yvonne Tang
Jay Khan
Jeff Hung
Bibi Collins
Cornelis Heuperman
The good people at Makers Academy -- instructions