InstaCat

===================

Instructions

Weekend project - build an Instagram clone using Rails

How to use

• Clone this repo, and run bundle install and brew install imagemagick in the project directory
• Run bin/rails s to start the server and visit http://localhost:3000

User Stories

As a cat owner,
so that I can showcase my cat to the world,
I would like to create an account for him on InstaCat

As a user who also uses Facebook,
so that I can save time,
I'd like to be able to sign in with my Facebook account

As a user,
so that I can show off about my cat,
I'd like to be able to upload a picture of him to InstaCat

As a user,
so that I can show off my sense of humour,
I'd like to be able to write a caption for my cat picture

As a user,
in case I make mistakes when writing my captions,
I'd like to be able to edit my own captions

As a user,
so that I can remove any pictures that did not receive enough likes,
I'd like to be able to delete my pictures

As a user,
so that I can see my picture as well as those of other users,
I'd like to be able to scroll through all the pictures that have been posted

As a user,
so that I don't have to scroll through the same photos repeatedly,
I'd like the most recent photos to be displayed first

As a user,
so that I know who has posted a photo,
I'd like to see their username displayed with their photo

As a user,
so that I can appreciate other peoples cats,
I'd like to be able to 'like' their pictures and see the like count updated in real time

As a user,
so that I know other people appreciate my cat pictures
I'd like to be able to see how many 'likes' my picture has received

As a user,
so that I can let people know their cat is cute,
I'd like to be able to comment on a picture

As a user,
so that I can see the full caption and comments for a picture
I'd like to be able to click on a picture and see it on it's own page

As a user,
in case I accidentally leave an embarrassing comment on someone's cat picture,
I'd like to be able to edit and delete my own comments

Screenshots

Technologies used

• Ruby 2.3.1
• Rails 5.0.1
• JavaScript
• Rspec
• Capybara

To do

• 'Likes' works in the pictures index but not properly in the single picture view
• Need to host images on AWS instead of saving to database
• Deploy to Heroku