Birth of Pearl - An App for Oyster Lovers

Overview

Users can search oysters by specific locations and retrieve oyster profiles.
Users also receive a random fact about oysters upon app load.
This app was written in React Native as a Capstone Project at Ada Developers Academy.

PUBLISHED APP LINK with QR CODE

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App Features

• Tappable Image on Welcome screen for one-touch search.
• Swiper Component displays random oyster facts - NOTE: swiper developed for iOS but has not been optimized for Android at this time.
• Buttons to navigate search based on region and location.
• Random oyster fact data is sourced from an external API deployed here.

Requirements

• Node.js - this is needed in order to access the Node Package Manager (npm).

Installation/Environment Set-Up

• Clone this repository.
• Install the Expo Command Line Interface by running npm install -g expo-cli.
• Install dependencies by running npm install.
• There are 2 very specific processes to test the app on your personal cell phone:
  • For iPhone:
    • Download Expo for iOS and set up an account.
    • Provide the owner (starseed2021) with your email in order to be given access.
    • Accept the member invitation.
    • Scan the QR Code provided in the Published App Link above.
  • For Android:
    • Download Expo for Android.
    • Scan the QR Code provided in the Published App Link above.
  • NOTE: These processes are very different because the app is still in development mode.
• To test the app on your local machine:
  • To test on an iPhone Simulator
    • Download XCode and follow instructions.
  • To test on an Android Emulator
    • Download Android Studio and follow instructions.
• Currently, the database is small and therefore stored in a JSON file. This application is not leveraging a backend storage solution at this time.
• To start the server run npm start or expo start. These commands are interchangeable.