Aura

Aura is designed to help users with accessibility needs—whether physical, neurological, or ambient-related—find venues that cater to their specific requirements. By providing detailed information about a venue's accessibility features, Aura empowers users to make informed decisions and plan their visits with confidence.

This app was a prize winner at the Athena Hackathon 2023 for the team comprising of Elsa Nafar, Juliana Nocchi, Natasha Buckham, Tian Pan, and Sidra Iqbal.

Contents

• Aura
  • Contents
  • Notes on development in React Native
  • Setup
  • Starting the app
    • Starting the frontend and backend from the root directory
    • Starting the frontend from the frontend directory
    • Starting the backend from the backend directory
  • Setting up your React Native (frontend) development environment
  • Backend server and health check
  • Database
  • Seeding the database collections
  • Testing
    • Running Unit and Integration Tests in the Backend
  • Resource Links
  • Shared Learning

Notes on development in React Native

• It is important to look at the result in both iOS and Android simulators, as the layout can be strikingly different on different devices, particularly in regard to styling. Note that some styling properies are supported in iOS but not in Android, and vice versa.
• Simulator refresh can be sketchy and inconsisent as can the expo commands which sometimes work on iOS or Android but not both.
• With focus on the iOS simulator, pressing CTRL + CMD + Z will open the iOS simulator menu, and pressing Reload should refresh the app.
• With focus on the Android simulator, pressing R twice quickly will refresh the app.

Welcome to your Expo app 👋

This is an Expo project created with create-expo-app.

Get started

1. Install dependencies

   npm install

2. Start the app

    npx expo start

In the output, you'll find options to open the app in a

• development build

  Web is waiting on http://localhost:8081
  

• Android emulator
• iOS simulator
• Expo Go, a limited sandbox for trying out app development with Expo

You can start developing by editing the files inside the app directory. This project uses file-based routing.

Get a fresh project

When you're ready, run:

npm run reset-project

This command will move the starter code to the app-example directory and create a blank app directory where you can start developing.

React Navigation

First, you need to install them in your project:

npm install @react-navigation/native @react-navigation/native-stack

If you have an Expo managed project, install the dependencies with expo:

npx expo install react-native-screens react-native-safe-area-context

Learn more

To learn more about developing your project with Expo, look at the following resources:

• Expo documentation: Learn fundamentals, or go into advanced topics with our guides.
• Learn Expo tutorial: Follow a step-by-step tutorial where you'll create a project that runs on Android, iOS, and the web.

Join the community

Join our community of developers creating universal apps.

• Expo on GitHub: View our open source platform and contribute.
• Discord community: Chat with Expo users and ask questions.