dabdu / job_app

React Native Job Finder App

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📋 Table of Contents

1. 🤖 Introduction
2. ⚙️ Tech Stack
3. 🔋 Features
4. 🤸 Quick Start
5. 🕸️ Snippets
6. 🔗 Links
7. 🚀 More

🚨 Tutorial

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🤖 Introduction

A hands-on experience in React Native development, from understanding the basics to building a feature-rich app with a focus on UI/UX, external data integration, and best practices.

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⚙️ Tech Stack

• Node.js
• React Native
• Axios
• Expo
• Stylesheet

🔋 Features

👉 Visually Appealing UI/UX Design: Develop an aesthetically pleasing user interface using React Native components.

👉 Third Party API Integration: Fetch data from an external API and seamlessly integrate it into the app.

👉 Search & Pagination Functionality: Implement search functionality and pagination for efficient data navigation.

👉 Custom API Data Fetching Hooks:Create custom hooks for streamlined and reusable API data fetching.

👉 Dynamic Home Page: Explore diverse jobs from popular and nearby locations across different categories.

👉 Browse with Ease on Explore Page: Page: Navigate through various jobs spanning different categories and types.

👉 Detailed Job Insights: View comprehensive job details, including application links, salary info, responsibilities, and qualifications.

👉 Tailored Job Exploration: Find jobs specific to a particular title

👉 Robust Loading and Error Management: Ensure effective handling of loading processes and error scenarios.

👉 Optimized for All Devices: A responsive design for a seamless user experience across various devices.

and many more, including code architecture and reusability

🤸 Quick Start

Follow these steps to set up the project locally on your machine.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Git
• Node.js
• npm (Node Package Manager)

Cloning the Repository

git clone git remote add origin https://github.com/dabdu/job_app.git
cd job_app

Installation

Install the project dependencies using npm:

npm install

Set Up Environment Variables

Create a new file named .env in the root of your project and add the following content:

X-RapidAPI-Key=

Replace the placeholder values with your actual credentials. You can obtain these credentials by signing up on the RapidAPI website.

Running the Project

npm start

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to view the project.

🕸️ Snippets

Search.js

import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import {
  ActivityIndicator,
  FlatList,
  Image,
  TouchableOpacity,
  View,
} from "react-native";
import { Stack, useRouter, useSearchParams } from "expo-router";
import { Text, SafeAreaView } from "react-native";
import axios from "axios";

import { ScreenHeaderBtn, NearbyJobCard } from "../../components";
import { COLORS, icons, SIZES } from "../../constants";
import styles from "../../styles/search";

const JobSearch = () => {
  const params = useSearchParams();
  const router = useRouter();

  const [searchResult, setSearchResult] = useState([]);
  const [searchLoader, setSearchLoader] = useState(false);
  const [searchError, setSearchError] = useState(null);
  const [page, setPage] = useState(1);

  const handleSearch = async () => {
    setSearchLoader(true);
    setSearchResult([]);

    try {
      const options = {
        method: "GET",
        url: `https://jsearch.p.rapidapi.com/search`,
        headers: {
          "X-RapidAPI-Key": "",
          "X-RapidAPI-Host": "jsearch.p.rapidapi.com",
        },
        params: {
          query: params.id,
          page: page.toString(),
        },
      };

      const response = await axios.request(options);
      setSearchResult(response.data.data);
    } catch (error) {
      setSearchError(error);
      console.log(error);
    } finally {
      setSearchLoader(false);
    }
  };

  const handlePagination = (direction) => {
    if (direction === "left" && page > 1) {
      setPage(page - 1);
      handleSearch();
    } else if (direction === "right") {
      setPage(page + 1);
      handleSearch();
    }
  };

  useEffect(() => {
    handleSearch();
  }, []);

  return (
    <SafeAreaView style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: COLORS.lightWhite }}>
      <Stack.Screen
        options={{
          headerStyle: { backgroundColor: COLORS.lightWhite },
          headerShadowVisible: false,
          headerLeft: () => (
            <ScreenHeaderBtn
              iconUrl={icons.left}
              dimension="60%"
              handlePress={() => router.back()}
            />
          ),
          headerTitle: "",
        }}
      />

      <FlatList
        data={searchResult}
        renderItem={({ item }) => (
          <NearbyJobCard
            job={item}
            handleNavigate={() => router.push(`/job-details/${item.job_id}`)}
          />
        )}
        keyExtractor={(item) => item.job_id}
        contentContainerStyle={{ padding: SIZES.medium, rowGap: SIZES.medium }}
        ListHeaderComponent={() => (
          <>
            <View style={styles.container}>
              <Text style={styles.searchTitle}>{params.id}</Text>
              <Text style={styles.noOfSearchedJobs}>Job Opportunities</Text>
            </View>
            <View style={styles.loaderContainer}>
              {searchLoader ? (
                <ActivityIndicator size="large" color={COLORS.primary} />
              ) : (
                searchError && <Text>Oops something went wrong</Text>
              )}
            </View>
          </>
        )}
        ListFooterComponent={() => (
          <View style={styles.footerContainer}>
            <TouchableOpacity
              style={styles.paginationButton}
              onPress={() => handlePagination("left")}
            >
              <Image
                source={icons.chevronLeft}
                style={styles.paginationImage}
                resizeMode="contain"
              />
            </TouchableOpacity>
            <View style={styles.paginationTextBox}>
              <Text style={styles.paginationText}>{page}</Text>
            </View>
            <TouchableOpacity
              style={styles.paginationButton}
              onPress={() => handlePagination("right")}
            >
              <Image
                source={icons.chevronRight}
                style={styles.paginationImage}
                resizeMode="contain"
              />
            </TouchableOpacity>
          </View>
        )}
      />
    </SafeAreaView>
  );
};

export default JobSearch;