Android Retrofit API Demo

This Android Kotlin project demonstrates simple API calls using the Retrofit library. The project includes implementations for the following API calls:

• Get a list of posts
• Get a post by its ID
• Create a new post

Prerequisites

Before running the project, make sure you have the following set up:

• Android Studio installed
• Internet permission added to your AndroidManifest.xml file

Libraries Used

• Retrofit: Link to Retrofit Documentation
• RecyclerView: android-kotlin-recyclerview

API Endpoints

• Get Post List: /api/post Example output:

[
    {
        "id": "3m3NHikj6FxTMG83cYJR",
        "description": "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. Because its all about the dog!"
    },
    {
        "id": "GCko3aV28C8icVMRAPFf",
        "description": "I know what kind of God i should be for you, for all of us. This is a Loki quote."
    },
    {
        "id": "pl74LaFa9LTSreQvuW0s",
        "description": "We are the world, we are the children, we are the ones who can make a brighter day so lets start giving.",
    }
]

• Get Post by ID: /api/post/{id} Example output:

{
    "id": "3m3NHikj6FxTMG83cYJR",
    "description": "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. Because its all about the dog!"
}

• Create Post: /api/post Example input:

{
    "description": "I know what kind of God i should be for you, for all of us."
}

Usage

1. Clone the repository from GitHub.

2. Open the project in Android Studio.

3. Update the value of Constants.API in the Constants class with the appropriate API base URL since it is currently empty.

4. Run the app on an emulator or physical device.

5. Explore the code in the following activities:

   • ListActivity: Displays a list of posts.
   • CreatePostActivity: Allows the user to create a new post.
   • PostActivity: Displays details of a specific post.

Additional Notes

• This is a simple demonstration project and may not cover all edge cases or best practices for a production application.
• The project also makes use of RecyclerViews. For more details on RecyclerView implementation, refer to android-kotlin-recyclerview.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.