Good day everybody!

It’s been a long day. I have done a lot of things today, mainly with pettrack_monitor. Basically:

Firstly, I did a git rebase and made my last few commits make a bit more sense. There were commits that weren’t that useful or had the wrong name; it’s always better to have a good commit history. Next, I finally installed the app on a real device, and let’s just say, there were some problems. The flashlight was on while taking pictures, which is what I fixed first. It was quite easy, just one line: await _controller.setFlashMode(FlashMode.off);

Afterward, it dawned on me that most people (including me) will use this app in Landscape mode, not Portrait. I fixed that issue next, but that itself came with a batch of new problems. The layout broke, like, fully. I couldn’t use the app at all, so I had to rewrite the whole layout with flexes and SizedBoxes; it was a pain in the a**. After this issue, instead of showing the SetupScreen every time the app opens, I made it a one-time thing and added a Settings menu and an About page. There were some issues with overflowing, but I fixed that as well. Now the app is fully functional. However, there is an issue I haven’t gotten around to fixing yet: when I exit the SetupScreen and go into MonitorScreen, the Xiaomi Camera API kills itself for whatever reason. I tried fixing it, but to no avail.

It’s currently 12:30 AM, and I am very tired now. Tomorrow, I hope I will fix all remaining issues with the Monitor app and move onto the Server-side logic, zones, database, etc. And while doing that, I will start working on the Client-side app (at least an MVP) so I can start testing the app and server together.

Berci is also looking forward to testing the app! (And don’t ask why he is there he is there because he wants to I have no idea why that’s good for him)

Peace out!