TopCinema is a movies app using the The Movie Database API.
Time spent: 8 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:
- List anything else that you can get done to improve the app functionality!
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):
- I had a problem trying to get the search bar to populate the correct movies. I attempted twice, but had two different problems after each attempt.
Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:
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I had a problem with adding the search functionality. I wasn't able to filter out the other movies correctly.
Copyright [2016] [Cory Thompson]
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TopCinema is a movies app displaying box office and top rental DVDs using The Movie Database API.
Time spent: 5 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:
- Instead of the DetailsViewController using a scroll view, I changed it to use a tap gesture. This way, the information view will disappear when tapped and then reappear.
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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I had some difficulty with the navigation bar. I wanted the bar to be more transparent. I did come accross one way of doing it; however, it didn't look good because the top status bar also became transparent. I like it black, but it would look better if it had a little bit more transparency.
Copyright [2016] [Cory Thompson]
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied