A Fully Functional Seat Booking App using Flutter - FindSeat (BLoC + Json API + Unit Test + Firebase Auth)

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A Completed Functional Flutter App – FindSeat (BLoC + Json API + Unit Test + Firebase Auth)

I. Introduction

I’m Android Developer and I’m working in a software company in Vietnam. I have experience in both kind project: outsourcing project and product project. I decided to study Flutter, because I believe it’s promised in future. As experienced developer, I care about clean architecture, testing, performance and maintainability that why I keep searching for an example of completed application. Unfortunately, community now full of project such as speedcode, UI challenges, … it’s just small pieces of real world application. In fact, most of the project doesn’t have fancy UI like that. That why I build this project by myself and now share it to the community, I hope you can get something from it then apply to your work.

The first version of project (v1.0) is just about UI + simple logic. In this version v2.0, I applied BloC pattern by using Flutter Bloc to project and also have unit tests for it. I also built simple Mock API for the app, it just static json file uploaded to a my private hosting. I hope I have time to do cache local data by SQLite but I have not, so hope next version will be soon available.

Check Video Demo

II. Showcase

2.1. Home

In Home screen, it just simply load then show data to UI. What you can try

2.1.1. SCREEN: HOME 1

(0) is about me 😀
(1) is carousel slider for displaying banners, it’s automatically animate each 1 second. You can swipe left or right to see next/previous item
(2) is list seat categories. If you click on a category, app will open All shows screen. It’s horizontal list so you can swipe to reach more item
(3) is recommended seats. Click on item app will open Show details screen

2.1.2. SCREEN: HOME 2

(4) is nearby theatres. There’s nothing special to try here, it’s just simple map with highlighted cine’s locations
(5) (6) is list shows by each category. Same with recommended seats, you can click on item to open Show details screen

2.2. All Shows

2.2.1. SCREEN: ALL SHOWS 1

(1) click to open search field. Basically support search by name
(2) click to open sort option. Basically support sort by rating and name
(3) there’re 3 tabs: Now showing, Coming soon and Exclusive. You can swipe left/right to view content of each tab
(4) Display list show in gridview

2.2.2. SCREEN: ALL SHOWS 2

Sort options dialog

2.2.3. SCREEN: ALL SHOWS 3

App will perform search after stop typing for 400 milliseconds, technically it’s debounce technique. Try to click on item, app will open Show details screen

2.3. Show info

2.3.1. SCREEN: SHOW INFO 1

(1) is trailer of show from Youtube link
(2) show’s description
(3) is offer section. This is not static content, it can be changed in mock API

2.3.2. SCREEN: SHOW INFO 2

(4) is user’s review section. Basically write review function is not available yet
(5) is casts section. It’s horizontal listview, you can swipe to reach more content.
(6) Click Book seats then app will open Book Time Slot screen

2.4. Book Time Slot

2.4.1. SCREEN: BOOK TIME SLOT 1

(1) Click to open search field. Basically support search by Cine’s name
(2) List cine with time slots. Gray item is time slot that is not available.

2.4.2. SCREEN: BOOK TIME SLOT 2

App will perform search after stop typing for 400 milliseconds, technically it’s debounce technique. Click on item time slot, app will open Book Seat Type screen.

2.5. Book Seat Type

(1) choose number of seats
(2) choose seat type

2.6. Book Seat Slot

(1) is count of number booked seats
(2) Booked seats. You can click to select then click again to deselect seat.
Validate: For example in screen Book Seat Type you chosen 3 seats, type is Jack that mean
You cannot select Queen or King seat
You cannot book more than 3 seats

2.7. Make payment

2.7.1. SCREEN: MAKE PAYMENT 1

App integrated with Stripe SDK, currently for testing when you click on any method Debit/UDI/Net banking, app only show option pay by input card to the form.

