Getting Started

To Install Food and Drinks(FandD) please follow the following easy steps

• Copy the files to your webserver mostly to your www root or htdocs folder
• Create database in your server using phpmyadmin or any application to create database in your server
• Open up your browser and type in this address http://yourserver.com
  note: the URL link will depend on the folder where in you install the files
  
  

  You should see the screen below:

  

• Enter your database access credential And click next

  Note: the database should be created before proceeding with the below steps

  

  If all process is successful you should see the below screen

  Enter your website information

  

• you successfuly finish the above all steps Site will be installed in your computer

  

Setup Project

Android (Android Studio)

• Download Android Studio if you still don't have follow the below link: https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html

• While installing Android studio, it will ask to import Java Development Kit. If you already have that file, you can select it from the directory. Otherwise you can download it from below link.

http://download.cnet.com/Java-Development-Kit-64-Bit/3000-2218_4-75317068.html

• Run the Android Studio, open project (select root folder, example Android), this can take some time

• To open an existing project, click File > Open > Select directory > select FandD project file > open. File directory will be opened. From here you can choose the location of the project and click OK.

• To build and run your app, select Run in the menu bar (or click Run  in the toolbar). If it's the first time running the app, Android Studio asks you to select a deployment target. Select a device to install and run your app.

As a token of goodwill gesture, we include the landing page to showcase the following

• Features of the App
• Pricing for the package(Admin has a rights to change price accordingly)
• After successfull sign in, admin can see dashboard for shop details

Login

A valid Email Address and Password would be given to the Super Administrator with which they can use for login into the system to access for managing and controlling the entire application features.

The application will have a secure validation on the given valid email address and password. On successful login, the application will redirect the user to the Dashboard page

Dashboard

This section is the default page to locate on successful login. Dashboard will display the following:

• Total number of Shop registered
• Total number of Users
• Shop Event Count
• Classification of the Shop

Shop Plans

Admin has the option to assign pricing for all the three types of package namely:

• Silver
• Gold
• Platinum

Pricing is for yearly basis. Features differs for the package selected.

Plan Options

Admin has the option to add/modify/delete features for all the three packages.

Shops

Administrator can Add Shops in this Section. Admin have privileges to Add / View / Edit / Delete shops. Any changes made by admin will get reflected in database.

Shop Events

Admin can see events that are happening in all the registered shops. Latest added event will be listed on top. Admin can set the status to Active/Inactive for that particular event.

Shop Promotions

All promotions that are happening in all the registered shops would be seen in this page by the admin. Admin can set the status to Active/Inactive for that particular promotion.

Classification

Administrator can add / edit / delete classification. Classification displays Food items. Food Types can be added in this page. Relevant hotels of that food types can be selected in the Classification. According to the location food types can be changed by the administrator.

Menu Item

Administrator can add / edit / delete menu items. Menu Items are based on parent type of Classification.

Enquiries

Enquiries submitted via landing page would be listed here.

Users

Under this section, administrator can manage the users. Administrator can Add / Edit / Delete users. Registered users will be displayed in the user’s page. Two options are available to add the user. They are App user and Admin user. Likewise Administrator can edit App user and Admin user.

Email Template

A pre-defined template for sending emails from Admin to all is listed here. Templates include, for new enquiry mail, forgot password link for admin, when creating a new shop, forgot password link for shops, etc.

Settings

General Settings

Settings page will display the following options.

• General
• SEO
• Social Links

In general option, administrator can set Domain name, Google analytics code, site logo, Favourite icon. In SEO, Administrator can set Site name, Meta title, Meta Keywords, Meta Description. In Social Links, admin can share the information. Social Links include Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Vimeo, and Instagram.

Email Settings

Email address and Email name from which admin would contact all would be listed here. Anytime, admin can change both email address and email name.

Address Settings

Changes related to admin personal details like address can be changed anytime.

Payment Settings

Paypal settings for sending and receiving money can be seen here. Also, we teach how to create paypal configuration here.

