WatchList

Group Project using Ember.js 11/10/2016

By Anand Angalig, Zach Baum, Ian Baum, and Rebecca Allen

Description

This web application can save user's time, money, and disappointing trips back to stores by keeping track of favorite items and alerting users as soon as the "watched" item goes on SALE. Currently it works with an authorized BestBuy API to demonstrate proof of concept.

To see the live hosted site, please go to:

https://watchlist-f03db.firebaseapp.com/

Setup/Installation Requirements

Install and initiate node.js, bower, Ember, Ember CLI and npm if your local machine does not have them already.
Navigate to the directory in which you want the project to reside.
Enter the following command into your terminal: git clone https://github.com/anandangalig/WatchList.git
Navigate to the cloned directory, and execute the following command in the terminal:
- npm install
- bower install
- ember s
To see the app in your browser, go to localhost:4200

User Stories:

As a user, he/she is able to search for items
As a user, he/she is able to shop and follow the link to bestbuy.com to make purchase
As a user, he/she is able save desired items to the WatchList
As a user, he/she is able delete items from the WatchList

Known Bugs

API request to BestBuy and the resulting email alert needs to be automated. Currently email alerts can only be sent by manually pressing a button on the watchlist page.

Support and Contact Details

Please feel free to contact us at: anandangalig@gmail.com

Technologies Used

Ember.js
Ember CLI
JavaScript
NPM
Bower
Gulp
Email.js
Firebase

License

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

anandangalig/WatchList