Quizolingo

A study tool to help with language learning!

About

Quizolingo is a desktop application for aspiring polyglots to improve their world language proficiencies in a fun and interactive way.

Some basic features currently include:

• creating flashcards with a phrase, translation, and proficiency rating
• removing flashcards by phrase
• viewing all the flashcards within a folder
• updating flashcard proficiency ratings by phrase

More advanced features may include:

• multiple folders for different languages
• practice sessions using a random assortment of user-created flashcards
• timed practice sessions (5min, 10min, 20min, 30min)
• a way for the app to automatically edit the "proficiency" of each flashcard based on viewing frequency
• a greater variety of mini-games (e.g. matching)
• in-game shop with currency (Quizos?) (e.g. boosts, stickers, etc.)

Inspiration

Since the start of my first year at UBC, I've been challenging myself to improve my French and Mandarin skills. Whenever I encountered a new word, I would jot it down on a piece of paper. However, this piece of paper quickly became messy and illegible. So, I want to create a Java application to keep track of my learning for me. I hope to never have to worry about running out of paper space ever again!

User Stories

1. As a user, I want to be able to add a new flashcard to the language folder.
2. As a user, I want to be able to remove an existing flashcard in the language folder.
3. As a user, I want to be able to view a list of all the flashcards in the language folder.
4. As a user, I want to be able to update an existing flashcard's proficiency rating on a scale of one to five.
5. As a user, I want to be able to save my folder with flashcards to file.
6. As a user, I want to be able to load my folder with flashcards from file.

Phase 4: Task 2

Mon Mar 28 18:12:48 PDT 2022
Flashcard with phrase: "anglais" added to folder!
Mon Mar 28 18:12:54 PDT 2022
Flashcard with phrase: "lardon" added to folder!
Mon Mar 28 18:13:00 PDT 2022
Flashcard with phrase: "anglais" removed from folder!
Mon Mar 28 18:13:02 PDT 2022
Flashcard with phrase: "lardon" removed from folder!

Phase 4: Task 3

• refactor the QuizolingoAppGUI class into smaller subclasses, where each subclass represents a specific portion of the GUI, such as TitlePanel, LoadingScreenWindow, MenuPanel, etc.
  • this would reduce coupling and improve cohesion within this class
  • many of the panels share similar BoxLayouts, so maybe I could create an abstract BoxPanel class and have all the main GUI panels extend it and override its behaviour as needed
  • refactor duplicated code for centering labels/panels into a helper method
  • refactor error-checking methods into a separate class (e.g. checkNonZeroStringLength())
  • refactor methods that create external JWindows into their own independent classes, such as the loading screen and the input form
  • separate the main method into a Main class
• refactor the Folder class to store Flashcards in a HashSet instead of an ArrayList, so I don't need to worry about checking for duplicate flashcards when adding flashcards