Makers Academy Week 9 Makerthon: Platform Finder

This is a solution to a challenge given by Makers Academy on week 9, part of Learn to code in 12 weeks course.

The aim of the challenge.

Create an application that will help a user receive their train platform number via a text message. Technologies used include AngularJS, Ruby on Rails, HTML, Redis, Sidekiq, Twilio.

To Install

• Clone this repo and $ cd into it.
• Install dependencies using bundle, $ npm install and $ rake bower:install
• Install Redis using $ brew install redis
• Create the database with $ rake db:create

To Run

• Start the Redis server using $ redis-server
• Start Sidekiq with $ bundle exec sidekiq
• Start the app with $ rails s
• Point your browser at http://localhost:3000

To use

• Enter your starting station and your finishing station and hit submit.
• From the list of trains, select your train.
• Enter your mobile phone number.
• If your trains platform information is available you will receive a text immediately. Otherwise it will arrive when ready.

User stories

As a busy commuter,
So that I can get train information,
I would like to be able to search for trains by entering a start station.

As a busy commuter,
So that I can get to my destination,
I would like to pick a train.

As a busy commuter,
So that I can be notified of train platform,
I would like to input a phone number.

As a busy commuter,
So that I can be the 1st on the train,
I would like to receive a text notification for the platform number.

Optional Extra

• Deploy the app
• Create a persistance layer (e.g. MongoDB), or use LocalStorage or the filesystem through Node
• Make it look purdy (CSS)

Technologies used

• Testing

  • Karma
  • Protractor
  • Jasmine

• Back end framework

  • Ruby on Rails

• Front end framework

  • AngularJS

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