📰🗞️💵 HeadlineHub 💵🗞️📰

💙 Flutter-based mobile application that aims to provide users with a personalized and engaging news experience.

🚧 Current Status:

• HeadlineHub is currently under development. The features listed below are planned and may not all be implemented in the current version.

🚀 Features (Planned)

• 🔐 User Authentication:

  • Secure User Accounts: Implement robust user authentication and registration features.
  • Social Login: Integrate with popular social login providers like Google, Facebook, and Apple for convenient user onboarding.
  • Password Security: Implement strong password policies and security measures to protect user accounts.

• 🙍‍♂️ User Profiles & Preferences:

  • Personalized Settings: Allow users to customize their app experience with personalized settings, such as preferred font sizes, reading themes (e.g., sepia tone), and notification preferences.
  • Reading History: Track user reading history to provide personalized recommendations and insights into their reading habits.
  • Content Preferences: Allow users to fine-tune their preferences by specifying preferred source, topic, or country.
  • Mood-Based Filtering: Enable users to filter news based on their current mood (e.g., "Uplifting," "Informative," "Serious").
  • Content Sensitivity: Allow users to adjust the level of content sensitivity, filtering out potentially offensive or disturbing content.
  • Bookmarking & Organization: Allow users to save their favorite articles for later reading and organize them into custom folders.

• 🌐 Multiple News Sources:

  • Integrate with various reputable news APIs: Leverage news APIs like News API, Google News API, and RSS feeds to access a diverse range of news sources.
  • Display headlines from a diverse range of sources: Offer users a wide range of news sources, including international news outlets, local publications, and niche publications.

• 🤔 Personalized News Feeds:

  • Interest-Based Filtering: Allow users to tailor their news feed to their unique interests by selecting from a wide range of categories like technology, sports, politics, business, entertainment, science, and health.
  • Topic-Specific Filtering: Enable users to dive deeper by filtering news based on specific topics such as climate change, artificial intelligence, or elections.
  • Source Filtering: Allow users to choose the news sources they trust most and exclude those they prefer to avoid.

• 💾 Offline Reading:

  • Headline Caching: Enable users to download headlines for offline reading.
  • Offline Mode: Enjoy a seamless experience even without an internet connection.

• 🌗 Dark Mode Support:

  • System-Level Integration: Automatically switch to dark mode based on the user's device settings.
  • Customizable Dark Mode: Allow users to choose from a variety of dark mode themes to suit their preferences.

• 🔍 Search Functionality:

  • Keyword Search: Quickly find news articles related to specific keywords or phrases.
  • Advanced Search Filters: Refine search results by date, source, and other criteria for a more targeted news experience.

• 🚀 Accessibility:

  • Screen Reader Compatibility: Ensure the app is fully accessible to users with visual impairments.
  • Large Text Mode: Adjust text size for optimal readability.
  • High Contrast Mode: Enhance visibility for users with low vision.

• 🌐 Social Sharing:

  • Share articles easily: Allow users to share interesting articles with friends and family on various social media platforms.

• 🔔 Real-time Notifications:

  • Receive instant notifications: Keep users informed with instant notifications for breaking news alerts on their selected topics.

• 💰 Subscriptions:

  • Upgrade to HeadlineHub Premium: Enjoy an ad-free experience and enhanced features.
    • Flexible Subscription Plans: Choose from a variety of subscription plans to fit your budget, including monthly, quarterly, and annual options.
    • Secure Payment Processing: Seamlessly subscribe using secure payment gateways like Stripe and PayPal, and mobile payment options like Google Pay and Apple Pay.

• 📣 In-App Advertisements:

  • Display relevant and non-intrusive advertisements within the app.
  • Integrate with reputable ad networks: Utilize well-known ad networks like AdMob, AdColony, and AppLovin.
  • Implement ad-blocking measures: Ensure a smooth user experience for all users.

🏗️ Architecture

• 🧹 Clean Architecture: Adhere to clean architecture principles for separation of concerns, promoting maintainability and testability.
• 🚦 State Management: Utilize a suitable state management solution (BLoC) for effective and predictable data flow.
• 💾 Data Persistence: Implement data persistence mechanisms for offline reading, user preferences, and other relevant data.

🛠️ Technologies

• 💙 Flutter: The framework used for building the user interface.
• 🎯 Dart: The programming language used for Flutter development.

🛠️ Development Guidelines

• 🎨 Coding Style: Adhere to consistent coding style guidelines (Dart Style Guide) for better readability and maintainability.
• 🧪 Testing: Implement comprehensive unit tests, widget tests, and integration tests to ensure code quality, stability, and prevent regressions.
• 👀 Code Reviews: Conduct regular code reviews to ensure code quality, identify potential issues, and promote knowledge sharing among developers.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This app is currently under development and may contain bugs or have limited functionality.

📝 License

HeadlineHub app offers a PolyForm-Free-Trial license provided with the source code. Users can seamlessly upgrade to the robust PolyForm-Perimeter license with a single, one-time payment.

Understanding the PolyForm Free Trial License

This evaluation license provides a 32-day period for comprehensive assessment and modification of the code's functionality. Continued utilization beyond this evaluation period necessitates the acquisition of a PolyForm-Perimeter license.

Understanding the PolyForm Perimeter License

This license grants unlimited rights to utilize, modify, and distribute derivatives of the licensed source code, expressly prohibiting the distribution of the source code itself, whether for commercial gain or without charge.

Do I need separate licenses for the HeadlineHub dashboard and API?

No, a single license covers all three.

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