Chittr API

Description

Chittr is a repo for a twitter clone react native application

Setting up the Server

1. Unzip the Chittr Server file and save the folder somewhere where you can easily access it.

2. Open the terminal and navigate to where you just saved the folder.

3. Run the code below. You may have to run it twice.

npm install

4. Then, in the terminal, run the following code. It should start up the server, telling you that it is listening on port 3333.

npm start

5. To check the server is working, open a another terminal window and navigate to the same directory, and run the code below.

npm test

Setting up the Chittr App

1. Unzip the Chittr file and save the folder.

2. Open the terminal and go to the Chittr folder, entering the following code:

npm install @react-navigation/native @react-navigation/stack

npm install --save react-native-geocoding

npm install react-native-reanimated react-native-gesture-handler react-native-screens react-native-safe-area-context @react-native-community/masked-view

3. Use Android Studio to open "./Chittr/android".

https://developer.android.com/studio/run/managing-avds

4. Test you can run the AVD by clicking the green triangle button next to the listed AVD.

5. Open a another terminal navigating to the Chittr folder and run the code below:

npx react-native run-android

Location Services

The code requires a valid Geocoding service API Key for it run efficiently