Idea Pool

Short on ideas for a project or to work through a new concept? Take a dip in the Idea Pool!

It can be difficult to know where to start when faced with a "blank page" problem - how do you begin to choose what you will do! Idea Pool addresses this issue by pooling ideas and projects from application users together into one source.

You can choose to share any ideas you add, or not - it's up to you! You can view projects built from yours or others ideas, and gain inspiration you need to just start coding something.

Install Instructions

These instructions assume you have Ruby installed in your local environment.

1. Clone this repo to your local machine
2. OS Terminal Choice
   1. Windows 10: WSL 2 or higher
   2. MacOs: Terminal
3. At the root of the local repo
   1. Run bundle install
      Installs/updates the necessary gems for the project
   2. Run rake db:migrate
      Creates the SQL structure locally
   3. Run rake db:seed
      Inserts test data into the database
   4. Run shotgun
      Starts the local webserver
   5. Click the localhost IP displayed in the terminal to view the site

Contributor's Guide

Thank you for your interest in contributing to this project. Contributions are expected to be thoughtful, kind, explore new possibilities and add value to the application for all users.

If you have an idea or issue fix that you have not seen contributed or completed, please open a pull request with a meaningful message for review.

You will need to install the project, following the installation instructions, to ensure you are able to view and work with the source code.

License

This application carries an MIT License

Application Diagram

Lucidchart: Idea Pool