To design, build, and deploy a two-sided marketplace using Ruby on Rails.
EscapeGoat is an app which helps people 'escape' from bad situations. By creating an Escape request, others users(Goats) can accept the request and help them escape! While the Goats receive payment for their services.
- HTML
- CSS
- Rails
- Ruby
- Javascript
This iteration of EscapeGoat requires PostgresQL to manage database bases, such that we can deploy to Heroku. Furthermore, the ENV variables were set up and stored using Figaro.
This section will outline my planning process prior to writing any actual code. The items in this section were not implemented in the final product, as I adopted an agile development approach.
User Stories via Trello
User Flow via Google Drawing
Wireframe based on User Flow via MockPlus
ERD - Initial
I intended on planning and adding these features once the back end code was complete. However, due to time constraints I was unable to start this section.
CSS:
Colors:
Fonts:
Create the app using postgresQL as the database:
rails new escapegoat --database=postgresql
add and configure Figaro
add and configure Bootstrap
add and configure Devise
add and configure Shrine --> using this guide: https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/uploading-files-with-rails-and-shrine--cms-27596
Create the Escape scaffold:
rails g scaffold Escape user:references rescue_title:text dollar_amount:decimal location:string description:text requirements:text
add and configure Geocoder
add and configure Google Maps API
add and configure Stripe
add and configure Messaging
add and configure Search Form
Configure the rails paths to suit UX
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Hard to plan due to weak skillset.
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Poor file name structure due to weak planning. e.g. The users
profileis callphotoin atom and thehomepageis actuallyescape.index. -
PostgresQL issues due to Windows.
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Due to time constraints: No CSS styling, and I forgot to configure the api keys for production
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No testing - Rspec does not work on windows