Getting Started with movie_search_engine
Step 1
Clone movie_search_engine this repo and go the project directory
git clone https://github.com/muhidhossain/movie_search_engine.git
cd movie_search_engine
Step 2
Then install all the dependencies
npm install
Step 3
Create a .env file in the root directory. Copy below code and paste in it. Replace <api_key> with you own api key then save it.
REACT_APP_API_BASE_URL = https://api.themoviedb.org/3/
REACT_APP_API_KEY = <api_key>
To get an API Key:
- Create a personal account at: https://www.themoviedb.org/account/signup
- Once you have created an account, go to:
https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api to create an API key
- Usage: Personal
- Application Name: Movie_Browser
- Application URL: None
- Application Summary: For learning purpose
Step 4
Build the project
npm run build
Step 5
Install surve
npm install -g serve
Finally
Now you can serve the build folder
serve -s build
Best parts of the project
Folder architecture
There are lots of popular folder architecture available. But I like this architecture most. It’s well organizied and easy to use.
Naming convension
I have used a mix style of camel case and snake case. It’s easy to think of a new variable name in this style. Otherwise developers waste a lots of time thinking new variable name.
Using axios
Axios helped me to organize all the API calls at one place. It’s easy to manage APIs using axios.
Using Sass
Sass is a popular CSS extension language. I feel like Sass gives me more flexiability. It could be a biased opinion.
