glocal

a react native application

dependencies

• universal
  • node
    • expo
    • react native
    • firebase/firestore
• macOS
  • xcode

dependency setup

• install node: run installer from node's website
• install expo: npm install -g expo-cli
• install react native by following thier getting started guide
• create firebase account:
  • navigate to the firebase console
  • sign in with a (non northwestern) google account
  • add a project and give it a name
  • create a cloud firestore database
  • from the project overview page in the firebase console, click "add firebase to your web app"
  • copy the contents of config (example below)

  var config = {
  apiKey: "<API_KEY>",
  authDomain: "<PROJECT_ID>.firebaseapp.com",
  databaseURL: "https://<DATABASE_NAME>.firebaseio.com",
  projectId: "<PROJECT_ID>",
  storageBucket: "<BUCKET>.appspot.com",
  messagingSenderId: "<SENDER_ID>",
  };
  

• create a Google Maps account:
  • navigate to the google maps console
  • create an account and fill in payment information (you will not be charged unless you make many thousands of requests in a month)
  • Copy the API key given to you for future use

installation

• clone repository git clone https://github.com/cs394-w19/Aqua-Client-Project.git
• cd into repository cd aqua-client-project
• install all packages npm install
• update the 'firebase.js' file with config contents
• create a new file 'apiKey.json' in the project directory
  • Input the key as follows:

  {
    "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
  

usage

• test application npm start