FindArticles finds the articles the user interested in the new york times. The app utilizes the New york times Database API to search and display articles.

Time spent: A week spent in total

Here's a walkthrough of the app:

I use Java to compelete this Application. The following required functionality is completed:

• User can scroll through all the articles find from the New York Times Database API
• User can Endlessly get the data in the server to find their interested articles.
• User can According to the their interesting topic to show the articles and store these information use preference .
• Even though there is no network available, the user can also see the same articles list as they loaded last time.
• Use the DatePicker to pick the begin date of the articles list.
• User can use SearchView to find their interested articles by using keywords.
• For each article displayed, user can see the details of the articles.
  • Use WebView to display the selected article.
  • User can share the article's url.
• Layout is optimized with the RecyclerView pattern.

The following optional features are implemented:

• User can swipe-to-refresh latest stream to get the latest articles.
• The lateset articles will be stored in the Realm Database.
• Display a loading indicator during loading.
• Display the empty view for empty results.
• Improved the user interface through styling and coloring.
  • Use different view type for article with image and without image.
  • Add margin or padding for each elements in article item.
  • Custom the background the color of article list.

The following bonus features are implemented:

• Use ViewModel and LiveData to optimize the Architecture.
• Use BindingAdapter and data transform to bind the data and reduce codes.
• Use Realm Database and LiveData to generate our database and get the data in the database.
• Use async-http to fetch the data online.
• Allow user to view details of the article using WebView to show the web page within a separate fragment.
• Use a DialogFragment to show the preference settings.
• Allow users to share the url of the articles.
• Apply the popular Data-binding library to reduce boilerplate code.
• Apply the images of the articles using Glide transformations.
• Use the CardView to show the articles list.
• Use the SwipeRefreshLayout allow user to pull to refresh the articles.

The following additional features are implemented:

• Use Fragment
• Use navigation
• Add launch icon

• Realm Database
• ViewModel
• LiveData
• Glide
• Async Http
• CardView
• Parceler
• Preference
• DatePicker

Copyright 2019 Yini Duanmu

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