Sikada - Smart Parking Solution

A comprehensive Flutter-based smart parking application that revolutionizes urban parking management through real-time monitoring, intelligent space detection, and seamless user experience.

🚗 Project Overview

Sikada is an innovative smart parking solution designed to address the growing challenges of urban parking. The application leverages modern technologies including GPS tracking, real-time data processing, and intuitive user interfaces to provide an efficient parking management system.

✨ Key Features

🎯 Core Functionality

• Real-time Parking Availability: Live updates on parking space availability
• GPS-based Navigation: Precise location tracking and navigation to available spots
• Interactive Maps: Flutter Map integration for seamless map experience
• Smart Space Detection: AI-powered parking space identification
• Multi-platform Support: Android, iOS, Web, Windows, macOS, and Linux

📱 User Experience

• Onboarding Flow: Smooth user introduction with flutter_onboarding_slider
• Modern UI/UX: Material Design with custom animations
• Speed Dial Actions: Quick access to frequently used features
• Animated Bottom Navigation: Smooth transitions between app sections
• Secure Authentication: Flutter Secure Storage for user data protection

🔧 Technical Features

• State Management: GetX for efficient state management
• API Integration: HTTP and Dio for robust API communication
• Connectivity Monitoring: Real-time network status tracking
• Data Persistence: SharedPreferences and GetStorage for local data
• Loading Animations: Engaging user feedback during operations

🏗️ Project Structure

📁 lib/ Directory Structure

Folder PATH listing

Flutter Project Structure

lib/
├── main.dart
├── test.dart
│
├── config/
│   ├── colors.dart
│   ├── dependencies.dart
│   ├── fonts.dart
│   └── urls.dart
│
├── features/
│   ├── ai/
│   │   ├── ai_recommendation.dart
│   │   └── ai_view.dart
│   │
│   ├── auth/
│   │   ├── authcontroller.dart
│   │   ├── user_model.dart
│   │   └── authpages/
│   │       ├── auth_components.dart
│   │       ├── forget_password.dart
│   │       ├── login.dart
│   │       ├── reset_password.dart
│   │       ├── signup.dart
│   │       └── verification.dart
│   │
│   ├── details/
│   │   ├── parking_details.dart
│   │   └── reservation_details.dart
│   │
│   ├── legalize/
│   │   ├── legalization_review.dart
│   │   └── legalize.dart
│   │
│   ├── map/
│   │   ├── bottom_sheet.dart
│   │   ├── locations.dart
│   │   ├── map_service.dart
│   │   ├── map_view.dart
│   │   └── parking_details.dart
│   │
│   ├── payment/
│   │
│   ├── report/
│   │   ├── my_reports.dart
│   │   ├── personal_form.dart
│   │   ├── report_review.dart
│   │   └── submit_report.dart
│   │
│   ├── reservation/
│   │   ├── my_reservations.dart
│   │   ├── parking.dart
│   │   └── reserved.dart
│   │
│   └── sessions/
│       ├── session_page.dart
│       ├── session_vm.dart
│       ├── car/
│       │   ├── car.dart
│       │   └── spot.dart
│       └── first/
│           ├── review_page.dart
│           └── selection.dart
│
├── pages/
│   ├── introduction.dart
│   ├── root_page.dart
│   ├── splash_screen.dart
│   │
│   ├── home/
│   │   ├── home_page.dart
│   │   └── home_widget.dart
│   │
│   └── profile/
│       ├── profile_widget.dart
│       └── profile_view.dart
│
└── utils/
    ├── app_bar.dart
    ├── components.dart
    ├── dialogs.dart
    └── image_picker.dart

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🛠️ Technology Stack

Frontend Framework

• Flutter 3.8.1+: Cross-platform mobile and desktop development
• Dart: Programming language

State Management

• GetX: Reactive state management and dependency injection
• GetStorage: Local storage solution
• SharedPreferences: Platform-specific preferences storage
• Flutter Secure Storage: Secure data storage

Maps & Location

• Flutter Map: Interactive map widget
• LatLong2: Geographic coordinate handling
• Geolocator: GPS location services

Networking & APIs

• HTTP: Basic HTTP client
• Dio: Advanced HTTP client with interceptors
• Connectivity Plus: Network connectivity monitoring

UI/UX Libraries

• Google Fonts: Custom typography
• Animated Bottom Navigation Bar: Smooth navigation transitions
• Flutter Speed Dial: Quick action buttons
• Loading Animation Widget: User feedback animations
• Flutter Onboarding Slider: User introduction flow

Development Tools

• Flutter Lints: Code quality and style enforcement
• Icons Launcher: App icon generation
• Flutter Native Splash: Splash screen configuration

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Flutter SDK 3.8.1 or higher
• Dart SDK
• Android Studio / VS Code
• Git

Installation

1. Clone the repository �ash git clone <repository-url> cd sikada

2. Install dependencies �ash flutter pub get

3. Configure platform-specific settings

   • Update API endpoints in lib/config/urls.dart
   • Configure map API keys
   • Set up platform-specific permissions

4. Run the application �ash flutter run

Platform-Specific Setup

Android

• Minimum SDK version: 21
• Target SDK version: 34
• Location permissions required

iOS

• Minimum iOS version: 11.0
• Location permissions required
• Background location updates

📱 Features Breakdown

1. User Authentication

• Secure login/registration system
• Social authentication (Google, Apple)
• Password recovery
• Session management

2. Parking Discovery

• Real-time parking space availability
• Interactive map with parking locations
• Search and filter options
• Distance-based recommendations

3. Navigation & Directions

• GPS-based navigation to parking spots
• Turn-by-turn directions
• Real-time traffic updates
• Alternative route suggestions

4. Booking Management

• Reserve parking spaces
• Booking history
• Cancellation policies
• Payment integration

5. User Profile

• Personal information management
• Payment methods
• Vehicle information
• Preferences and settings

6. Notifications

• Booking confirmations
• Reminder alerts
• Parking availability updates
• System notifications