Updates

Any new updates for this app would be notified here. Users will be sent an notification from admin. Also, admin has the option to create backup of the data.

Profile

In the Profile page, user can view Reviews, favourite, Followers, Message, My Rewards. If there are any new messages received from any shop it will be displayed in the messages tab. User Liked, Followed shop will be shown in the favourites and followers tab. If there are any offers or coupons awarded to the user that will be shown in the My Rewards tab.

Logout

In order to logout, simply click the logout button on the side menu

User has to login using username and password provided by admin. Once login is successful, user has to make payment for the type of services. Available services are:

• Silver - Silver package is for a period of 1 year, at a cost of $5
• Gold - Gold package is for a period of 1 year, at a cost of $10
• Platinum - Platinum package is for a period of 1 year, at a cost of $15

Once the user has selected the package, they can complete the transaction using PayPal account. When the payment is successful, user will be redirected to home page.

Dashboard

Shop owner shall have a view about shop details, shop address, Current plan he/she is in and he/she can change the password. User can make any changes according to his/her wish here.

About Shop

In this, he/she can view shop details like business days/hours of the shop, seating capacity of the shop, happy hours, reservation phone number, and live band days/hours. If he/she wishes to make any changes, it can be done here.

Images

According to the selected packages, total images that can be uploaded will vary.

• For Silver package – maximum of 3 images can be uploaded
• For Gold package – maximum of 10 images can be uploaded
• For Platinum package – maximum of 50 images can be uploaded

Any changes to the uploaded image can be made here.

Events

Any event that takes place in the shop would be listed here. Any future event can also be added here. Blasting feature helps the shop owners to push notification about the event to their customers.

Promotions (Applicable only to Platinum users)

• promotion that takes place in the shop would be listed here.
• New promotion that would take place in future has to be entered here with promotion name and content.
• Images can be also be uploaded for the new promotion.
• Also, blasting messages can be sent out via sms to user’s mobile number.

Logout

In order to logout, simply click the logout button on the side menu.

In your Project there will be a folder named Services, which has the common classes for API. In this project we have used Retrofit to retrieve and upload data via REST based web services

• ApiClient – Instance which uses the interface and the Builder API which allows defining the URL end point for the HTTP operation. In this file, the basic authentication and credentials will be handled.

  

• ApiInterface –This defines the possible HTTP operations.
• In this file you can define the API Call. It must have a HTTP annotation (GET, POST, etc.) to specify the request type and the relative URL.

• The return value wraps the response in a Call object with the type of the expected result.

  

• Model Classes - This is used to map the JSON data. In services folder, ClassificationApi, FollowerAPI, EncounterAPI, FollowerListAPI, MessageAPI, FavouriteAPI,RegisterAPI,SearchAPI,ShopNearByAPI, AddFollowersAPI, AddFavouriteAPI,AddReviewAPI, AllReviewsAPI, UserReviewAPI, ShopDetailsAPI, ShopOverViewAPI, ProfileAPI, LoginAPI, ClassificationDetailAPI. These are all the model classes used for the uploading and retrieving the data via web services.

Configure Home Screen Icon's/Shop Menu (Android only)

Shop Menu file provides the description about Shop menu items like Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner. And if you need to change the menu items, you can change it here. Menu Images and Shop menus can be changed in this XML file.

Shop NearBy (Android only)

Shop Nearby file provides the full code for viewing nearby shops based on the location. Here you can change the code according to your needs. So if you change any values here, total flow will get damaged. So be careful in working in that.

Shop detail (Android only)

Shop details file provides the description about the shop. It includes info, promotion, events, Add / View followers and reviews. To change source for uploading video, you can use Shop Detail file which provides full code for uploading and previewing video.

Change Color

To change the color of the app, select res -> values -> colors. From this file, you can change the color of the app. If you change the color here, the whole application color will be changed.

Change Text Values

To change Text values in the application, select res -> values -> strings. From this file, you can change the string values. If you change the text here, the whole application text will be changed.

