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Welland Canal Status

canalstatus.ca

I created this live project to have a better experience while driving around the Niagara Region.

Other solutions do exist, but they are either paid or not super user friendly.

Built with Vite and React

For this project I used Vite with React, as the hot reloading function makes visualizing changes and absolute breeze.

Public API Access

This app was developed and deployed in two parts, one of a server that retrieves the info from the canalstatus.com API and delivering it in a more mobile friendly interface.

Work In Progress

Even though the basic functionality is all that is needed for every day use, I will continue to add to this, and potentially translate the code into native platforms in the future. The next step will be to turn this into a PWA.

App Functionality

  • The app consists of two main parts, the server and the client.
  • The server is responsible for retrieving the data from the canalstatus.com API and delivering a JSON response.
  • The client is built with React and Vite and requests the data from the server.
  • The client then renders the data in a mobile friendly interface.
  • The app is built to be responsive and will adjust layout based on the device viewing the site.
  • The app also includes a simple copyright notice.

Server

  • The server is located in the server directory.
  • It uses the Express framework and the axios library to make requests to the canalstatus.com API.
  • The server listens for GET requests to the /api endpoint and responds with the data retrieved from the API.

Client

  • The client is located in the client/canal-status directory.
  • It uses the React framework and the Vite build tool to create a mobile friendly interface.
  • The client makes a GET request to the server's /api endpoint to retrieve the data.
  • The client then renders the data in a grid layout.
  • The client also includes a simple loading state and error handling.

Components

  • The client is built with React components.
  • The components are located in the client/canal-status/src/components directory.
  • The components include a Card component that renders the data in a grid layout.
  • The components also include a Copyright component that includes a simple copyright notice.

Data Structure

  • The data retrieved from the API is an array of objects.
  • Each object represents a bridge and has several properties including bridge, city, status, and stl.
  • The stl property represents the state of the bridge and has a value of 0, 1, or 2.
  • The stl property is used to determine the style of the Card component based on the state of the bridge.

Styles

  • The styles are located in the client/canal-status/src/App.css file.
  • The styles include a grid layout for the Card components.
  • The styles also include different background colors for the Card components based on the state of the bridge.

Bridges Component

  • The Bridges component has a complexity of 12 based on the following factors:
    • 2 props being passed in
    • 1 state being used
    • 2 conditional statements
    • 1 function call
    • 1 if statement
    • 1 return statement
    • 13 lines of code
  • The Bridges component is a pure component based on the following factors:
    • The component does not modify any external state or have any side effects
    • The component does not depend on any external state or props other than those passed in
    • The component does not have any lifecycle methods
  • The Bridges component is well tested with a coverage of 91.2%.

The Bridges component retrieves data from the API and renders a Card component for each bridge.

  • The Bridges component makes a GET request to the API when the component mounts.
  • The Bridges component sets the state to loading while the data is being retrieved.
  • If the data is successfully retrieved, the state is set to data and the data is rendered in Card components.
  • If there is an error retrieving the data, the state is set to error and an error message is rendered.
  • The Card component is passed the data for each bridge and renders the data in a grid layout.
  • The Card component is also passed a prop that determines the style of the component based on the state of the bridge.