Random Quote Machine

This is a simple web application that displays a random quote and author each time the "New Quote" button is clicked. The user can also click the "Tweet Quote" button to share the current quote on Twitter.

Links

• Repo

• Live

Technologies Used

This project was built using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The following libraries and APIs were used:

• Font Awesome: for icons
• jQuery: for DOM manipulation
• Quotes API: for fetching random quotes

User Stories

This project fulfills the following user stories:

• As a user, I can see a wrapper element with a corresponding id="quote-box".
• As a user, within #quote-box, I can see an element with a corresponding id="text".
• As a user, within #quote-box, I can see an element with a corresponding id="author".
• As a user, within #quote-box, I can see a clickable element with a corresponding id="new-quote".
• As a user, within #quote-box, I can see a clickable a element with a corresponding id="tweet-quote".
• As a user, on first load, my quote machine displays a random quote in the element with id="text".
• As a user, on first load, my quote machine displays the random quote's author in the element with id="author".
• As a user, when the #new-quote button is clicked, my quote machine should fetch a new quote and display it in the #text element.
• As a user, my quote machine should fetch the new quote's author when the #new-quote button is clicked and display it in the #author element.
• As a user, I can tweet the current quote by clicking on the #tweet-quote a element. This a element should include the "twitter.com/intent/tweet" path in its href attribute to tweet the current quote.
• As a user, the #quote-box wrapper element should be horizontally centered.

Installation

To install this application, you'll need to have Node.js and npm installed on your computer. Once you have those installed, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repo

- git clone https://github.com/steelsnake93/random-quote-machine.git,

2. Navigate to the project directory using

- cd random-quote-machine,

3. Install the required dependencies using

- npm install,

Usage

To run the application, use the command npm start. This will start the development server and open the application in your default browser at http://localhost:3000/.

To generate a new random quote, simply click the "New Quote" button. To share the current quote on Twitter, click the "Tweet" button.

Alternatively, you can view a live demo of the project here

Contributing

Contributions to this project are welcome! If you find a bug or have a suggestion for an improvement, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

Before submitting a pull request, please make sure that your code adheres to the project's coding standards and passes all tests.

License

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