Banking-App

Mobile Application

Project Details

A Banking app developed for Android using Android Studio. This is a project to showcase my knowledge and practical skills in Android development with Java. The application follows the MVC architecture and adheres to proper programming conventions, including documentation, error/exception handling, thorough program structure, and memory efficiency.

Features

• Login and Profile Creation: The app starts with a login screen where users can log in with an existing profile or create a new one. After logging in, users are taken to their dashboard, where they can create their first account if they are new users.
• Navigation Menu: A sliding menu from the left provides options such as Dashboard, Account Overview, Transactions, Deposits, Payments, Transfers, Profile Settings, and Logout.

Android Development Concepts Used

Multiple Activities

• Login Activity: Hosts the fragments for logging in and creating a profile.
• Main Activity: Contains all the features of the app, including account overview, payments, transactions, etc. Activities serve as containers for different fragments and use Intents to pass data between them.

Multiple Fragments

• Fragments are used to display different views to the user. Bundles are utilized to pass data between fragments.

Well-Designed UI Layouts

• Multiple layout files ensure a clean and functional design. Layouts are used for fragments, menus, and custom dialogs.

Custom Toolbar

• The application uses a consistent custom toolbar throughout, defined in the styles.xml file. The toolbar's title changes based on the current fragment, and it includes options for navigation and a menu.

DrawerLayout

• A DrawerLayout provides a sliding drawer menu from the left side of the screen, containing different features of the app. Each menu option navigates to a fragment or launches a dialog.

SQLite Database

• Profile, Account, Payee, and Transaction information are stored in a local SQLite database, consisting of four tables with proper primary and foreign keys.

Shared Preferences

• Used to save and load the current profile's data efficiently. Data is initially loaded from the database and stored in Shared Preferences, updated and accessed across different activities using JSON.

Array Adapters

• Custom array adapters display information in ListView and Spinner components, specifically for accounts and transaction types (deposits, transfers, and payments).

Notable Mentions

• The app follows Material Design guidelines, especially with icons, the DrawerLayout, custom toolbar, and 'Add' buttons in fragments.
• Resource files for strings, colors, drawables, and styles ensure best practices.
• The app runs on Android API 19 and up.

Installation and Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/karankr2003/Banking-App.git

2. Open the project in Android Studio.
3. Build and run the app on an Android device or emulator with API 19 or higher.

Usage

1. Launch the app on your Android device.
2. Log in with an existing profile or create a new one.
3. Navigate through the app using the sliding menu to access different features.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to enhance the Banking-App project. If you would like to contribute, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/YourFeature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/YourFeature).
5. Create a new Pull Request.