Dessert iOS App

Description

iOS App to display desserts from themealdb.com

Getting Started

1. The app is compatible with the latest XCode (version 14.0 or above)

2. Download the project files from the repository git clone https://github.com/elainechan01/dessert-recipes-ios.git

3. Open the project files in XCode

4. Run the active scheme

Architecture

Project is implemented using the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) architecture.

Data Flow

• Navigation screen (main) displays desserts alphabetically from endpoint https://themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?c=Dessert

• When user navigates to the dessert details screen, program attempts to retrieve details from cache or if not found, displays details from endpoint https://themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/lookup.php?i=<idMeal>

• Dessert details are stored in cache if not previously present

Structure

- Managers
    |__APIClient
    |__Cache
- Models
- Resources
- ViewModels
- Views
    |__Utilities

• Managers: Files to manage network data

• Models: Files to structure network data

• Resources: Non-code files used by project

• ViewModels: Files to implement business logic between views and models

• Views: Files to display data

Running Tests

The app can be tested using the built-in framework XCTest. Tests have been created and can be run from DessertRecipesTests.swift

• testBuildFilterUrl

• testBuildFilterDessertsUrl

• testBuildLookupDessertDetailUrl

• testFilterDesserts

• testLookupDessertDetail

• testFilterDessertsAsPublished

• testLookupDessertDetailAsPublished

API

TheMealDB