How to Develop a Food Wastage Reduction Android Application?

In this article, we will perceive how to make the Food Wastage Reduction app using android. This app will help to reduce the food wastage for sure if the public uses this application wisely. We know that wasting food is a typical issue these days and to resolve this kind of issue we can invest in-app like this. In order to resolve the food wastage problem, We have recognized the utilization of mobile and web technology to reduce food waste management and built an android mobile application that allows restaurants and even the general public to donate and share their foods and leftovers with people in need. This app will enable users to register, login, view items, add items, add items to cart, remove an item from the cart, log out and many more. A Food Wastage Reduction is an app any user in need can see all the food items donated by different users and add them to his or her cart to deliver them to the needy person. This app uses the firebase database as storage and real-time database, which makes this app more efficient and easy to use. 

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Food wastage reduction android application- Project Description

First thing you need to ensure you that have the Android environment in your PC, if you don’t have please download and if you have one, then let’s get started

1. Homepage - This page will have two buttons i.e User Registration and another for User Login.

2. Some recommended modules for the app can be:

• User registration: This module is utilized to make a user registrations form. After registering the successful registration, the user can enter into the process. In order to register the user will need to enter some personal information like the required details by the name, age, secret password, location, address, etc.
• Login credential: This module is used for Public/User login using username and password.
• View Items: This module is used for viewing the item, search location wise and books the food items.
• Add Item: This module is used to create a new food item with details of quantity, location, address contact information, etc.
• Add Items to Cart: In this module, we can add multiple food items to cart for booking.
• Booking the food item: In this module, we can book the item and send that item to needy people
• Remove an Item from the cart: If the food item is not relevant to the people, we can delete food items to cart for booking in this module.
• Delivery: This module can be used to track the delivery service.
• Database: This module contains the entire information of the app.
• Admin Module: All the updates and augmentation and clearing out of data identified with places and other data are restored by strategies for this module. Essentially the administrator has the choice to find a good pace.

3. Java- It is the most extraordinary language that rings a bell when we talk about the android application. Right now, we will use Java as our programming language.

4. XML- XML for design/layout the app.

5. Database- for storage purposes and this app will use firebase

Again these modules rely on the developer's need, So you can add or delete the module accordingly.

Project Implementation:

1. Now the initial step is to make another endeavor by any name then as the records get stacked and as we realize that Gradle is assembled, we'll have activity_main.xml and MainActivity.java and here we have MainActivity which will be perceived as the fundamental landing page screen with two-buttons.
2. In the second step, we need to make the User Interface of our App. The User Interface will be outstandingly major and easy to use.
3. After UI is finished, push ahead toward the coding part.
4. Now our App will require Google Maps API v2 to accomplish the route to the delivery person, incorporate markers to guide and access customers' degrees and longitudes. In order to utilize Google Maps organization, the application needs to enlist for a structure key on Web types of progress.
5. Presently make java class according to your needs, for example, a view_item.java, add_item.java, and so on and start coding.
6. Next, it's time for the initialization of all methods, listeners, and buttons needed in all the pages.
7. Finally, it's an ideal opportunity to run the application and see the outcome.

Requirement

-Programming language -Java, XML for designing the app

-Firebase database for storage

-Android Studio or  Eclipse IDE or Notepad++

- A USB cable

-Smartphone

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