Books App(Android Assessment) is an Android application that fetches a list of books from the Stephen King API and displays them using a RecyclerView. The app uses Room for local database storage and follows the MVVM architecture.
NOTE: Please read the RUN section before opening an issue.
The app displays a list of books with details such as title, publisher, ISBN, and year. You can view the list of books fetched from the API and stored locally in the database.
To run this application, you need to set up the necessary environment and dependencies. Follow these steps:
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/AndroidAssessment.git
2.Open the project in Android Studio.
3.Install dependencies: Open build.gradle files and ensure that all dependencies are included.
4:API Configuration:
Update the base URL in MainActivity.kt if needed:
Api:private val URL_BASE = "https://stephen-king-api.onrender.com/api/"
The application is built with:
The application is built with:
-Kotlin -Android SDK -Room for local database -Retrofit for network operations -RecyclerView for displaying lists -MVVM architecture -ViewModel -LiveData -Coroutines -Gson for JSON serialization
The application provides the following features:
-Fetches book data from the Stephen King API. -Stores book data locally using Room Database. -Displays a list of books with details including ID, title, publisher, ISBN, and year. -Implements MVVM architecture for a clean and maintainable codebase.
Database Models Book Entity The Book entity represents a book in the Room database.
-bookId (Int) - Primary Key, auto-generated -id (Int) - Book ID from the API -title (String) - Title of the book -publisher (String) - Publisher of the book -isbn (String) - ISBN of the book -year (String) - Year of publication
Below is the color palette used in this application:
#478ba2
Apache-2.0 License: