Movie App Android

Introduction

This is a demo application built with the goal to create a fun and challenging application based on the MVVM architectural pattern using The Movie Database.

See below for more information.

Technologies & Architecture

Technologies

• Android, Kotlin
• The Movie Database
• Retrofit HTTP Client
• OkHttp - Interceptor
• Picasso - Loading images, caching

Architecture

Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)

Architecture Components

ViewModel, LiveData, DataBinding, Navigation

Features

Home: Highlighted movie and lists of popular, in theaters and upcoming movies

Movies: Discover movies

TV Shows: Discover tv shows

Show all: Show movie list based on type (popular, in theaters, upcoming)

Movie details: Title, genres, rating, overview, date, runtime, language, videos, and cast

TV Show details: Title, genres, rating, overview, date, episodes, seasons, videos and cast

Person details: Name, biography, photos and known for movies/tv shows

General: Infinite scrolling lists, bottom navigation, error messages with snackbar, progress bar

Screenshots

Bottom navigation

Movie | TV Show | Person

Setup

Requirements

• Basic knowledge about Android Studio

The Movie Database API

1. Sign up and retrieve a API key from The Movie Database API

Project

1. Download and open the project in Android Studio
2. Edit the file local.properties and add the line: tmdb_api_key="YOUR_KEY"
3. Connect your Android phone or use the emulator to start the application