200gautam / map_challenge

Mini-app to play around with the Google Maps API

Map Challenge

Mini-app to play around with the Google Maps API!

Setup

Git

Pull this repository into a folder on your local machine using the standard git clone https://github.com/sureshs592/map_challenge.git command.

This project makes use of a submodule (the Volley library in the root folder). Run git submodule init to initialize the Volley submodule.

Next, run git submodule update to pull the volley code from its respective repository.

Android Studio

Import the project into Android Studio using the Import Project... option. There might be issues around the buildToolsVersion being used by the app and Volley library here.

Please change the buildToolsVersion in app/build.gradle and volley/build.gradle to the version installed on your machine.

Maps v2 Android SDK

You can head over to the Google Developer Console and create a project for getting the Maps v2 API key. Complete instructions (including debug key retrieval) over here.

Places API

In the same project created in the previous step, you can enable the Places API and generate a public Server key for using the Places API. You can place the generated key in the Constants.java file over here.

Libraries Used

1. Android Support Library v7 (appcompat + cardview)
2. Play Services (Maps + Location API)
3. Volley (networking + image loading)

Known Issues

1. The black marker on the centre of the map (denoting the centre of the search) fails to show up on rare occassions.