James' Cheap Flights Finder

This applications finds cheap flights

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By James Higgins

How To Use

• Ensure connection to the Internet
• On a mac using spotlight search, type in terminal
• Once in terminal enter the following commands to clone the file to your desktop and open the repository:

$ cd desktop
$ git clone https://github.com/jamesmilanhiggins/Google-Flights
$ cd Google-Flights
$ touch .env
$ atom .

• Get an API key for QPX EXPRESS API
• Open the .env file and add "GOOGLE_FLIGHTS_API_KEY=[YOUR API KEY HERE]"

$ bundle
$ rake db:setup
$ rails s
$ open localhost:3000 in your browser

or view live site here

API Info

• This project uses QPX Express API.
• You need a Google Account in order to create a project in the Google API Console. If you already have an account, then you're all set.
• Note: Google only gives each API Key 50 free calls per day.

Known Bugs

• There are no known bugs at this time

Future Features Coming Soon

• Test Custom Routes and API Call
• Show list of Airport codes
• Callback to upcased all inputted airport codes
• More Developed User Accounts
• Change from One way to Round-Trip

Support and contact details

Please contact James Higgins at [email protected] if you have any questions or ideas.

Technologies Used

• Ruby
• Rails

License

This software is licensed under MIT license.

Copyright (c) 2017 James Higgins