Flash-Chat

Podfile Configuration

post_install do |installer|
    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
        target.build_configurations.each do |config|
            config.build_settings['CLANG_WARN_DOCUMENTATION_COMMENTS'] = 'NO'
        end
    end
end

Our Goal

One of the most fundamental component of modern iOS apps is the Table View. Table Views are used everywhere from the Mail app to the Messages app. It’s a crucial part of every iOS developer’s tool belt. In this we’ll be getting to grips with Table Views, creating custom cells, and making our own cloud-based backend database.

What is created

Flash Chat is an internet based messaging app similar to WhatsApp. We will be using a service called Firebase as a backend data server to store and retrieve our messages from the cloud.

Finished App

What is learned

• How to integrate third party libraries in your app.
• How to store data in the cloud using Firebase.
• How to query the Firebase database.
• How to use Firebase for user authentication.
• How to work with a UITableView.
• How to use custom cells in a Table View.
• How to embed View Controllers in a Navigation Controller and understanding the navigation stack.
• How to create Segues for navigation.
• How to make custom .xib files to modify native design components.
• Using Grand Central Dispatch to queue asynchronous tasks.