gitbusters_api

Objectives

• Use at least two APIs
• Responsive design
• Implement tests
• Dynamic content
• A solid README (we will see...)
• Nice design

Purpose of the app

Use a machine learning tool to interpret a given image, then request a song / video / article based on the image content.

APIs we use

• Random image generator (Unsplash It)
• Image recognition (Microsoft Computer Vision)
• News (Guardian)
• Song database (musixmatch)

Wednesday

• initial readme
• add random image generation
• add image recognition
• add QUnit and initial tests

Thursday

• add Guardian API
• add Musixmatch API
• styling
• mobile design
• add animation
• more tests
• (if we have time...Refactor and hide our variables)

Problems encountered

• some cool APIs require a node backend
• some APIs require URI registration
• finding the right API ( e.g.: an api that can search songs,films,..etc. based on keywords)
• chaining XMLHttpRequests