Chitchat is a mobile application that allows users to easily browse and view short videos. It provides a user-friendly interface for seamless video playback and navigation. The app leverages modern technologies and follows the MVVM architecture pattern to deliver a smooth and engaging video viewing experience.
Demo.mp4
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Kotlin
- Lifecycle: Observe Fragment lifecycles and handle UI states upon the lifecycle changes.
- ViewModel: Manages UI-related data holder and lifecycle aware. Allows data to survive configuration changes such as screen rotations.
- DataBinding: Binds UI components in your layouts to data sources in your app using a declarative format rather than programmatically.
- Dagger-Hilt: for dependency injection.
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Architecture
- MVVM Architecture (View - DataBinding - ViewModel - Model)
- Repository Pattern
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Retrofit2 & OkHttp3: Used to fetch Video data from Pexel API.
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Glide: Used for loading images for Thumbnail.
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ExoPlayer : Used for playing fetched videos.
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ViewPager2 - Used for smooth vertical swipping of videos.
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Paging2 - Used to load videos in paginated manner to optimize memory and network.
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/chitchat.gitOpen the project in Android Studio.
Build and run the app on your connected device using Android Studio.
Note: Make sure you have the necessary dependencies and Android SDK installed to build and run Android apps.
- Browse through a curated list of captivating short video thumbnails.
- Tap on a thumbnail to play the corresponding video in full screen.
- Swipe vertically using ViewPager2 to seamlessly navigate through different videos.
- Enjoy the smooth and uninterrupted playback experience powered by ExoPlayer.
- Experience optimized video loading and network usage with pagination.