Food Delivery App Development Lecture Notes

Introduction

• Speaker thanks the audience for their support.
• Announcement of a community center created on School.com called "Roman Flut Squad" for collaboration and sharing development journeys.

Community Center Features

• Tabs in the Community:
  • Community Tab: Post questions/projects for help.
  • Classroom: Shorter versions of tutorials from YouTube.
  • Calendar: Weekly coffee chats to discuss weekly goals.
  • Members & Leaderboard: Encourages interaction and gamification.

Food Delivery App Overview

• Objective: Create a food delivery app (pizza delivery) using Flutter and Firebase.
• Design inspiration found on Dribbble.
• Use of Firebase for authentication and database management.
• Overview of application architecture.

App Structure

• Project Structure:
  • Main.dart: Entry point.
  • App.dart: Contains repository calls.
  • Screens folder for different app screens.
  • Blocks folder for state management using BLoC pattern.
  • Components folder for reusable widgets.

Firebase Setup

• Firebase Authentication:

  • Use Firebase for user authentication (sign up/sign in).
  • Authentication process will include user info and password.

• Firestore Database:

  • Structure for storing pizza details and user data.
  • Use Firestore to manage pizza data dynamically.

UI Development

• Initial Setup:

  • Basic Flutter UI setup.
  • Implement navigation between screens.

• Building Screens:

  • Home Screen: Displays pizza options in a grid view.
  • Detail Screen: Shows information for selected pizza, including name, description, price, and macros.

Dynamic Data Handling

• Fetching data from Firestore and displaying it in the UI.
• Use of BLoC for state management to update UI based on database changes.

Implementing Features

• Pizza Repository:

  • Class to manage pizza data (CRUD operations) in Firestore.
  • Methods to get pizza data and handle errors.

• Macros Management:

  • Create a macro class to hold nutritional information.
  • Update UI to display macros for each pizza.

Conclusion

• Recap of the app's functionalities: authentication, dynamic pizza data display, and the transition between screens.
• Invitation for feedback and suggestions for future videos.
• Possible future projects: admin dashboard for pizza management and cart features.