/FindConcertsApp

Enter your location and find out about concerts happening nearby.

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Near Hear

[https://findconcertsapp.herokuapp.com/](click here)

Description

Near Hear connects users with bands playing by location using a convenient map interface.

  • Each event has a live comment stream so users can find out what’s going on before they leave the house.
  • When creating an account, users can set their default zip code and search events by any address.

Technologies Used

  • NodeJS + Express
  • MongoDB + Mongoose
  • JavaScript + jQuery
  • AJAX
  • Passport
  • HTML
  • CSS, Bootstrap

Third-party API's Used

Other

Cooler, Trello, Heroku

User Stories

  • A user will be able to sign up for an account.
  • A user will be able to login and logout of active account.
  • A user will be able to edit their account info.
  • A user will be able to delete their account.
  • A user will be able to input an address and search for events happening around that address.
  • Event search will return list of events matching search criteria and each event will be represented by a marker on a map so that location can be easily viewed.
  • A user will be able to click each marker to be taken to an event page with more information about that event.
  • The event details view will display in real-time event comments submitted by users. A user can add a comment(s) to the event page.

Screenshots

Contributors

Nicholas Nemetz (GitHub) and Susan Rotondo ( GitHub) also contributed, particular to the incorporation of the API's. Original GitHub here

Future Implementations

  • Add another API to broaden the scope of searchable events.
  • Edit and delete items on the saved events list.
  • Add artist pictures on event detail pages.