Fetch Rewards Android App

An Android application that retrieves and displays data from the Fetch Rewards hiring API.

Features

• Fetches data from the Fetch Rewards hiring API
• Filters out items with null or blank names
• Sorts items by listId and name
• Groups items by listId for organized display
• Handles network errors gracefully with user feedback
• Implements coroutines for asynchronous operations

Technical Details

• Language: Kotlin
• Min SDK Version: 26 (Android 8.0)
• Target SDK Version: 32
• Architecture: Single Activity
• Network Operations: Kotlin Coroutines
• JSON Parsing: Gson
• UI: Native Android Views with ViewBinding

Dependencies

• androidx.core:core-ktx:1.7.0
• androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.4.1
• com.google.android.material:material:1.5.0
• androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.3
• com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9
• org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.6.0
• org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.6.0

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Open the project in Android Studio
3. Sync project with Gradle files
4. Run the app on an emulator or physical device

API

The app fetches data from https://hiring.fetch.com/hiring.json. The response is an array of items with the following structure:

{
    "id": Integer,
    "listId": Integer,
    "name": String
}

Data Processing

The app processes the API data by:

1. Filtering out null or empty names
2. Sorting by listId and name
3. Grouping items by listId for display

Error Handling

• Network errors are caught and displayed to the user
• Error messages are shown in red text at the center of the screen
• The app uses coroutines for managing background tasks and UI updates