Change App Icons

You can change icons for the application. To change the icons, select res -> drawable -> Right click -> new -> Batch Drawable Importer. To change App Logo, default size is 512 x 512

If you don’t have that option, just follow the below steps. Click on File -> Settings -> Plugins -> Browse Repositories -> search Android Drawable importer -> Install plugin. View the images below for clear understanding.

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Finally Android Drawable Importer Plugin is installed in android studio. Now click res -> drawable -> New -> Batch Drawable Import.

Click add button. New tab will be opened and select image from the directory. And click OK.

In this page you can set Icon name and Target resolution. Based on the image, height and width will be set.

After adding new icon in to the drawable folder, if you wish to change logo for the app you can change it in manifest.xml file.

Google Map Integration

With the help of Google Maps Android API, you can integrate maps to your application. This API automatically handles access to Google Maps servers, data downloading, map display, and response to map gestures.

To use the Google Maps Android API, you must register your app project on the Google API Console and get a Google API key which you can add to your app.

Click this link to configure Google Map in your app

• Registration
• Login / Profile
• Categories
• Shop Nearby
• Shop Details
• Search
• Encounters
• Classification
• Favourite
• Followers

Mobile App Work Flow

Login

• On App launch user will be directed to login page. Login page has secure validation. User should enter a valid email_id and password.
• If you don’t have an account, you can register it newly by clicking register button.
• On successful login user will be navigated to home page.

Register

• In register page, user should fill their personal details.
• Personal details include Name, Email-id, Phone number, Password and Birthday.
• Password should contain Minimum 6 character long and phone number length should be less than 10.
• On Successful registration, user will be navigated to home page.

Forgot Password

• In forgot password page, user should type registered email address.
• If your email registered, you will get random generated password in email. With the help of that you can login in to the application. And later on you can change your password.

Home Page

• After successful login, user will be redirected to Home page i.e. Category lists.
• Category list includes Breakfast, Lunch, Tea, Dinner, Fast-food, Vegetarian, Beverages, Hotel, Delivery, and Nightlife.
• When user clicks on individual category, they can view nearby hotels. According to the selected category, hotels will be displayed. This makes user more flexible to search their hotels nearby.
• On clicking the category list, user will be navigated to shop nearby page

Shop NearBy

• Based on the Category selected by the user, nearby shops will be displayed.
• On clicking the shop, you will be navigated to shop details page.
• Integrated google map
• Listed the hotel in the google map

Shop Details

• Shop detail will display info, promotion, events, Add / View followers and reviews.
• Shop info will display location, about shop, Availability, Events and Promotions.
• User can view reviews, write reviews. If there are new events conducted by the hotels, they will be shown in the events list.
• If user likes the experience about the shop, they can favourite and add as follower.
• Write review option is present for every shop by which user can rate their experience.
• Share shop information to our friends via social media

Profile

• In the Profile page, user can view Reviews, Favourite, Followers, Message, and My Rewards.
• If there are any new messages received from any shop it will be displayed in the messages tab.
• User Liked, Followed shop will be shown in the favourites and followers tab.
• If there are any offers or coupons awarded to the user that will be shown in the My Rewards tab.

Search

• User can search shop / hotels in this page.
• If there are any shops related to the search that will be displayed below the search bar.
• Integrate search functionality based on kms, postal code, rating, city wise.

Classification

• Each and every user have their own favourite food.
• To satisfy the users, classification page displays the cultural foods based on classification type.

Favourites

• User Liked shop will be displayed in the favourite page.

Followers

• Users who followed the shop will be shown in follower’s page.

For Mobile App

Mobile Device	Android
Operating Systems	Supports Jelly Bean v4.1 and above
Internet Connectivity	Mandatory
Software	Android Studio 2.0.0 and above

To deploy your app to Google Play you need to compile it to .apk file and sign. More details about sign process you can find here:

Email: https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/index.html