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Software Engineering Android Vehicle Identification App

team7

Software Engineering Android Vehicle Identification App

team7's Issues

Create place holder page for upload

Create a place holder page for the initial page of user upload. Just background colors, headings, settings button ,etc. Follow google drawing design.

Google Sign In

Work on getting Google account sign in functionality. This should happen the first time the app is started and have some sign-in/sign-out functionality in the main settings menu.

Add code to back buttons

Add code to the back buttons so they bring you to previous page

Create Database

Using the schema created in #21 install/setup the database on the appropriate server. Whether that is a server downstairs in the basement or an app-engine server will be decided. This will include the create table statements.

Build the home page

Create the background with the correct colors. Add the home screen header "Norwich U. Vic ID App". Colors should reflect the general colors in the google drawing.

Add back buttons to landing pages

These back buttons need to allow the user to return to the previous page. AKA: the home page of the app. To reiterate, these back buttons are not merely placeholders but actually functional.

Set Up Github Repo

Set up the Github Repo and make an initial commit so that everyone has the same app to work on.

Software Requirements Document

Layout the basic requirements of the app. Questions that need to be answered:
What should each part/page of the app do? I.e. What should the user be able to do/not be able to do, whats happening data-wise, etc. Just define some lateral limits of the app. You can draft this where-ever you want but either upload it into the wiki here on Github or create a documentation folder at the project's root.

I've assigned this to Milestone 2 so that if you want to draft the flow chart simultaneously you can.

Add Upload button

Create an upload button. Does not necessary need to work. Just a place holder to improve upon later.

Install and setup Android Studio

Install Android studio and setup all youre preferences to your liking.

Define database

Create database design documents. This will primarily consist of a relational model for the tables and views. Also, research how dbs work in android. I.e. mysql, sqlite, mariadb, etc.

App Flow Chart

Create two flowcharts: one for the data flow throughout the app and another for how the user interacts with the app. The first should definitely mention the database and the second should be similar to a state-machine diagram.

This links to issue #4

Add settings button to home screen

Add a 'hamburger' icon to open settings page from the side as discussed in class. If possible add menu items as layed out in google drawing.

Finish Page Designs

Finish fleshing out the google drawing with the designs for each of the screens - Settings, upload, vote, etc. When you run out of space just drag the canvas and add some more pages.

Create Middleware for backend **If not using AppEngine**

The middleware for the backend database needs to be created. After some research it seems that the best way to handle this is to spin up a server on the db machine and have that handle queries to the DB instead of the app querying directly. I.e App==Query==>Server==Query==>Database.

Create Landing pages for other elements

Create the landing pages for the encyclopedia, upload, and vote. These just need to have the background coloring consistent with the rest of the app.

Link buttons to landing pages

Link the buttons on the home page to the different landing pages: Vote!, Upload and encyclopedia.

Tie encyclopedia resources together

Fix encyclopedia landing pages so that the listview displays data from the database.

Add 'Vote!' button

Add a vote button as a place holder to improve upon later. See google drawing for coloring and layout.

Integrate Google Sign-in to main activity

Integrate existing Google Sign-in functionality into the main activity so that Users are prompted. I also want to put a link in the setting page to allow users to sign in/out.

Define Formal Functional Requirements

Formally define functional requirements for the app. Use 'Should' for nice to haves and 'Shall' for mandatory requirements.

Add radio buttons to upload

make a radio group to sort by model, year, or make

Create List View for encyclopedia

Implement the entry 'list' in the encyclopedia. If necessary create some placeholder objects behind the scenes to populate the list. Check out tutorials on how to do things like make a todo list.

Integrate Flow Charts into one

Integrate our three flow charts into one cohesive chart that we will then follow for the rest of the app.

Use Cases

We need at least a use case for each button -- Encyclopedia, Vote, Upload. Just a basic walkthrough of how a user would use the app.

Add fields to upload landing

Add several text fields as discussed to the upload landing. Just like in the test app. Just have different fields like Name, Brand, etc. and an add button to add them all at once.

Add vehicle icons to upload

Add the vehicle icons to the upload landing page. These either need to be vehicle icons with check boxes underneath or standalone buttons. These will primarily be placeholders until the DB is more finalized.

Encyclopedia backend designed

Flow diagram of the encyclopedia created. How the code flow will work, API defined, etc. Become familiar with wikipedia API referenced in this projects wiki. This is how we will import entries for the database. Use JSON format for easier data scraping.

Encyclopedia sort

Implement the sort function/button on the encyclopedia page so the user can sort by different values.

Work on voting page

Continue to update / work on voting page. Do not worry about images, just buttons / layout

Create Final Documentation

Pull together all of our disparate documentation into one cohesive, readable document. Hand in by Thurs Dec. 10 @ 2000.
--FluidUI mockups
--Drive documents
--Github issues and milestones

User upload page Icons created

Icons for use in the upload page need to be created for faster implementation in the future. May need to research what icons/images are supported in android.

Integrate DB project into vehicldeIDapp

Pull over code and xml from test app and integrate with vicIDapp. Make new files for new code to facilitate merge.

Design Landing/Home page

Draw up design and layout of the landing/home page of the app - the first thing the user sees. This should basically be a picture. This should also be upload to the wiki in the documentation section. Collaboration with the team is encouraged.

Investigate Username Creation/Storage in Android

Figure out how to implement user profile creation and storage based on App Engine. If possible begin basic implementation.

Research how voting function will work

Look at Tinder as starting point. Figure out how to pull previous uploads from database randomly. Make detailed flow diagram of voting functions.

Add 'Browse Vehicles' button

Add a browse vehicle button to home screen that will later link to encyclopedia functionality. Does not need to work, just a place holder to improve on later.

Expand testing documentation

Expand testing documentation to formally cover how we plan on testing our app. As it stand we use built in testing features in Android Studio.

Initial Milestones Created

Add rough drafts of project milestones to Github to make progress easier to track. Incomplete Milestones can be filled in at a later date.