WeatherApp

A Flutter test project for ProjectMark.

Getting Started

Project requirements

• Android SDK 35 (Download Android Studio for an easy installation)
• iOS 17.0 (Download Xcode and install the iOS simulator)
• Flutter

How to start

• Clone the repository
• Create a file called .env in the root directory of the project
• Add the following line to the .env file:

  OWM_API_KEY=your_api_key

• Replace your_api_key with your actual API key from OpenWeatherMap
• Run the following commands to get the dependencies:

  flutter pub get
  dart run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs

• Run the app using the following command:

  flutter run

• (Optional) If you wish to run tests, use the following command:

  flutter test

Project structure

This application is structured in a way that separates the different layers of the application using the Model View ViewModel (MVVM) architecture. The project is divided into the following folders:

• lib: Contains the main application code.
  • constants: Contains the constants used.
  • core: Contains the core functionality of the application.
  • data: Contains the data layer (Model).
    • model: Contains the data models used in the application.
    • repository: Contains the repository classes that handle data fetching and caching.
    • services: Contains the services that handle API calls.
  • view: Contains the view layer (View) and consists of pages (screens) and widgets.
    • widget: Contains the reusable widgets used in the application.
  • viewmodel: Contains the view model layer (ViewModel) and consists of the view models that handle the business logic of the application.
  • main.dart: The entry point of the application.
  • env.dart: The environment variables used in the application.
• test: Contains the test files for the application.
  • mocks: Contains the mocked classes for testing.

Libraries used

• GetX: A powerful and lightweight solution for state management, dependency injection, and route management in Flutter.
• svg: A library for rendering SVG images in Flutter.
• envied: A library for managing environment variables in Flutter applications.
• mockito: A library for creating mock objects in Dart and Flutter applications.
• flutter_test: A library for testing Flutter applications.
• http: A library for making HTTP requests in Dart and Flutter applications.
• skeletonizer: A library for creating skeleton loaders in Flutter applications.
• intl: A library for internationalization and localization in Dart and Flutter applications.