2.7.2. SCREEN: MAKE PAYMENT 2

For testing, please use following information:
Card number: 4242 4242 4242 4242
Expiration date: 04/24
CVC: 424 or 242

2.7.3. SCREEN: MAKE PAYMENT 3

After Stripe verified the payment information, app will show your booking information.

2.8. Login

Basically app provide login by user’s email and password. Login by Google and Facebook will be available soon.
Test account: khoaha+dev2@mailinator.com / 123456

2.9. Register

I did validation in this form using Bloc pattern, you can look at this to study how to do form validation in Bloc.

III. Mock API

https://integer.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/findseat

APIUsage/home.jsonReturn data for Home screen/all_shows_by_type.jsonReturn data for All Shows screen/booking_time_slot_by_cine.jsonReturn data for Book Time Slot screen/book_seat_slot_by_time_slot.jsonReturn data for Book Seat Slot screen

IV. Plugins

PluginUsageretrofitFor working with restful API, generated modeljson_annotationSame as above (SAA)dioSAAbuild_runnerSAAflutter_blocFor build app architecturecarousel_sliderUse for section banner in Home screenfreezedWorking with State of blocequatableSAAmetaSAAintlFormat date time and other formatsyoutube_player_flutterDisplay trailer from Youtube linkshared_preferencesFor caching user’s sessionflutter_svgDisplay svg icongoogle_maps_flutterDisplay address of cinedotted_borderDisplay dot border of offer ticket in Show details screenshimmerAnimate image place holderstripe_paymentUse in booking featurefirebase_coreFor register account and login using Firebasegoogle_sign_inSAAfirebase_authSAAtestTry to use unit testing, most of the cases come from Blocbloc_testSAA

V. Design credit

Author: Dinu Dinesh

Design link: Movie & events ticket booking app

Development Environment

flutter doctor -v

[√] Flutter (Channel stable, 2.8.1, on Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1586], locale en-US)
    • Flutter version 2.8.1 at C:\src\flutter
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 77d935af4d (3 months ago), 2021-12-16 08:37:33 -0800
    • Engine revision 890a5fca2e
    • Dart version 2.15.1

[!] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 30.0.3)
    • Android SDK at C:\Users\ASUS\AppData\Local\Android\sdk
    X cmdline-tools component is missing
      Run `path/to/sdkmanager --install "cmdline-tools;latest"`
      See https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line for more details.
    X Android license status unknown.
      Run `flutter doctor --android-licenses` to accept the SDK licenses.
      See https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/windows#android-setup for more details.

[√] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe

[√] Android Studio (version 3.1)
    • Android Studio at C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio
    • Flutter plugin version 29.0.1
    • Dart plugin version 173.4700
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_152-release-1024-b02)

[√] Android Studio (version 3.5)
    • Android Studio at C:\Program Files\Android\android-studio
    • Flutter plugin version 42.1.1
    • Dart plugin version 191.8593
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_202-release-1483-b03)

[√] Android Studio (version 3.6)
    • Android Studio at C:\Program Files\Android\AS33
    • Flutter plugin version 49.0.1
    • Dart plugin version 192.8052
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_212-release-1586-b04)

[√] IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (version 2020.3)
    • IntelliJ at C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 2020.3.1
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
       https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
       https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart

[√] IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition (version 2021.1)
    • IntelliJ at C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 2021.1
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
       https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
       https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart

[√] VS Code (version 1.65.0)
    • VS Code at C:\Users\ASUS\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code
    • Flutter extension can be installed from:
       https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Dart-Code.flutter

[√] Connected device (3 available)
    • sdk gphone x86 (mobile) • emulator-5554 • android-x86    • Android 11 (API 30) (emulator)
    • Chrome (web)            • chrome        • web-javascript • Google Chrome 99.0.4844.74
    • Edge (web)              • edge          • web-javascript • Microsoft Edge 98.0.1108.62

! Doctor found issues in 1 category.

Before run project, execute commands:

flutter clean
flutter pub get
flutter pub run build_runner build or flutter pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs
flutter run (if needed)

Support

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