Flash-Chat

Goal

Flash Chat is an internet based messaging app similar to WhatsApp. I will be using a service called Firebase Firestore as a backend database to store and retrieve our messages from the cloud.

Things to learn

• How to integrate third party libraries in your app using Cocoapods and Swift Package Manager.
• How to store data in the cloud using Firebase Firestore.
• How to query and sort the Firebase database.
• How to use Firebase for user authentication, registration and login.
• How to work with UITableViews and how to set their data sources and delegates.
• How to create custom views using .xib files to modify native design components.
• How to embed View Controllers in a Navigation Controller and understand the navigation stack.
• How to create a constants file and use static properties to store Strings and other constants.
• Learn about Swift loops and create animations using loops.
• Learn about the App Lifecycle and how to use viewWillAppear or viewWillDisappear.
• How to create direct Segues for navigation.

Constants

struct K {
    static let cellIdentifier = "ReusableCell"
    static let cellNibName = "MessageCell"
    static let registerSegue = "RegisterToChat"
    static let loginSegue = "LoginToChat"
    
    struct BrandColors {
        static let purple = "BrandPurple"
        static let lightPurple = "BrandLightPurple"
        static let blue = "BrandBlue"
        static let lighBlue = "BrandLightBlue"
    }
    
    struct FStore {
        static let collectionName = "messages"
        static let senderField = "sender"
        static let bodyField = "body"
        static let dateField = "date"
    }
}