[Android Bootcamp] Project 2: Grid Image Search
User Stories:
Basic Requirements:
- [x] enter a search query that will display a grid of image results from the Google Image API.
- [x] click on "settings" which allows selection of advanced search options to filter results
- [x] configure advanced search filters such as:
- Size (small, medium, large, extra-large)
- Color filter (black, blue, brown, gray, green, etc...)
- Type (faces, photo, clip art, line art)
- Site (espn.com)
- [x] Subsequent searches will have any filters applied to the search results
- [x] tap on any image in results to see the image full-screen
- [x] scroll down “infinitely” to continue loading more image results (up to 8 pages)
Optional Requirements:
- [ ] Robust error handling, check if internet is available, handle error cases, network failures
- [x] Use the ActionBar SearchView or custom layout as the query box instead of an EditText
- [ ] User can share an image to their friends or email it to themselves
- [x] Replace Filter Settings Activity with a lightweight modal overlay
- [x] Improve the user interface and experiment with image assets and/or styling and coloring
- [x] Use the StaggeredGridView to display improve the grid of image results
- [ ] User can zoom or pan images displayed in full-screen detail view
Walkthrough of user stories:
![Video Walkthrough](https://github.com/tantofish/android_grid_image_search/raw/master/demo.gif)