This project is an iOS application developed in SwiftUI and MVVM architecture. It uses the Rick and Morty API to display a list of characters and their details. The project follows a Test Driven Development (TDD) approach and uses modern technologies such as Async/Await and custom cache implementation to optimise performance.
- SwiftUI
- MVVM architecture
- Test-driven development (TDD)
- Async/Await
- iOS 16
Logging of hours spent on each project task.
| Date | Task | Hours Employed |
|---|---|---|
| 08/01/2024 | Initial analisis, create repo, create backlog | 1:30H |
| 09/01/2024 | API Design and Testing | 1H |
| 10/01/2024 | Implementing API Services | 1:30H |
| 10/01/2024 | Implement Characters Data | 1H |
| 11/01/2024 | Create base UI - SEE TODAY'S NOTE TO GET HOW 2H WAS SPENT | 2h |
| 13/01/2024 | Create a good user interface - SEE TODAY'S NOTE TO GET HOW 2H WAS SPENT | 2H |
| TOTAL | 9H |
| Task | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Create repo and make the initial analysis of how the app will be developed. | It is the initial task where an empty project is created and all the backlog points are organised for a more optimised development. | DONE |
| Initial Project Configuration | Configure the project in Xcode with SwiftUI. | DONE |
| API Design and Testing | Design the structure of API calls with unit tests. | DONE |
| Implementing API Services | Develop and test logic to consume the Rick and Morty API. | DONE |
| Implement Characters Data | Implement character data manager, repository and use casese | DONE |
| Basic User Interface Design | Create a basic interface for the list of characters and details. | DONE |
| Create a good user interface | Create a final user interface before finish other task | DONE |
| Implement dynamic color into the interface | Implent how to change background color with image avarege color | DOING |
| Navigation Coordinator | Implement a navigation coordinator using NavigationStack. | TODO |
| Implement Episodes Data | Implement Espisode data manager, repository and use cases | TODO |
| Error and Status Management | Implement a system for error handling and load states, including testing. | TODO |
| Image and Response Caches | Develop a cache class with unit tests. | TODO |
| UX/UI and Design Improvements in Figma | Refine the user interface and create a design system in Figma. | TODO |
| Research on Server Driven UI | Investigate how to implement Server Driven UI in the project. | TODO |
To ensure efficient and organised development, a simple Git workflow will be followed:
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Master Branch: The main branch where the code is always in its most stable state.
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Feature Branches: For each new feature or task, a separate branch is created (e.g.,
feature/api-integration). -
Commits Regulares: Make small, frequent commits with clear and descriptive messages.
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Pull Requests y Code Reviews: Although working alone, pull requests are used to merge feature branches into the main branch, allowing for self-imposed code review.
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Merge and Delete Feature Branches: After a feature is completed and tested, it is merged into the main branch and the feature branch is removed to keep the repository organised.
A chronological log of major decisions, changes, and milestones in the project, along with daily challenges and learnings.
| Fecha | Evento | Comentarios y Aprendizajes |
|---|---|---|
| [08/01/2024] | Creation of the repository and initial analysis of the project. | No comments on is day |
| [08/01/2024] | Start the analysis on how to desing API service | I will take advantage of the structure that I have been using in other projects and that I am even creating a library called RequestBuilder. This library is still under development but the code used will help me to build on it. |
| [08/01/2024] | Start create network classes and test | Even if I do have a lot of code ready, I'm re-writing it to fallow correctly TDD and the backlog created |
| [09/01/2024] | Keep create network classes and test | I have finished with the creation of protocols that will help standardise the creation of responses. I discovered a bug in my original URLRequesBuilder class when I was doing the tests for that project. I was able to fix it and made notes to change it in the framework I'm building. |
| [09/01/2024] | Modify git ignore | I noticed that the "ignore file" was not configured correctly as it was asking for DS_STORE all the time. |
| [09/01/2024] | Modify README | For the interview I have added a track of the time I have worked each day. |
| [10/01/2024] | Implement API Sevice | Implement the entire api access layer and make some tests |
| [10/01/2024] | A lot of refactoring | While writing the new code I realised that I should have gone into more detail and divided the tasks more. I also had to do a lot of refactoring and apply other concepts. |
| [10/01/2024] | New backlog | I have decided to increase the backlog to better divide the tasks. |
| [11/01/2024] | Create UI base | Creating a simple user interface is not complicated. The hard part was to fit it all together, since it is such a simple application, I decided to work very well on the architecture. So, when it was time to instantiate the VM I saw that there was a lot to cover. Creating a robust and functional Dependency Injection system was complex and even forced me to remove the VM as MainActor. |
| [11/01/2024] | Create UI base | Once it was all finished, it was like playing a puzzle game, as it was just a matter of fitting the pieces together, but in a very simple way. As I am running out of time, I'm going to focus the rest on creating a nice UI. |
| [13/01/2024] | Create better UI | Here I have seen how a "FIGMA" is important. In the end, in the rush to deliver everything, I couldn't think of a UI that I liked. I had clear that I wanted to implement a HERO ANIMATION but the truth was more expensive than I thought. |
| [13/01/2024] | Background color | I want to implement this dynamic colour change. But it is true that the fact of working with asynchronous images makes it a bit complicated but as a personal challenge I want to do it. |