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-# ---------------------------
-# Node / Expo / React Native
-# ---------------------------
-node_modules/
-.expo/
-dist/
-web-build/
-expo-env.d.ts
-.metro-health-check*
-*.tsbuildinfo
+# Study Sprint – React Native (Expo)
 
-# Local env files
-.env*.local
+## How to run the source code
 
-# Logs
-*.log
-npm-debug.*
-yarn-debug.*
-yarn-error.*
+This explains how to run the app with Expo.
 
-# macOS
-.DS_Store
+To use database features, create a `.env` file in the project root and set the following environment variables:
 
-# ---------------------------
-# Android / React Native native
-# Keep /android and /ios ONLY if you commit native code
-# Remove these two lines if you want generated native folders ignored
-# ---------------------------
-.gradle/
-build/
-local.properties
-captures/
-.externalNativeBuild/
-.cxx/
-*.aab
-*.apk
-output-metadata.json
-*.hprof
-.kotlin/
+- `EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=your_url`
+- `EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=your_anon_key`
 
-# ---------------------------
-# IntelliJ / Android Studio / VS Code
-# ---------------------------
-*.iml
-.idea/
-.vscode/
-misc.xml
-deploymentTargetDropDown.xml
-render.experimental.xml
+## Requirements
 
-# ---------------------------
-# Secrets / signing / platform keys
-# ---------------------------
-*.jks
-*.keystore
-*.p8
-*.p12
-*.key
-*.pem
-*.mobileprovision
-google-services.json
+- Node.js
+- npm
+- Expo CLI
+- Android Studio with an emulator OR Expo Go on a phone
 
-# ---------------------------
-# iOS / Android generated native folders
-# Ignore these only for Expo managed/prebuild workflow
-# Comment them out if you keep native code in repo
-# ---------------------------
-/android
-/ios
+## Install dependencies
 
-# ---------------------------
-# .NET / ASP.NET Core Web API
-# ---------------------------
-**/bin/
-**/obj/
-**/.vs/
-*.user
-*.rsuser
-*.suo
+```bash
+npm install
+```
 
-# App settings / local secrets
-**/appsettings.Development.json
-**/secrets.json
+## Run the app
 
-# EF Core / local DB artifacts
-*.db
-*.db-shm
-*.db-wal
-*.sqlite
-*.sqlite3
+```bash
+npm run start
+```
 
-# ---------------------------
-# Misc
-# ---------------------------
-*.orig.*
-app-example
+After starting expo, you can:
+- scan the QR code with Expo Go on your phone, or
+- press a in the terminal to open the app in the Android emulator
+
+If you use the Android emulator, make sure it is already running before starting the app.
+
+## Requirements met
+
+- Code is clean and professional, and contains zero console.logs: 10%
+- Pagination and load More functionality using range: 20%
+- Auth is now also properly handled in root / _layout.tsx: 10%
+
+There is not a really a "test" I can do, because the user is unable to access anything other than auth-screen unless they are logged in. No matter which screen the user is on, unless they are logged in, they will be re-routed to auth. This is how I designed auth-management making a test difficult to simulate. On top of this, no note is loaded if user is not "authenticated". This is handled on the back-end with RLS.
+
+Thank you for a second chance, I have learned my lesson.
+
+- Total: 40%