Restaurant Search Engine

Inspiration

Our inspiration for this project was that sometimes it was difficult for us to decide what restaurant to eat at here in West Layafette, and this app makes it easier to choose where to eat based on a few parameters.

What it does

The app takes into account multiple user inputted parameters and selects a place to eat, displaying information on the restaurant such as the hours it is open and a few menu items.

How we built it

We utilized Android Studio, Java, XML, and Git to create this app.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into many bugs with Android Studio, and it took a while to figure out what worked in Android Studio, and what didn't, because it is very specific with many of its statements and syntax.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of making a fully functional app that solves a problem which we were running into, which was not knowing what restaurant to eat at. We are also proud of persevering through many of the bugs that we ran into and not giving up, even when it seemed like we weren't going to finish the app.

What we learned

We learned a lot about using Git and Android Studio, and we feel very confident utilizing these technologies in the future due to our usage of them in this hackathon to create this app.

What's next for Restaurant Search Engine

We want to incorporate more parameters into our search engine, and we want to include more information about the restaurant after it is selected. We also plan to incorporate the Google Maps API in order to display more information about each restaurant. Another idea to improve the app would be to display a list of restaurants on the second page, and allow the user to choose which restaurant they prefer, as the current app selects what it thinks is best based on the parameters given.

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I worked mainly on frontend XML but also some backend Java. I worked on the functionality of the connection between the activity pages as well as the coding the engine. I also worked on debugging many aspects of the app, as well as improving the overall UI of the app. This was my first time using Android Studio as well, as well as a Github repo, so it was a little intimidated at first, but I was able to get a grasp of everything eventually.

Nathan Ashta
Similar to the majority of my teammates, it was my first time using Android Studio and XML. It was frustrating starting out, but I slowly familiarize myself with both Android and XML. I worked on some front ended XML images and was responsible for gathering the data for our restaurant finder.

Bong3652
I worked on some backend coding but mainly UI and layout formatting. It was my first time using both Android Studio and XML, but I learned quite a lot about both. I also set up the github repository, although I got a lot of help in doing so.

ridwanc12
I worked on frontend and backend of our application. I worked on the coding of putting images from their URLs to the second page. My other focus included fixing the errors we encountered during the time of making our application. This was my first time using Android Studio and XML, but as we proceeded on our application, it got easier to keep up.

onuronen

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Nathan Ashta started this project — Sep 16, 2018 11:12 AM EDT

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