# CookBook
##### Tags: `iOS` `UIKit` `REST API` `Spoonacular` `Parse` `Back4App` `alamoFireImage` `lottie`
Source: [https://hackmd.io/@PN7C6hJWRlarnh710w4j-w/H1o_moSb5](https://)

## Table of Contents
1. [Overview](#Overview)
2. [Video Walkthrough](#Video-Walkthrough)
3. [How to Run](#How-to-Run)
4. [Wireframe](#Wireframe)
5. [Product Spec](#Product-Spec)
6. [Schema](#Schema)
7. [Upcoming](#Upcoming)

## Overview
### Description
This application generates new recipes by utilizing the spoonacular API to call random recipes for the user everytime the app is opened to inspire users to try new food. By clicking on the recipe, the user is able to view the summary and intructions for the recipe. User is able to save the recipe for later through clicking the heart button. Favorite recipes are always on the favorites tab which are stored using a custom Parse backend server hosted on Back4App.

## Video Walkthrough

Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/44416323/156668905-8ddc25f5-1775-438c-9e42-e4b642c00807.mov

## How-to-Run

[Required]Download Xcode
1. Open Terminal
2. Change directory to where you want to clone the file
3. Type `git clone https://github.com/Komal914/CookBook.git`
4. Open the cloned repository in Xcode and press CMD + R to run the app

OR download the zip file

Double click the file "Cookbook.xcodeproj"
Press two keys simultaneously: CMD + R to run the app

## Product Spec

### 1. Screen Archetypes

* Random Recipe Search
* 20 random recipes are called for the user to Browse
* Each recipe's photo and title are listed

* Recipe Details
* The recipe's summary and instructions are listed for the user
* By clicking the heart button, the button dings and the recipe has been saved

* Favorites
* List of your favorite recipes with associated name and photo

* Favorite Recipe Details
* Lists out the instructions for the fav recipe

### 2. Navigation

**Tab Navigation** (Tab to Screen)

* Random recipes
* Favorites

**Flow Navigation** (Screen to Screen)

* Random Recipes -> Recipe details
* Favorites -> favorite recipe's instructions

## Wireframe

## Schema
### Model
#### Recipe:

| Property | Type | Description |
| ------------- | -------- | ------------|
| Recipe name | String | The name of the recipe |
| Recipe Image | String | The image URL associated with relevant recipe|
| Recipe Description | String | Brief summary of the food |
| Recipe Instructions | String | List of instructions on how to prepare the dish |

### Networking
#### Lists of Network Requests by Screen
- Random Recipes
- (Read/Get) Query random recipes from the Spoonacular API

 //MARK:API Request
        
        let request = URLRequest(url: RandomUrl, cachePolicy: .reloadIgnoringLocalCacheData, timeoutInterval: 10)
        let session = URLSession(configuration: .default, delegate: nil, delegateQueue: OperationQueue.main)
        let task = session.dataTask(with: request) { (data, response, error) in
             // This will run when the network request returns
             if let error = error {
                    print(error.localizedDescription)
             } else if let data = data {
                    let dataDictionary = try! JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: []) as! [String: Any]
                
                
                self.recipeData = dataDictionary["recipes"] as! [[String: Any]] //api info downloaded
                    
                self.tableView.reloadData() //refresh data

             }
        }

After this data is loaded, once the user clicks on the recipe selected -> that recipe's details are segued onto the recipe details screen

- Favorites
- (Read/Get) Query all saved recipes of the user

let query = PFQuery(className:"FaveRecipes")
        query.includeKey("title")
        query.limit = 300
query.findObjectsInBackground{
            (frecipes, error) in
            if frecipes != nil{
                self.frecipes = frecipes!
                self.tableView.reloadData()
            }
        }

-
- (Delete) Users can delete a saved recipe

drecipe.deleteInBackground() { (success, error) in
                if success{
                    print("deleted")
                }
                else{
                    print("not deleted ")
                }

After this data is loaded, once the user clicks on the favorited recipe -> that recipe's details are segued onto the fav recipe details screen

## Upcoming

### UI Updates and more functionality
* Search bar on random recipes screen to filter the feed
* Add "Random" button to refresh the feed of recipes or implement pull refresh
* Lottie Animations -> [https://lottiefiles.com/](https://)
* Increase app reactivity to user interaction