/CodePath-Flixster

CodePath assignment for week 1 and 2

Primary LanguageJava

Flix

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

Flix Part 1

User Stories

REQUIRED (10pts)

  • (10pts) User can view a list of movies (title, poster image, and overview) currently playing in theaters from the Movie Database API.

BONUS

  • (2pts) Views should be responsive for both landscape/portrait mode.

    • (1pt) In portrait mode, the poster image, title, and movie overview is shown.
    • (1pt) In landscape mode, the rotated alternate layout should use the backdrop image instead and show the title and movie overview to the right of it.
  • (2pts) Display a nice default placeholder graphic for each image during loading

  • (2pts) Improved the user interface by experimenting with styling and coloring.

  • (2pts) For popular movies (i.e. a movie voted for more than 5 stars), the full backdrop image is displayed. Otherwise, a poster image, the movie title, and overview is listed. Use Heterogenous RecyclerViews and use different ViewHolder layout files for popular movies and less popular ones.

Flix Part 2

User Stories

REQUIRED (10pts)

  • (8pts) Expose details of movie (ratings using RatingBar, popularity, and synopsis) in a separate activity.
  • (2pts) Allow video posts to be played in full-screen using the YouTubePlayerView.

BONUS

  • Trailers for popular movies are played automatically when the movie is selected (1 point).
    • When clicking on a popular movie (i.e. a movie voted for more than 5 stars) the video should be played immediately.
    • Less popular videos rely on the detailed page should show an image preview that can initiate playing a YouTube video.
  • Add a play icon overlay to popular movies to indicate that the movie can be played (1 point).
  • Apply the popular ButterKnife annotation library to reduce view boilerplate. (1 point)
  • Add a rounded corners for the images using the Glide transformations. (1 point)

App Walkthough GIF


Notes

Working with Youtube and having to fix bugs

Open-source libraries used

  • Android Async HTTP - Simple asynchronous HTTP requests with JSON parsing
  • Glide - Image loading and caching library for Android