Flicks is a movies app using the The Movie Database API.
Time spent: 10 hours spent in total
The following required functionality is complete:
- User can view a list of movies currently playing in theaters from The Movie Database.
- Poster images are loaded using the UIImageView category in the AFNetworking library.
- User sees a loading state while waiting for the movies API.
- User can pull to refresh the movie list.
- User sees an error message when there's a networking error.
The following optional features are implemented:
- Movies are displayed using a CollectionView instead of a TableView.
- User can select from a tab bar for either "Now Playing" or "Top Rated" movies.
- User can search for a movie.
- All images fade in as they are loading.
- Customize the UI.
The following additional features are implemented:
- Made Overview text scrollable
- Added Upcoming tab
Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:
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Describe any challenges encountered while building the app.
- Initially had issues with getting the search bar working. Eventually figured it out with tutorials
Flicks is a movies app displaying box office and top rental DVDs using The Movie Database API.
Time spent: 7 hours spent in total
The following required functionality is completed:
- User can view movie details by tapping on a cell.
- User can select from a tab bar for either Now Playing or Top Rated movies.
- Customize the selection effect of the cell.
The following optional features are implemented:
- For the large poster, load the low resolution image first and then switch to the high resolution image when complete.
- Customize the navigation bar.
The following additional features are implemented:
- UI Redesign
Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:
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Describe any challenges encountered while building the app.
- The Upcoming movies json had a a missing poster_path for a movie, so I had to write workaround that checks if the value is null. It then replaces it with an image not found image.
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