README.md

Compose Weather App

A weather application developed as a final year project for the Computer Science course at Leeds Beckett University. The project is built using Kotlin, implementing the Model-View-ViewModel software design pattern. Jetpack Compose was used for the user interface.

Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Tech Stack
   • Design Pattern
2. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation

About The Project

The APIs used in the project are provided by Open-Meteo. They are free for non-commercial use and are as follows:

• Weather Forecast API
• Geocoding API

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Tech Stack

• Kotlin
• Jetpack Compose

Design Pattern

• Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)

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Getting Started

To get a local copy up and running follow these simple example steps.

Prerequisites

• Android Studio
  • For reference, Android Studio Electric Eel | 2022.1.1 was used for development
  • The device emulator used was a Pixel 5 | API Level 33

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/Drakime/Compose_Weather_App.git

2. Build and run the app in Android Studio

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