hello-world

The chat app "hello-world" for mobile devices using React Native. The app will provide users with a ### chat interface and options to share images and their location.

Features and Requirements

User Stories

• As a new user, I want to be able to easily enter a chat room so I can quickly start talking to my friends and family.
• As a user, I want to be able to send messages to my friends and family members to exchange the latest news.
• As a user, I want to send images to my friends to show them what I’m currently doing.
• As a user, I want to share my location with my friends to show them where I am.
• As a user, I want to be able to read my messages offline so I can reread conversations at any time.
• As a user with a visual impairment, I want to use a chat app that is compatible with a screen reader so that I can engage with a chat interface.

Key Features

• A page where users can enter their name and choose a background color for the chat screen before joining the chat.
• A page displaying the conversation, as well as an input field and submit button.
• The chat must provide users with two additional communication features: sending images and location data.
• Data gets stored online and offline.

Technical Requirements

• The app must be written in React Native.
• The app must be developed using Expo.
• The app must be styled according to the given screen design.
• Chat conversations must be stored in Google Firestore Database.
• The app must authenticate users anonymously via Google Firebase authentication.
• Chat conversations must be stored locally.
• The app must let users pick and send images from the phone’s image library.
• The app must let users take pictures with the device’s camera app, and send them.
• The app must store images in Firebase Cloud Storage.
• The app must be able to read the user’s location data.

Page 2

• Location data must be sent via the chat in a map view.
• The chat interface and functionality must be created using the Gifted Chat library.
• The app’s codebase must contain comments.
• Screen Design & Assets

Design Specifications

• Vertical and horizontal spacing: evenly distributed
• App title: font size 45, font weight 600, font color #FFFFFF