BePresent

A full-stack mobile application to NOT use your phone while with friends. Enjoy life, Be Present.

Disclaimer: This is not a released application, it's a demo of the app.

Pitch

How many times have you been out with friends and everyone is on their phones? It has certainly happened to all of us, and in the end, we wish we had just stayed home watching a movie and eating snacks. The BePresent App has the solution! BePresent turns active presence in outings into a game. Create your avatar and invite your friends to a BePresent Session. Earn points as long as you don’t leave the app. Redeem your points by unlocking features to change clothes on your avatar or give it cool abilities.

Technologies Used

This project leverages several technologies across its different components:

User Interface

• Flutter: Used for building the native user interface.
• Dart: The programming language used alongside Flutter.

Backend API

• Python: The core programming language for backend logic.
• Flask: A lightweight Python web framework used for handling API requests.

Database

• MySQL: The database system used for storing and retrieving data.

Flutter Installation Steps

Windows

1. Download the Flutter SDK from the Flutter website.
2. Extract the zip file and place the contained flutter in the desired installation location for the Flutter SDK (e.g., C:\src\flutter).

macOS

1. Download the Flutter SDK from the Flutter website.
2. Extract the file and move the flutter folder to your desired location (e.g., ~/flutter).

Linux

1. Download the Flutter SDK from the Flutter website.
2. Extract the file to a desired location (e.g., ~/flutter).

Note: The above steps are a brief overview. For detailed instructions, refer to the official Flutter installation guides for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

IDE Setup

For a smoother development experience, you can use an IDE like Android Studio or Visual Studio Code with the Flutter and Dart plugins installed. Refer to the Flutter documentation for setting up an IDE.

Python Dependencies

You can view the requirements.txt file here. To install run this in your terminal:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the app

You can run it either on a simulator or a web browser. Source the SQL code first, in the directory SQL/, open an SQL install and run:

source run.sql;

Open a terminal and run the API with:

python -m API.main

Now you can run:

flutter run -d {choose your device here}

Video Demo

Check out the demo of our app:

Debug APK

This repo contains the Debug APK in the home directory of the repository under the name "app-debug.apk".

Compatability

The app is compatible with both Android and iOS.