PocketBudget Stream Recap

What is PocketBudget

PocketBudget is an envelope budgeting app. It’s philosphy is to budget every dollar into a pocket (aka category) to be spent.

Why?

I want to build a budgeting app. I also want to replace my current budgeting app with the one I’m building.

What’s the stack?

Backend

• Swift
• PostgreSQL

iOS App

• SwiftUI

More apps to be decided later… I need to finish the app first.

Goals from the stream

• Create backend repo
• Get 1st build of Hummingbird working
• Add Postgresql
• Configure docker to run the database and server

What happened

• Created the backend GitHub repo using the Hummingbird template
• Was able to build and run the server after running configure
• Started to implement Fluent then completely over thought what an “in memory” database meant so pivoted to PostgresNIO to follow the tutorial/guides more on Hummingbird’s website
• Added a docker-compose file to run the server and database at the same time and was able to see my table in TablePlus, the app I use to inspect databases.

What’s next?

When: April 27 2024 at 2pm PST Where: YouTube or Twitch

Goals:

• Create a user
• Delete a user
• Update a user’s display name

Stretch goals

• Budget model
• Add a budget table
• Create a budget related to a user