Project 1 - Flixter
Flixter is a movies app using the The Movie Database API.
Time spent: 20 hours spent in total
User Stories
The following required functionality is complete:
- [x] User can view a list of movies currently playing in theaters from The Movie Database.
- [x] Poster images are loaded using the UIImageView category in the AFNetworking library.
- [x] User sees a loading state while waiting for the movies API.
- [x] User can pull to refresh the movie list.
The following optional features are implemented:
- [x] User sees an error message when there's a networking error.
- [x] Movies are displayed using a CollectionView instead of a TableView.
- [x] User can search for a movie.
- [x] All images fade in as they are loading.
- [x] Customize the UI.
The following additional features are implemented:
- [ ] List anything else that you can get done to improve the app functionality!
Video Walkthrough
Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:
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Notes
Connected TableViewCell instead of TableView which made references impossible. Scrolling - not knowing which key to press along with mouse scroll. Had trouble with progress wheel blocking from beginning. UI view ordering.
Project 2 - Flixter
Flixter is a movies app displaying box office and top rental DVDs using The Movie Database API.
Time spent: 20 hours spent in total
User Stories
The following required functionality is completed:
- [x] User can view movie details by tapping on a cell.
- [x] User can select from a tab bar for either Now Playing or Top Rated movies.
- [x] Customize the selection effect of the cell.
The following optional features are implemented:
- [x] For the large poster, load the low resolution image first and then switch to the high resolution image when complete.
- [x] Customize the navigation bar.
The following additional features are implemented:
- [x] UI added icons and default tint
Please list two areas of the assignment you'd like to discuss further with your peers during the next class (examples include better ways to implement something, how to extend your app in certain ways, etc):
Video Walkthrough
Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:
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Notes
Navigation layout, coding lo/high image resolution, and search function.
License
Copyright 2016 Che Chao Hsu
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