README.md

About

In this repo, I had created the CLONE of popular YELP web application using create-react-app as a base from scratch using React (functional component & Custom Hooks), Yelp Fusion REST AP. In addition to the latter technologies, I had styled the application usingBulma CSS and flexbox methodology.

Screenshots

Installation & Set Up

1. Install and use the correct version of Node

npm install
or
yarn install

2. Installed dependencies

- npm/yarn install bulma-start

- npm/yarn install query-string

- npm/yarn install --save react-background-slider

- npm/yarn install react react-dom

- npm/yarn install --save react-rating

- npm/yarn install --save react-router-dom

- npm/yarn install use-react-router

3. Start the development server

npm start
or
yarn start

Set Up for Yelp API

It leverages the free Yelp Fusion REST API for which you need an API key.

1. Head over to the Yelp Fusion API documentation.
2. Click on Create App and sign in if you haven't done so already
3. Once you have signed in, click on the Get Started button. If you already have an app, then you will already see the API key
4. Copy the generated API key. This is a bearer token that must be put inside the header of each request
5. Navigate to the .env file and assign the BEARER_TOKEN variable the following content REACT_APP_YELP_API_KEY = <your-token-here>
6. Run the app with npm start or yarn start

Limitations

• This app uses the CORS Anywhere because the Yelp Fusion REST API is meant for server to server communication and does not support CORS
• For my practical purpose, I decided to proxy all requests through CORS Anywhere so I can focus on building the frontend part of the application.

Technologies used

• React / create-react-app
  • only functional components
  • communication with web servers with React Hooks only
  • no higher order or class-based components
• React router with useReactRouter
• Bulma
• Flexbox
• Yelp API

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