A modern NewsApp

:boom: A playground with the latest techs

This project is a playground to clutch MVVM pattern, Architecture Components, Room and others. This project actively uses Room Persistence Library to show feed in case no internet connection. Along with Lifecycle Components, API datum are consistently observed to able to detect whether or not there is any update or change. The app also benefits from PreferenceScreen to display news according to users' preferences. You can choose country, category, source or languages for different lists.

This repo is still under maintenance.

This project is powered by NewsAPI.org. To get your own API key, please visit NewsAPI.org

ToDo List

• Top Headlines, Everything and Sources are listed.
• Allowed users to switch between fragments using Bottom Navigation View and ViewPager.
• Integrated Room Persistence Library to list offline data in the event of no internet connection.
• Added Preferences Screen to display diverse news according to user's selection.
• Added Day/Night Mode.
• Implemented Custom News UI to list news from selected news source which takes place in Sources section.
• Implemented Search feature for Everything section and thus user can search anything in the app.
• Performed UI tests and passed successfully..
• Implement Filter feature for Sources section and thus user can filter results.
• Implement Firebase and Firestore to send push notifications.
• Implement endless scroll for more items.

Screenshots

Phone

What the project uses

• MVVM Pattern
• Architecture Components
• BindingAdapter
• ConstraintLayout
• Retrofit2
• RxJava2
• Glide v4
• GlideModule
• Timber
• LeakCanary
• OkHttp
• DataBinding
• Room Persistence Library
• PreferenceScreen v14
• ViewPagerTransforms
• Stetho
• Android About Page
• Espresso - Testing
• Materialish Progress
• Material Dialogs
• About Libraries
• Firebase & Firestore

License

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MIT License

Copyright (c) 2018 Nuh Koca

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