flix_codepath

Flix is an app that allows users to browse movies from the The Movie Database API.

let url = URL(string: "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/now_playing?api_key=a07e22bc18f5cb106bfe4cc1f83ad8ed")!
let request = URLRequest(url: url, cachePolicy: .reloadIgnoringLocalCacheData, timeoutInterval: 10)
let session = URLSession(configuration: .default, delegate: nil, delegateQueue: OperationQueue.main)
let task = session.dataTask(with: request) { (data, response, error) in
   // This will run when the network request returns
   if let error = error {
      print(error.localizedDescription)
   } else if let data = data {
      let dataDictionary = try! JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: []) as! [String: Any]

      // TODO: Get the array of movies
      // TODO: Store the movies in a property to use elsewhere
      // TODO: Reload your table view data

   }
}
task.resume()

Flix Part 1

User Stories

REQUIRED (10pts)

• [x] (2pts) User sees an app icon on the home screen and a styled launch screen.
• [x] (5pts) User can view and scroll through a list of movies now playing in theaters.
• [x] (3pts) User can view the movie poster image for each movie.

BONUS

• [x] (2pt) User can view the app on various device sizes and orientations.
• [x] (1pt) Run your app on a real device.

App Walkthrough GIF

Notes

Describe any challenges encountered while building the app.

• Understanding the API.

Flix Part 2

User Stories

REQUIRED (10pts)

• [x] (5pts) User can tap a cell to see more details about a particular movie.
• [x] (5pts) User can tap a tab bar button to view a grid layout of Movie Posters using a CollectionView.

BONUS

• [x] (2pts) User can tap a poster in the collection view to see a detail screen of that movie.
• [ ] (2pts) In the detail view, when the user taps the poster, a new screen is presented modally where they can view the trailer. (Done partially :/)

App Walkthrough GIF

(required part):

(first bonus part):

Notes

Describe any challenges encountered while building the app.

• The second bonus about presenting modally is pretty challenging. I need to go over the doc again, and see what I have been missing. Also, some parts have been deprecated, but I can see the trace of the updated things, and I was trying my best to guess the best solution.
• I tried to add tap gesture to the view controller,and then, also to the posterView, but neither of them would work.