Flicks is a movies app using the The Movie Database API.
Time spent: 12 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.
The following optional features are implemented:
- User sees an error message when there's a networking error.
- Movies are displayed using a CollectionView instead of a TableView.
- User can search for a movie.
- All images fade in as they are loading.
- Customize the UI.
The following additional features are implemented:
- Add another view to display details of this movie
- Add Trailer video to each movie
Please list two areas of the assignment you'd like to discuss further with your peers during the next class (examples include better ways to implement something, how to extend your app in certain ways, etc):
Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:
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Describe any challenges encountered while building the app.
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Flicks is a movies app displaying box office and top rental DVDs using The Movie Database API.
Time spent: 14 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:
- Add a tab bar of Incoming movies
- Add images slide show for each movie using Auk
- Create static background image on detail page
Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:
Begin of this week: Video Walkthrough
End of this week:
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I took me a while to implement the image slide show. I tried several cocoas and finally found Auk, which is very easy to use.
Copyright [2016] [Difan Chen]
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
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