alexg622/recommendation_station

RecommendationStation

Useful commands

• npm run dev runs both local host 3000 & 5000
• client-install installs packages from client (React components) folder

Background

Recommendation Station uses Spotify's API to make song recommendations based on the user's playlist.

Functionality & MVP

• Users will be able to login through the Spotify API
• Recommendaton Station can suggest individual songs
• Can curate entire playlists based on the genres of the songs in the user's playlist
• (BONUS) Eventbrite API will be used to alert users of nearby concert and shows by artists in their playlist

Technologies & Technical Challenges

Backend: MongoDB, Node, Express

Frontend: React

Accomplished over the Weekend

• Researched Spotify API and obtained keys

• Read documentation and watch tutorials for MERN stack technologies

  • MongoDB
  • Express
  • Node

Group Members & Work Breakdown

Alex Gonzalez and Sheldon Chan

Implementation Timeline

Day 1: Become familiar with the new technologies required for our app

• Devote day studying MERN stack technologies

Day 2: Get started on the infrastructure of the project

• Create a package.json TBD
• Have a green webpack file TBD
• Have boilerplate for React TBD

Day 3: Build backend

• Build server with Node TBD
• Create home page TBD

Day 4: Integrate Spotify API and start basic functionality

• Fetch and render user's playlist TBD
  • Create index & index item components
• Have application suggest a song to user TBD

Day 5: Build functionality of application

• Have application create playlists for user TBD

Day 6: Sharpen presentation

• Style application page TBD

Day 7: