Rotten Tomatoes

This is a movies app displaying box office and top rental DVDs using the Rotten Tomatoes API.

Time spent: 6 hours

Features

Required

• [X] User can view a list of movies. Poster images load asynchronously.
• [X] User can view movie details by tapping on a cell.
• [X] User sees loading state while waiting for the API.
• [X] User sees error message when there is a network error: http://cl.ly/image/1l1L3M460c3C
• [X] User can pull to refresh the movie list.

Optional

• [ ] All images fade in.
• [X] For the larger poster, load the low-res first and switch to high-res when complete.
• [ ] All images should be cached in memory and disk: AppDelegate has an instance of NSURLCache and NSURLRequest makes a request with NSURLRequestReturnCacheDataElseLoad cache policy. I tested it by turning off wifi and restarting the app.
• [ ] Customize the highlight and selection effect of the cell.
• [ ] Customize the navigation bar.
• [ ] Add a tab bar for Box Office and DVD.
• [X] Add a search bar: pretty simple implementation of searching against the existing table view data.

Additional

• [X] The synopsis label enlarges as the user scrolls through it.

Walkthrough

Credits

• Rotten Tomatoes API
• AFNetworking