Recipe Sharing App

Recipe Sharing is an Android app that allows users to post and share their favorite recipes. It showcases modern Android application architecture and follows best practices.

📸 Screenshot of the App

🚀 Features

• User Authentication: Sign in, register and manage your account.
• Social Interactions:
  • Follow & Unfollow Users: Engage with other users by following them and manage your own followers.
  • Followers & Following List: Easily view a list of users who you are following and who are following you.
• Post and Edit Recipes: Share your culinary wisdom.
• Search and View: Discover recipes posted by other users.
• Detailed Recipe Information: Includes ingredients, steps, and author info.
• Profile Management: Update your user information, profile picture, and view your followers and following lists.

🛠 Architecture & Libraries

This app is built using the MVVM architecture and incorporates the following libraries & tools:

• Kotlin Coroutines: For asynchronous tasks and more.
• Firebase: Handles user authentication, Firestore for database needs, and Firebase Storage for storing images.
• Room: Acts as a local cache for offline access.
• Dagger Hilt: Dependency injection made easy.
• Compose: The modern Android UI toolkit for crafting beautiful UIs.

💡 Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/diargegaj/RecipeSharingApp.git

2. Open in Android Studio:

   • Once cloned, open the project in Android Studio.

3. Setup Firebase:

   • Navigate to the Firebase Console and create a new project.
   • Add an Android app to your project.
   • Follow the setup instructions, and ensure you place google-services.json into your app directory.

4. Build and Run:

   • After setting up Firebase, you can build and run the app on an emulator or an actual device.