- Android app for managing and crowd-sourcing free libraries. Uses Android JetPack Compose with Material 3 design.
- App has it's own API.
- Created for the CMU course at IST Lisbon.
- Two main screens:
- a map of available free libraries.
- a book search screen.
- The map can be dragged around to show more libraries.
- Show placeholder images when user is on the metered connection
- Application is aware of its location and automaticallys open free library information panels when close to the library (within 100m)
- The book search screen allows users to see the full list of books ever donated to any library managed from within the App and to filter it down with a text search
- When a user searches for books using a search filter, search results can be downloaded only as scrolling requires
- The user should be able to center the map on their current location at the press of a button.
- A button to enable/ disable notifications of when the book becomes available in one of the user’s favorite libraries
- A list of libraries where the book is available indicating how far away they are and sorted by this distance
- When user is on the WIFI, the library data for libraries within a 10km radius and their respective books are preloaded
- Map has search bar to lookup and center the map on a given address
- Free libraries should show up on the map with markers.
- Tapping a library brings up its information panel
- The user’s favorite libraries should be highlighted with a different marker.
- Tapping a marker goes to the respective library’s information panel, which should include the following:
- The library’s name
- location (shown on a map)
- photo
- A button to help the user navigate to the library.
- Button to add/remove the library from the user’s favorites.
- A button to check in / donate a book (scan barcode).
- If the code is unknown, create a new book with a title and cover photo (taken from the camera).
- A button to check out a book (scan barcode).
- The list of books currently available at the library.
- Tapping a book opens a panel with more information about the book.
- Allow the user to add a new library, with the following information:
- A name for the library.
- A location (either picked from a map, searched by address, or using current location)
- A photo (taken from the phone camera)
- User Ratings (10%)
- UI Adaptability: Light/Dark Theme (5%)
- UI Adaptability: Localization (5%)
- Social Sharing To Other Apps (5%)
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- Google Maps API key
- Should be saved in the local.properties file as GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY