tsekylekobie/pear-rails

Rails Decal project #2

Pear - A Matching Service

Authors

Alex Nakagawa (Github) // Evan Chang (Github) // Kyle Tse (Github) // Makena Fetzer (Github) // Nick Shen (Github)

Idea

This is a web application designed for college students to make deep personal connections with their peers through mutual interests. The idea is similar to the popular social media platform Tinder: a user is introduced to other users through a matching system. Each person is given an option to either pass or match with another user in the database after he or she reviews a profile, which may consist of a profile picture, major, age, and a brief bio. Once a person wishes to match with someone, the other person may choose to reciprocate the match request, at which point a Connection is made, and the two users may begin messaging each other.

Models and Description

There are 5 main models present in the app:

1. User

The user model has name, age, major, email, and login credentials through the devise gem. Main associations for the user include: a user has many requests and connections. The user is also self-joined to represent the mutual relationship between the user and other users or matches.

2. Request

Requests have a user_id and requesting_id field and belong to user and match, which is an instance of user.

3. Messsage

The message model has a body, conversation_id, user_id, and a read field. Messages belong to both a user and a conversation.

4. Conversation

A conversation has a sender_id and a recipient_id, and belongs to a sender and a recipient. It also has a has many association with messages.

5. Connection

A connection belongs to a user and a match, which is a self-join of user. A connection is created when a user accepts a request.

Features

• Implemented a log-in system for Users.

• Users can Connect using match associations by either passing or requesting a match.

• User can add profile picture through email.

• Users can message each other through conversations.

• Users can view other user profiles

Gems/APIs Added

• Devise (Gem) - Log-in and authentication

• jquery-rails (Gem) - for jquery framework

• turbolinks (Gem) - for easy navigating across web app

• foundation-rails (Gem) - for sass framework and compass framework (styling on webpage)

• simple-form (Gem) - for timestamps and dates

• bootstrap-sass (Gem) - sass and bootstrap framework

• bootstrap-sass (Gem) - sass and bootstrap framework

• carrierwave, mini_magick, fog - all for pictures

Division of Labor

• Alex - Implemented pictures, Completed README write up, debugging, schema
• Evan - Edit user profiles, interests,
• Kyle - Implemented messaging, debugging
• Makena - Match assoications, routing between users and interactions, README, video demo
• Nick - Styling (with jquery, bootstrap, sass), log-in, edit user profile, debugging

Acknowledgments

• This project was made by students enrolled in the Ruby on Rails DeCal course at the University of California-Berkeley.
• Special thanks to the instructors for making this a fun class!