Build Modern Android App with REST API and Ktor Server

Develop an Android App with Kotlin. Fetch Data from REST API deployed on your Backend Server developed with Ktor.

Created by: Stefan Jovanovic
Kotlin Multiplatform Developer

What Will I Learn?

• Develop an Android Application
• Develop a Backend Server with Ktor
• Create your own REST API
• Design App UI using Jetpack Compose UI toolkit
• Clean Architecture + Use Cases
• Create and Configure a Backend Server
• Learn about Server Engines
• Learn about Server Modules
• Learn about Server Plugins
• Handle Server Requests and Responses
• Display Static Content on the Server
• Templating
• Auto-Reload Server feature
• How to use Postman
• Generate Ktor Project
• Create and Handle Server Endpoints
• Implement Serialization
• Custom Headers
• Static Pages
• Testing Server Endpoints
• Paging 3 Library with Jetpack Compose
• Offline Caching with Remote Mediator
• Work with multiple Paging Sources in Android Studio
• ROOM as a Local Database
• Dependency Injection on both Server and Android project
• Dependency Injection with Koin
• Dependency Injection with Dagger-Hilt
• Implement On Boarding Screens
• Implement Compose Navigation
• Implement Swipe to Refresh
• Search Widget - Custom UI Component with Jetpack Compose
• Rating Widget - Custom UI Component with Jetpack Compose
• Ordered List - Custom UI Component with Jetpack Compose
• Info Box - Custom UI Component with Jetpack Compose
• Testing Custom UI Components
• Testing Android Application (Partially)
• Shimmer Effect
• Beautiful App Design
• Animated Splash Screen
• Palette API
• Dynamic Layout Colors
• Extract Colors from an Image and Apply them into the Layout
• MVVM
• Retrofit
• Send HTTP Requests
• KotlinX Serialization
• Coil Image Loading Library
• Horizontal Pager
• Pager Indicators
• System UI Controller
• Both Light and Dark Theme Design
• Server Deployment on Heroku
• AND MORE...

Requirements

• You should be already familiar with a Jetpack Compose (Watch my To-Do course with Jetpack Compose first)
• You should be already familiar with a Kotlin programming language
• You should be already familiar with basic Android Architecture Components

Target audience

• Android Developers
• Android Designers
• Mobile Developers
• Anyone who wants to learn how to develop Android App using the Newest and Modern technologies and API's
• Anyone who wants to learn how to develop Develop Android Apps with Kotlin programming language
• Anyone who wants to learn how to develop an Android App using the modern UI Toolkit called Jetpack Compose
• Anyone who wants to learn how to develop an App using a clean architecture.