PSST! is a Chat app using an open source Parse backend.
Time spent: 6 hours spent in total
The following required user stories are complete:
- User can sign up and sign in to the login screen (+1pt)
- User sees alerts for login exceptions, i.e. "account already exists", "wrong credentials", etc. (+1pt)
- User can compose and send chat messages (+2pt)
- User can view a list of chat messages in chronological order (+2pt)
- Automatically Adjust Cell Size to Fit Text (+1pt)
- Username of chat author is displayed in each chat message (+2pt)
- Persist Logged in User (+1pt)
The following stretch user stories are implemented:
- User sees an activity indicator while waiting for authentication (+1pt)
- User can pull to refresh Chat feed (+1pt)
- Add an "Adorable Avatar" for each user by requesting an avatar from the Adorable Avatars API (+2pt)
- Chat Bubble Style Design (+3pt)
- Expand or contract the cell layout as needed to show the chat message author (user) if it exists (+2pt)
The following additional user stories are implemented:
- added custom Icon (+1-3pts)
Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:
Describe any challenges encountered while building the app.
- Minor issue trying to get the usernames to show.
Copyright [2019] [Andrew Studenic]
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