p2pbookshare

Features

• 🤖 AI-Generated Summaries: Get concise and insightful book summaries powered by Gemini.
• 🎨 Material & Dynamic Theming: Enjoy a visually appealing interface with adaptive color schemes, including light and dark modes.
• 💬 Chat Integration: Seamlessly communicate with other users for smooth book exchanges.
• 🗺️ Google Maps Integration: Easily select and share locations for meetups and book exchanges.
• 🔍 Advanced Search: Quickly find your favorite books and authors using the powerful search bar.
• 📲 Push Notifications: Stay informed with real-time notifications for chat messages.

🔨 Steps to build

1. Clone the project:

   • Use git clone https://github.com/viveeeeeek/p2pbookshare.git to download the project from the GitHub repository.

2. Install Dependencies:

   • Navigate to the project directory and run flutter pub get to install the required dependencies.

3. Set Up Environment Variables (.env File):

    GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=YOUR_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY
    GEMINI_PRO_API_KEY=YOUR_GEMINI_PRO_API_KEY
    FIREBASAE_PROJECT_ID=YOUR_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID
   

   • Google Maps API Key: Create a project in the Google Cloud Console and enable the Google Maps Platform APIs and obtain the API key.
   • Gemini Pro API Key: Obtain currently Gemini Pro API key, which is free of cost as of now here.
   • Firebase Project Information: Create a Firebase project in the Firebase Console and note down the Project ID and API Key for Cloud Messaging.

4. Configure Firebase for both iOS and Android platforms:

   • Ensure the build.gradle file is properly set up and includes all necessary Firebase dependencies. Add the google-services.json file for Android and the GoogleService-Info.plist file for iOS to your project. Additionally, create and include the firebase_options.dart file in the lib/ directory to manage Firebase configuration options.

5. Configure both debug and release builds in the app/build.gradle file. Create and properly set up the key.properties file to securely manage your signing keys and other sensitive information.

   keyAlias=key-alias
   keyPassword=key-password
   storeFile=/path/to/kestore
   storePassword=key-store-password
   

6. Create a service account within the Google Cloud Console and obtain the service_account.json file, which is used for sending push notifications on Android. Place this file in the assets/fcm/ folder of your project.

   • Create a Service Account in Google Cloud Console
   • Navigate to the Google Cloud Console.
   • Go to the "IAM & Admin" section and select "Service Accounts".
   • Click "Create Service Account".
   • Provide a name and description for the service account.
   • Grant the service account the "Firebase Admin SDK Administrator Service Agent" role.
   • After creating the service account, go to the "Keys" section of your new service account.
   • Click "Add Key" and select "Create New Key".
   • Choose "JSON" format and click "Create".
   • Download the service_account.json file.
   • Place the downloaded service_account.json file in the assets/fcm/ folder of your Flutter project.

Contribution

All contributions are very welcome!

• Bug reports and feature requests can be submitted here.
• If you are a developer and wish to contribute to the app, please fork the project and submit a pull request .

License

Copyright (c) 2024, VivekS.
All rights reserved.

This source code is licensed under the GPLv3-style license found in the
LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.