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EmergencyApp

This application. written in Flutter, completes the following task

Tech Stack

  • Flutter -> Framework in which the app is built
  • Firebase Core -> Core files of Firebase plugin
  • Firebase Analytics -> Firebase analytics to analyze user behaviour
  • Firebase Auth -> Firebase authentication, to enable Google Sign In
  • Google Sign In -> Google Sign In, authentication provider for Firebase Authentication
  • Font Awesome Flutter -> Font Awesome icons made available in Flutter
  • Flutter SpinKit -> Flutter plugin of SpinKit, for loading animations
  • Contacts Service -> Phonebook handler
  • Permission Handler -> Handles permission
  • Multi Select Item -> Facilitates selection of multiple widgets, for contacts selection
  • SQFlite -> Local DB provider
  • URL Launcher -> Launch URLs from within the app, dependency of Flutter SMS
  • Path provider -> Path provider package for providing path to database
  • Flutter SMS -> Plugin to facilitate forming a group and sending SMS

Installation

  • Install flutter
  • Clone repository into your local system.
  • After cloning the repo, run flutter pub get in the root directory.
  • You can build the apk (or) run the application, but will not be able to test out the feature, since the SHA-1 certificate needs to be registered in Firebase Console(for enabling authentication), and needs to be updated in google-services.json.

Introduction

  • The app is written in Flutter and uses the above mentioned packages to implement the functionality.
  • The app accepts contacts selected by users and stores them locally, to message them during distress with a message template added by user(locally stored).
  • A user must login via a Google Account, to be able to access the features of the app.

Testing

  • To test the app, enable installing applications from unknown sources in an Android phone.
  • Download the apk.
  • On successful download, click on install when prompted.
  • On successful installation, open the application, and sign in using a Google account.
  • Add contacts from the Add Contacts page, present in the drawer of the home screen.
  • Add a template from the Add Template page, present in the drawer of the home screen.
  • Click on the floating action button, present in the home screen, to send an SMS with the template stored, to all emergency contacts.