Project 2 - Flicks
Flicks is a movies app using the The Movie Database API.
Time spent: 14 hours spent in total
User Stories
The following required functionality is completed:
- User can view a list of movies currently playing in theaters. Poster images load asynchronously.
- User can view movie details by tapping on a cell.
- User sees loading state while waiting for the API.
- User sees an error message when there is a network error.
- User can pull to refresh the movie list.
The following optional features are implemented:
- Add a tab bar for Now Playing and Top Rated movies.
- Implement segmented control to switch between list view and grid view.
- Add a search bar.
- All images fade in.
- For the large poster, load the low-res image first, switch to high-res when complete.
- Customize the highlight and selection effect of the cell.
- Customize the navigation bar.
Video Walkthrough
Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:
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Notes
Describe any challenges encountered while building the app.
The hardest challenge I had was with the Search functionality because it required learning the Search bar delegate and the rules for filtering out movie records that matched the search text. In addition, I had to make sure the search bar had an adequate UX when moving to and from the detail view.
License
Copyright [2016] [Mike Tehranian]
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