It is an example app using an open public APIs provided for an interview test.
I used multi-modules architecture, dividing View, Business and Sources.
It still has some improvements to add, like gradle dependencies handling. Will be good
to review some of the dependencies and change implementation to api.
##View
I used DataBinding to link the business/view objects with the UI. This way the UI reacts
when the data is provided/changed. Making use of findByView completely disappear,
and making the app more readable.
For the Details screen I used a ScrollView instead of a RecyclerView because I want to show
how I use includes and reuse xml components. I would also take more time to use a RecyclerView
and sync all the different types. So I chose to balance between performance and UI building/time.
I created a basic custom view to handle the rate.
I didn't add interaction to the buttons or the toolbar actions.
I use Navigation as my main way to move between screens and passing data.
##Architecture
ViewModel is the perfect partner for DataBinding. That's why MVVM is
applied + Repository pattern.
As dependency injection I used Koin, it is very well integrated with Kotlin and ViewModel.
For async calls and handling, Coroutines + Flow was the perfect fit. It lets me
manipulate and transform the flow.
I just used a simple cache source to keep the whole object so I don't have to move it through
the whole app. If not I would need to implement a local DB, but for a demo app this works.
##Test Made some basic tests, I didn't cover all the cases. I created a Factory data provider so I know if the tests work no matter the values I use, again will be good to add more asserts and test cases.
