iamdanahn / RunWithMe

RunWithMe

Overview

A MapMyRun clone allowing a user to track and share workouts, goals, and running/biking routes with friends

Features

• User Authentication (Login/Logout, Signup)
• Create & edit a route for your workouts
• Search & add friends to check each others progress
• Comment on runs or routes
• Track your workouts

Technologies used

• Backend
  • Ruby on Rails
• Database
  • PostgreSQL
• Frontend
  • React
  • Redux
  • Google Maps APIs
• Heroku
• GitHub

User Authentication

• Users can signup or demo login to browse the website
• BCrypt on the backend to store encrypted passwords, never users actual passwords!

Login:

Sign Up:

Create/Edit a route

• Used several Google Maps APIs (Autocomplete, Directions, Geocoding, Maps JS) to create a seamless map environment

• Google Maps JS API

  • Allows rendering of a Google map to view the world

• Directions API

  • Calculates directions and distance between map locations

• Geocoding API

  • Converts address' into latitude/longitude coordinates providing the ability to center a map

• Autocomplete API (PENDING)

  • Autocompletes an address as the user types into the address search bar

Search/Add friends

• Users are able to search specific or all users (for sake of convenience)
• Friends or current user will not show up in user searches

Comment on runs or routes

• Anyone can comment on routes posted
• Only the author can delete their own comments

Track runs or routes

• See your saved routes on the dashboard