Kanyandula/Nyasa

Nyasa is a mobile app version of nyasablog.com. This app allows content creators to create and publish blogs. Token authentication is used in this app during authentication. Users are required to register first and login to publish content. The app is written using Kotlin language # NyasaBlog Android App NyasaBlog is a native Android application that interacts with the REST API at nyasablog.com. The platform was created for Malawian content creators to publish Malawian-related content. ## Architecture The app follows **MVVM with Clean Architecture** principles: ``` UI (Compose) → ViewModel → UseCase → Repository (interface) → RepositoryImpl → Room + Retrofit ``` - **State management**: `StateFlow` for UI state, `SharedFlow` for one-shot events (toasts, navigation) - **Dependency injection**: Hilt - **Async**: Kotlin Coroutines and Flow throughout - **Networking**: Retrofit with `suspend` functions and `safeApiCall` wrapper - **Persistence**: Room with `Flow`-based queries - **Pagination**: Paging 3 with `RemoteMediator` for network + cache ## Tech Stack | Category | Libraries | |----------|-----------| | Language | Kotlin 1.9, Java 17 | | UI | Jetpack Compose, Material 3 | | DI | Hilt 2.51 | | Networking | Retrofit 2.11, OkHttp 4.12, Gson | | Database | Room 2.6 | | Pagination | Paging 3 | | Image Loading | Coil 3 (Compose) | | Auth | Token-based (django-auth-token), EncryptedSharedPreferences | | Build | KSP, R8, compileSdk 35, minSdk 24 | | Code Quality | Detekt, Spotless (ktlint), Android Lint | | Testing | JUnit 4, Turbine, MockK, Truth, Coroutines Test | ## Features - **Authentication** -- account registration, login, logout with encrypted token storage - **Blog Feed** -- paginated blog list with search, filtering by date or username, and sort order - **Blog CRUD** -- create, read, update, and delete blog posts with image uploads - **Account Management** -- view and update profile, change password - **Offline Support** -- Room-based caching with single source of truth - **Connectivity Awareness** -- reactive `ConnectivityObserver` using `NetworkCallback` ## UI Design & Mockups Design system is Nyasa Horizon, sourced from Stitch. Click any preview for the full-size render. | Screen | Preview | Description | | --- | :---: | --- …