Akalt

Akalt is a premium, video-first food discovery platform designed for the Bahraini market. It reimagines traditional text-heavy menus as an immersive, TikTok-style vertical video feed, allowing users to discover signature dishes from local restaurants and order or save them seamlessly.

The application features a sleek, minimalist aesthetic built around a Solid Black backdrop and high-contrast Apple Red interactive elements.

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Tech Stack & Architecture

• Frontend Framework: Flutter 3.35.7 (Stable)
• Language: Dart 3.9.2
• State Management: Riverpod (AsyncNotifier & StreamProviders)
• Backend Services: Firebase Suite
  • Authentication: Firebase Auth
  • Database: Cloud Firestore (Optimized for feedScore ranking)
  • Storage: Firebase Cloud Storage (akalt-27d06.firebasestorage.app)
• Video Playback: Native video_player implementation with lifecycle handling.

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Project Structure

lib/
├── main.dart                 # App initialization & App Check guardrails
├── models/                   # Immutable data representations (VideoModel, UserModel)
├── services/                 # Firebase API layer (AuthService, VideoService)
└── screens/                  # Feature-based UI architecture
    ├── auth/                 # Login, Verification, and Landing interfaces
    ├── feed/                 # TikTok-style vertical scrolling feed & video overlay
    └── upload/               # Media selection and Cloud Storage ingestion