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Project #3 of the Android Developer Nanodegree by Udacity.

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BakerStreet

Projects #3 of the Android Developer Nanodegree by Udacity.

Project Overview

Create an app that will allow a user to select a recipe and see video-guided steps for how to complete it. This also involves finding and handling error cases, adding accessibility features, allowing for localization, adding a widget, and adding a library.

Why this Project

As a working Android developer, you often have to create and implement apps where you are responsible for designing and planning the steps you need to take to create a production-ready app. Unlike project #2 where we gave you an implementation guide, it will be up to you to figure things out for this app.

Learning Objectives

  • Use Exoplayer to display videos.
  • Handle error cases in Android.
  • Add a widget to your app experience.
  • Leverage a third-party library in your app.
  • Use Fragments to create a responsive design that works on phones and tablets.

Completed Project - BakerStreet

Android Framework

  • Fragments
  • Room
  • ViewModel and LiveData
  • Repository
  • SQLite
  • Widgets
  • Espresso

Libraries

Credits:

Project Requirements

  • General App Usage
    • Display recipes - App should display recipes from provided network resource.
    • App Navigation - App should allow navigation between individual recipes and recipe steps.
    • Utilization of RecyclerView - App uses RecyclerView and can handle recipe steps that include videos or images.
    • App conforms to common standards found in the Android Nanodegree General Project Guidelines.
  • Components and Libraries
    • Master Detail Flow and Fragments - Application uses Master Detail Flow to display recipe steps and navigation between them.
    • Exoplayer to display videos - Application uses Exoplayer to display videos.
    • Proper utilization of video assets - Application properly initializes and releases video assets when appropriate.
    • Proper network asset utilization - Application should properly retrieve media assets from the provided network links. It should properly handle network requests.
    • UI Testing - Application makes use of Espresso to test aspects of the UI.
    • Third-party libraries - Application sensibly utilizes a third-party library to enhance the app's features. That could be helper library to interface with ContentProviders if you choose to store the recipes, a UI binding library to avoid writing findViewById a bunch of times, or something similar.
  • Homescreen Widget
    • Application has a companion homescreen widget - Application has a companion homescreen widget.
    • Widget displays ingredient list for desired recipe - Widget displays ingredient list for desired recipe.