Embit is for the environmentally conscious smartphone user. It gets users thinking about how much energy their phone really uses, and from where that energy is sourced. Embit strives to be a first step in our homes' meterless future, where devices self-track and self-report their power consumption.
This project requires Android Studio to run and deploy the app. If you do not have an Android Device some functionality can be emulated using a virtual device.
- Clone the repository to your local machine.
- Open Android Studio and select to 'Open an Existing Project'
- Select your local clone of Embit to open it.
- Download a Virtual Device or connect an Android device using at least API level 21.
- Select the app in the build configurations and click run to deploy.
To run the test suite, launch a virtual device or connect an android device. In Android Studio, select the test suite that you want to run within the androidTest directory. Then, right click and select the Run 'exampleTest' option. Additional tests can be added to the existing test suite or within the androidTest directory.
Embit is currently under development and no final build has been published on an app store. To run the app, connect an Android device or set up a virtual device with API level 21 or higher in Android Studio. Cloning the repository and running the app from Android Studio will give the most recent version of the app with all of the completed features included.
Future development through feature branches is an option for development. In that case, select the feature branch that you want to deploy and repeat the steps above.
The primary logic of the app relies on Android Intents which broadcast events such as battery or charging status changes. The data is stores in a persistent Room library and occasionally sent to the Embit database for integration into the Embit clean energy ecosystem.
The website associated with the project development, [https://jacobasmith.github.io/embit/] uses the Bulma CSS framework.
If you are interested in contributing to the project, either submit a pull request or request access to the repo. If creating a new feature, use a separate development branch and do a pull request into the main branch. For more information on the project and why you might want to contribute, see our project website: [https://jacobasmith.github.io/embit/].
This app and website were created by three UNC Chapel Hill undergraduates for our Comp 523, Software Engineering laboratory project. Our team members include: Jacob A. Smith JacobASmith Prabhath Kotha prabhathkotha Raj Gandecha rgandecha
To be determined.
We would like to give a special thanks to our mentor, Jaime Vega, for keeping us on track and offering his wisdom when we get stuck. We also want to thank Eric Scheier, who without his vision we would not be making this app. And, last but not least, we would like to thank our professor, Dr. Jeff Terrell, for giving us the opportunity to create real software and work on a meaningful project. Thank you all!