Shopping List - with Ember and PouchDB

Note: This is a work in progress.

This Shopping List is an Offline First demo Progressive Web App built using PouchDB and Ember. This app is part of a series of Offline First demo apps, each built using a different stack.

Prerequisites

You will need the following things properly installed on your computer.

• Git
• Node.js (with NPM)
• Ember CLI
• Visit the app at http://localhost:4200

Features

Shopping List is a simple demo app, with a limited feature set. Here is a list of features written as user stories grouped by Epic:

• Planning
  • As a <person planning to shop for groceries>, I want to <create a shopping list> so that <I can add items to this shopping list>.
  • As a <person planning to shop for groceries>, I want to <add an item to my shopping list> so that <I can remember to buy that item when I am at the grocery store later>.
  • As a <person planning to shop for groceries>, I want to <remove an item from my shopping list> so that <I can change my mind on what to buy when I am at the grocery store later>.
• Shopping
  • As a <person shopping for groceries>, I want to <view items on my shopping list> so that <I can remember what items to buy>.
  • As a <person shopping for groceries>, I want to <add an item to my shopping list> so that <I can remember to buy that item>.
  • As a <person shopping for groceries>, I want to <remove an item from my shopping list> so that <I can change my mind on what to buy>.
  • As a <person shopping for groceries>, I want to <check off an item on my shopping list> so that <I can keep track of what items I have bought>.
• Offline First
  • As a <person shopping for groceries>, I want to <have the app installed on my device> so that <I can continue to utilize my shopping list when no internet connection is available>.
  • As a <person shopping for groceries>, I want to <have my shopping list stored locally on my device> so that <I can continue to utilize my shopping list when no internet connection is available>.
  • As a <person shopping for groceries>, I want to <sync my shopping list with the cloud> so that <I can manage and utilize my shopping list on multiple devices>.
• Multi-User / Multi-Device
  • As a <new user>, I want to <sign up for the app> so that <I can use the app>.
  • As an <existing user>, I want to <sign in to the app> so that <I can use the app>.
  • As an <existing user>, I want to <sign out of the app> so that <I can protect my privacy>.
• Geolocation
  • As a <person planning to shop for groceries>, I want to <associate a shopping list with a grocery store> so that <I can be notified of this shopping list when I am physically at that grocery store>.
  • As a <person associating a shopping list with a physical store>, I want to <access previously-used locations> so that <I can quickly find the physical store for which I am searching>.
  • As a <person shopping for groceries>, I want to <be notified of a shopping list when I am physically at the grocery store associated with that shopping list> so that <I can quickly find the shopping list for my current context>.

App Architecture

• https://emberjs.com/ - Ember
• http://materializecss.com/ - Materialize CSS
• https://pouchdb.com/ - PouchDB library
• https://usecuid.org/ - Collision-resistant ids

Live Demo

To see this app in action without installing anything, simply visit https://ibm-watson-data-lab.github.io/shopping-list-emberjs-pouchdb in a web browser or mobile device.