📝 Android Journal App

Overview

This Android Journal App is a personal journaling application that allows users to create, view, edit, and delete journal entries. It incorporates user authentication, image uploads, and real-time data synchronization using Firebase.

📸 Screenshots

App Screens

Features

• 🔒 User Registration and Authentication
• 🖋️ Create new journal entries with text and images
• 📋 View list of journal entries
• 🔍 View detailed journal entries
• ✏️ Edit existing entries
• 🗑️ Delete entries
• 📤 Share entries
• 🔄 Real-time updates

Technical Stack

• 💻 Language: Java
• 📱 Platform: Android
• ☁️ Backend: Firebase (Authentication, Firestore, Storage)
• 🖼️ Image Loading: Glide

Project Structure

The project consists of the following main components:

• 📂 MainActivity.java: Handles user login
• 🆕 RegisterActivity.java: Manages user registration
• 📜 JournalListActivity.java: Displays the list of journal entries
• 📝 CreateEntryActivity.java: Allows users to create new entries
• 🔎 ViewEntryActivity.java: Shows detailed view of an entry
• ✏️ EditEntryActivity.java: Enables users to edit existing entries
• 🗃️ JournalAdapter.java: RecyclerView adapter for displaying journal entries
• 🗂️ JournalEntry.java: Model class for journal entries

Setup and Installation

1. ⬇️ Clone the repository
2. 🚀 Open the project in Android Studio
3. 🔗 Connect the app to your Firebase project:
   • Create a new project in the Firebase console
   • Add an Android app to the Firebase project
   • Download the google-services.json file and place it in the app module of your project
4. ✅ Enable Firebase Authentication and Firestore in your Firebase project
5. 🛠️ Build and run the application on an emulator or physical device

Usage

1. 📱 Launch the app and register a new account or log in
2. ➕ Use the floating action button to create a new journal entry
3. 🖊️ Add a title, content, and optionally upload images to your entry
4. 📑 View your entries in the main list
5. 🔧 Tap on an entry to view details, edit, or delete it

Contributing

Contributions to improve the app are welcome! 🎉 Please follow these steps:

1. 🍴 Fork the repository
2. 🌿 Create a new branch for your feature
3. 💾 Commit your changes
4. ⬆️ Push to your branch
5. 📩 Create a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.