Homework 2 - The New York Times

NYT is an android app that allows a user to search for articles on web using simple filters. The app utilizes New York Times Search API.

Time spent: 12 hours spent in total

User Stories

The following required functionality is completed:

User can search for news article by specifying a query and launching a search. Search displays a grid of image results from the New York Times Search API.
User can click on "settings" which allows selection of advanced search options to filter results
User can configure advanced search filters such as:
Begin Date (using a date picker)
News desk values (Arts, Fashion & Style, Sports)
Sort order (oldest or newest)
Subsequent searches have any filters applied to the search results
User can tap on any article in results to view the contents in an embedded browser.
User can scroll down to see more articles. The maximum number of articles is limited by the API search.

The following optional features are implemented:

Used the ActionBar SearchView or custom layout as the query box instead of an EditText

The following bonus features are implemented:

Use the RecyclerView with the StaggeredGridLayoutManager to display improve the grid of image results
Leverages the popular GSON library to streamline the parsing of JSON data.
Replace the embedded WebView with Chrome Custom Tabs using a custom action button for sharing. (2 points)