Reddit Pics
This app was built as a programming challenge for Assembly. You may find a live demo here.
Running locally
Prerequisites
To run this application locally, you should have the following tool versions:
- node
v15.5.1 - npm
v7.3.0
Installation
If you have the appropriate tool versions, you can start by installing the dependencies first:
npm install
Running locally
To run the application locally, run the following command:
npm run dev
After the application builds, you may go to http://localhost:3000/ to see it.
Running tests
There aren't a lot of unit tests, but if you wish you run the test, run the following command:
npm test
About application
This simple application takes post information from the r/pics subreddit and displays them in a gallery. Some of the features to note are:
- Search for pics by their title
- Infinitely scrolling gallery
The tech stack
This application was built using:
- Next.js
- React
- React query
- Styled components
- Typescript
- Jest & React testing library
Future improvements
There are some aspects of the application that I would work on if I had more time:
- Add more unit tests.
- Create end-to-end tests.
- Add Reddit sorting options in the gallery view like "new", "hot", "best", and "rising".
- Better loading states using skeletons for the layout that is loading.
- Have higher-quality thumbnail images.
- Handle loading errors and let the user know how to resolve the problem.
- User Reddit's various image resolution sizes to serve the user the appropriate image for their device's size.