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A demo using the React Library with multiple external APIs. Style, Information and GPS are all contextual, based on one or more search terms for paintings.

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Art-API-React

A demo using the React Library with multiple external APIs. Style, Information and GPS are all contextual, based on one or more search terms for paintings.

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Explanation
This is a newer version of an older project. I was looking for a way to demo React using multiple APIs. It was a struggle at times to make the data between these API's available and relevant to each other while delivering an intuitive experience. Hopefully the overall idea comes through.

Installation

Prerequisites

yarn (or npm): yarn

git: git

Steps

Navigate to your chosen directory and clone the gallery.

git clone https://github.com/jfitzsimmons/Art-Api-React.git

cd Art-Api-React

yarn
yarn build
yarn start

Deploy

Prerequisites

You'll need a Github account: create account

Update homepage in package.json to your own

"homepage": "https://yourhandle.github.io/Art-Api-React/",
yarn deploy

APIs Used

  • Harvard Art Museums API - The Harvard Art Museums API is a REST-style service designed for developers who wish to explore and integrate the museums’ collections in their projects.
  • GeoNames Wikipedia Webservice - This geocoding API is provided to the public, for free, as a community service by MAPS, a web-based GIS & map making too
  • MediaWiki Action API - The MediaWiki Action API is a web service that allows access to some wiki features like authentication, page operations, and search.

Built With

  • Create React App - Set up a modern web app by running one command.
  • SASS - Sass is the most mature, stable, and powerful professional grade CSS extension language in the world.
  • Leaflet - an open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps
  • React Tags - A fantastically simple tagging component for your React projects
  • Google Fonts - Making the web more beautiful, fast, and open through great typography

Current State

  • Add TypeScript

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