README.md

Crypto Alert

This app shows notifications when crypto value exceeds your saved limit for Bitcoin or Ethereum.

Getting Started

Clone the repository. The repository contains a backend folder for the backend server and an android-app directory. You can open the Android project directly in Android studio.

Open the backend folder install the following dependencies:

$ go get github.com/labstack/echo
$ go get github.com/labstack/echo/middleware
$ go get github.com/pusher/push-notifications-go

and run this this command to get your server up:

$ go run main.go

Prerequisites

You need the following installed:

• Android Studio installed on your machine (v3.x or later). Download here.
• Go version 1.10.2 or later installed.

Built Using

• Kotlin - Used to build the Android client
• Pusher Beams - APIs to enable devs building realtime notifications
• Go - Used to build the server using echo framework
• Cryptocompare - API Used for real-time, high-quality and reliable cryptocurrency data
• Firebase - to store user data
• Firebase - to store user data

Upcoming features

• responsive UI with integration of all cryptocurrencies.
• Fake Holdings allowing users to buy crypto with paper money.
• Smart Calculations to allow users to track their holdings and it's change during last 24 hours.
• No Registration to remain completely anonymous where app won't track private data about trading strategies.