Pinstagram

Find the app at: https://pin-stagram-app.herokuapp.com

Technology Used

• Ruby on Rails
• Rspec
• Capybara
• Devise
• Postgresql
• Carrierwave
• Google Cloud Storage
• Heroku

Approach

• CRC Cards and Diagramming
• Using Rails CLI commands to build pin controller, models and views
• Setting up PostgreSQL to persist data
• Integrating file storage with Google Cloud Services
• Implementing Devise to authenticate users and build user model, controller and views
• Adding comments and likes to pin model
• Styling using pure HTML and CSS

Functionality

A user can:

• Log In/Log Out and Sign Up
• Pin An image
• Comment on an image
• Delete a comment
• Like an image
• See how many likes an image has
• See if you have liked an image

Future Possibilities

• AJAX
• Unlike an image
• Follow another user
• Tag a user in a comment
• Filter pins by likes/own images/followed etc
• Adding photo filters