This is an Android application for searching and viewing articles using NYTimes API API.
Time spent: 15 hours spent in total
Completed user stories:
- Required: User can enter a search query that will display a grid of news articles using the thumbnail and headline from the New York Times Search API. (3 points)
- Required:User can click on "filter" which allows selection of advanced search options to filter results, such as Begin Date, Sort Order, and News Desk Tags including Arts, Fashion, and Sports. (3 points)
- Required: Subsequent searches will have any filters applied to the search results. (1 point)
- Required: User can tap on any article in results to view the contents in an embedded browser. (2 points)
- Required: User can scroll down "infinitely" to continue loading more news articles. The maximum number of articles is limited by the API search. (1 point)
- Advanced: Use the ActionBar SearchView or custom layout as the query box instead of an EditText. (1 point)
- Advanced: Replace Filter Settings Activity with a lightweight modal overlay. (2 points)
- Advanced: Use the RecyclerView with the StaggeredGridLayoutManager to display improve the grid of image results (see Picasso guide too).
- Bonus: Replace Picasso with Glide for more efficient image rendering. (1 point)
Walkthrough of all user stories:
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