VaCart - Indian Railway Vacancy Seat Checker

About The App

VaCart is a modern Android application that helps travelers find vacant seats in Indian Railway trains after the chart preparation. Built with the latest Android technologies, it provides a seamless and intuitive experience for checking train vacancies.

Features

• 🔍 Real-time Vacancy Check: Instantly view available seats after chart preparation
• 🚂 Detailed Coach Information: See vacancy status for each coach type
• 📱 Modern UI: Built with Jetpack Compose and Material 3 design
• 🌓 Theme Options: Support for both light and dark themes
• ⚡ Efficient Performance: Utilizes MVVM architecture for smooth operation

App Showcase

Light Theme Screenshots

Home Screen	Train Details	Coach Selection
Coach Information	Vacant Berth Display

Dark Theme Screenshots

Home Screen	Train Details	Coach Selection
Coach Information	Vacant Berth Display

Technical Architecture

Built With

• Jetpack Compose: Modern toolkit for building native UI
• Material 3: Latest Material Design implementation
• Hilt: For dependency injection
• Kotlin Flows: For reactive data management
• MVVM Architecture: For clean separation of concerns

Kestra

Used Kestra for creating CI/CD pipeline to automate the build process.

Kestra Config File and Flow

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Kestra Dashboard

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Android Studio Arctic Fox or later
• JDK 11
• Android SDK 21 or above

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/CHAHATMB/VaCart.git

2. Open in Android Studio

3. Build and run the app

Roadmap

• Add offline support
• Implement notifications for chart preparation
• Add in train chat feature
• Support for multiple languages

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License

Acknowledgments

• Indian Railways for providing the data
• Jetpack Compose
• Material Design