tduyile04/headlines

Headlines is a news feed web app that retrieves news articles from over 60 different new sources, keeping you updated on recent happenings from different segments such as technology, business, economy, entertainment, sports

Introduction

Headlines is a news feed web app that retrieves news articles from over 60 different new sources, keeping you updated on recent happenings from different segments such as technology, business, economy, entertainment, sports etc.

Key Features of this Application

• Google plus sign in.
• Search for news sources.
• View articles for each news sources.
• View full article on the sources homepage.

Usage

• Sign in with Google plus account to view news sources.
• Search for any news source and view their articles.
• Scroll through the news sources and sort between top and latest news articles.

Local Installation Guide

• Ensure NodeJS is installed
• Clone the repo with the following command git clone https://github.com/tolupatrick004/headlines.git
• Run npm install to install all the dependencies needed to run the application
• Install webpack globally
• To test the application, run npm test
• Run npm run dev to start the server and visit http://localhost:8080

Technologies

• ECMAScript 6: This is the newest version of JavsScript with new features such as arrow functions, spread operator and many more.
• REACT: REACT is a JavaScript library that was developed by Facebook and is used for developing web application. REACT is the 'VIEW' in the MVC architecture. Web pages are structured in REACT with componenents which are very dynamic.
• FLUX: Flux is an architecture used for building stable and efficient web applications. Flux design is basically a unidirectional flow of data.

Upgrades to be made

• Multiple log in options
• Articles can be saved and added to favourites
• Articles added to favourites can be shared on social media.
• Making headlines a progressive web app

Contribution

Contributions are a vital part to the growth of the project. If any feature strikes you as stale and you know to make it better, follow these simple steps:

• Fork the project to your repository then clone it to your local machine.
• Create a new branch and make the necessary enhancement to the features.
• Submit a pull request detailing your work.

License

Written By : Duyile Tolulope Patrick