🌱 PlantApp

PlantApp is an Android application designed to help users care for and manage their plants. It offers a personalized experience with features like plant selection, customization, and user onboarding.

✨ Features

👤 User Onboarding

• 🎉 Personalized welcome screen
• 🎭 Custom avatar selection using the Multiavatar API
• 📝 User name input

🌿 Plant Selection and Management

• 🔍 Browse and select plants from a curated list
• ℹ️ View detailed plant information
• ➕ Add custom plants with personalized details
• 📸 Option to take photos or select images from the gallery for plants

🌺 Plant Details

• 💾 Store and display plant names
• 🖼️ Show plant images (either selected or custom)
• 💽 Save plant information for future sessions

🛠️ Technical Details

🧩 Key Components

1. WelcomeActivity: Handles user onboarding and avatar selection
2. PlantSelectionActivity: Allows users to browse and select plants
3. PlantDetailsActivity: Manages input and storage of plant details
4. PlantAdapter: Handles the display of plants in a grid layout

🚀 Notable Features

• 🔌 API Integration:
  • Multiavatar API for user avatars
  • Trefle API for plant data
• 📷 Image Handling:
  • Gallery image selection
  • Camera integration for taking plant photos
• 💾 Local Storage:
  • SharedPreferences for user and plant data
  • Local file storage for plant images

📚 Libraries Used

• Retrofit: For API calls
• Glide: For efficient image loading
• RecyclerView: For displaying plant grids

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository
2. Open the project in Android Studio
3. Ensure you have the latest Android SDK installed
4. Update the BASE_URL and API_TOKEN in PlantSelectionActivity with your Trefle API credentials
5. Update the BASE_URL in WelcomeActivity for the Multiavatar API if needed
6. Build and run the application on an emulator or physical device

📱 Usage

1. Launch the app and enter your name on the welcome screen
2. Select an avatar using the navigation buttons
3. Proceed to plant selection or add a custom plant
4. View and manage your plants in the main interface

🔐 Permissions

The app requires the following permissions:

• 📷 Camera access (for taking plant photos)
• 💾 Storage access (for saving and loading plant images)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions to PlantApp are welcome. Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues for bugs and feature requests.