Smart Plant Care Assistant

Overview

Smart Plant Care Assistant is a mobile application designed to help users manage their plants effectively. With the integration of AI, the app enables plant species recognition, provides watering and care schedules, monitors room lighting conditions, and offers notifications to keep plants healthy. The app supports multi-user authentication and can even detect plant diseases using external APIs.

Authors

• Mateusz Skowron

• Karol Wrona

Technology Stack

Client: React Native + Expo

Server: Supabase

Getting Started

Follow these steps to set up and run the app on your local environment.

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   Open your terminal and run:

   git clone https://github.com/MSSkowron/smart-plant-care-assistant
   cd smart-plant-care-assistant

2. Install dependencies

   Install the project dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure environment variables

   Create a .env.local file in the root directory:

   touch .env.local

   Add the following variables to .env.local:

   • EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL="your-supabase-url"
   • EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY="your-supabase-anon-key"
   • EXPO_PUBLIC_PLANTNET_API_KEY="your-plantnet-api-key"
   • EXPO_PUBLIC_KINDWISE_API_KEY="your-kindwise-api-key"

   Replace each placeholder with your actual credentials:

   • your-supabase-url: Your Supabase project URL.
   • your-supabase-anon-key: Your Supabase anonymous API key.
   • your-plantnet-api-key: Your PlantNet API key.
   • your-kindwise-api-key: Your Kindwise API key.

   These variables are essential for backend communication and plant identification functionality.

4. Start the Server

   Launch the Expo development server:

   npm run start

   In the output, you'll find options to open the app in:

   • Development build
   • Android emulator
   • iOS simulator
   • Expo Go, a limited sandbox for trying out app development with Expo

   Once the server is running, open the app on your device using the provided QR code or link.

   Alternatively, you can start the server using a tunnel to expose the app over a public URL:

   npm run start-tunnel

Development Tools

• Linting: Run npm run lint to execute ESLint and check your code for potential issues.

  Configuration file: .eslintrc.js.

• Formatting: Use npm run format to automatically format your code with Prettier.

  Configuration file: .prettierrc.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.