Pokedex - JavaFX Application

Objective
Features
Tech and Frameworks
How to Run
Author

Objective

• Develop a desktop application using JavaFX to interact with the PokeAPI.
• Interface to display Pokemon details and search for specific Pokemon.
• Portfolio project utilizing Spring Boot, Maven and JSON parsing libraries.

Features

• Fetch Pokemon data from the PokeAPI.
• Display Pokemon information including name, types, weaknesses, stats, etc.
• Search functionality to find specific Pokemon.

Tech and Frameworks

• Spring Boot: To manage application dependencies and configurations.
• Maven: As the build automation tool.
• JavaFX: For creating the graphical user interface.
• Jackson: For JSON processing (fetching and parsing data from PokeAPI).
• PokeAPI: RESTful API to retrieve Pokemon data.

How to Run

Prerequisites

• Java 8 or higher
• Maven
• Internet connection to fetch Pokemon data from PokeAPI

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/MaarceloLuiz/Pokedex-PokeAPI.git
cd Pokedex-PokeAPI

2. Build the project using Maven:

mvn clean install

3. Run the Application:

mvn javafx:run

4. Start Fetching Pokemon Data:

• Click on the blue play button (indicated in the image below) to begin fetching and displaying Pokemon information.

5. Explore!

• Use the arrow buttons (highlighted within the yellow rectangle in the image) to navigate forward or backward through the list of Pokemon.

• Use the search bar to search for a specific Pokemon by its ID.

• Click on the Stats button to view the stats and detailed attributes of the selected Pokemon.

• Click on the shiny button (highlighted by the yellow circle) to toggle and view the shiny version of the selected Pokemon.

Author

Marcelo Luiz Guimarães Pereira

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