🌿 Plantify V3

Plantify is a React Native mobile app for plant lovers. Its core feature is plant identification via camera. Users can also explore a “Plant of the Day”, save favorites, and manage a watering journal.

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📱 Features

• 🌱 Plant Identification: Snap photos to identify plants or browse plant details.
• 🌼 Plant of the Day: Daily featured plant displayed on the Home screen.
• ❤️ Likes & Favorites: Like any plant with a single tap.
• 👤 User Profile: Upload an avatar and view liked plants.
• 🪴 Watering Journal: Log and track plant care schedules and notes.
• ☁️ Weather Widget: Displays current local weather on the Home screen.
• 🧠 Quiz: Fun plant quiz with unique questions each session.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React Native + Expo
• State Management & Navigation: React Context API & React Navigation (Native Stack)
• Backend: Node.js / Express.js (TypeScript)
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Tools & Libraries:
  • Axios – for API requests
  • expo-image-picker – for avatar uploads
  • expo-vector-icons – icons
  • SafeAreaView – UI safety across devices

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🚀 Getting Started

✅ Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16+)
• Expo CLI:

  npm install -g expo-cli

• Backend running at:
  https://plantify-backend-n824.onrender.com/

🧰 Installation & Run

git clone https://github.com/Calscode/Plantify-V3.git
cd Plantify-V3
npm install
npx expo start

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📁 Project Structure

src/
├── components/
│   ├── PlantOnloadScreen.tsx
│   ├── PlantDetailScreen.tsx
│   ├── ProfileScreen.tsx
│   ├── WeatherBox.tsx
│   ├── QuizButton.tsx
│   └── ...
├── screens/
│   ├── LoginScreen.tsx
│   ├── Home.tsx
│   ├── Discovery.tsx
│   ├── HintsScreen.tsx
│   ├── Journal.tsx
│   └── ...
├── UserContext.tsx
└── App.tsx

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🔄 API Endpoints

The backend provides endpoints for managing plants, likes, journals, and user data.

Plants

• GET /api/plants — Retrieve all plants

Liked Plants

• GET /api/liked_plants/:user_id — Get user’s liked plants
• POST /api/liked_plants — Like a plant
• DELETE /api/liked_plants/:liked_plant_id — Remove a liked plant

Journals

• POST /api/journals — Add a journal entry
• DELETE /api/journals/:journal_entry_id — Delete a journal entry

Users

• POST /api/users — Sign up
• GET /api/users/guest — Guest login

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🎯 User Flow

1. Login or Guest Access
   → UserContext stores userId, username.

2. Home Screen

   • Displays “Plant of the Day” via <PlantOnloadScreen />
   • Shows weather widget and quiz button

3. Plant Details

   • Tap a plant card to view details
   • ❤️ Tap to like/unlike a plant

4. Profile Screen

   • Displays liked plants
   • Allows avatar upload

5. Journal Screen

   • Add/edit watering logs and care notes

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🤝 Contribute

We welcome contributions! Here's how:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b feature/YourFeature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add some feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/YourFeature
5. Open a pull request

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✨ Screenshots