MVP List

MVP List

BrainFood, a GoodReads clone, is a website for finding and reviewing intellectually and spiritually-inclined literature for self-betterment.

1. New account creation, log in, log out, and guest/demo login

• Users can sign up, log in, and log out.
• Users can use a demo log in to try the site.
• Users can't use certain features without logging in (like creating bookshelves / creating reviews / adding Read Status / interacting with community).
• Logged in users are directed to their bookshelves.
• Logged out users are directed to signup/signin page

2. Hosting on Heroku

3. Home

• Landing page including sidebars and a main community feed.

4. Books

• All users can view individual books (functionality differs for logged in vs logged out user)
• Logged in users can create, update and delete books

5. Read Status

• Logged in users can set a status on their books (Read / Currently Reading / Want to Read)
• Logged in users can add brains (1-5) to rate a book.

6. Bookshelves

• Logged in users can add/delete books from their bookshelf
• Logged in users can create new bookshelves based on Read Status
• Logged in users can sort by any attribute

7. Reviews

• All users view reviews through books
• Logged in users can write reviews
• Logged in users can delete or edit their reviews

8. Production README

• Brief explanation of what the app is and does.
• How to start development environment
• Technologies used
• Link to live site
• Link to Wiki docs
• Discussion of two features that show off the team's technical abilities
• Discussion of both challenges faced and the way the team solved them
• Code snippets to highlight the best code

9. Bonus Feature - Search Across Multiple Models

• All users can search books based on attributes on individual books.

10. Bonus Feature - Tags

• Add genres to individual books.