MirrorDisplay is a simple application for Android created to provide customized functionality to a "Magic Mirror". The application is heavily inspired by the original Raspberry Pi MagicMirror project, but instead of using a Pi and a separate screen, this app runs on an Android device.
When developing this application I focused on simply getting things to work rapidly, preferring iterating quickly over investing in long-term optimizations. I did my best to avoid preventing future improvements, but I know that there are still numerous areas of the code that are suboptimal and could be made more efficient/cleaner.
The application currently supports the following "modules":
Simple, 12-hour digital clock showing the current time of day.
Shows the current weather, as well as the forecast for tomorrow. This component requires the user to obtain a (free) API key from and provide the desired latitude and longitude in the settings menu.
Show a single random verse from The Bible as well as the reference for that verse.
Shows a quote, and the speaker of said quote. Users of the application should provide a URL to a file containing quotes that they would like to be displayed. This file should be in the following JSON format:
{
"quotes": [
{
"quote": "Hello, World!",
"speaker": "Elijah Verdoorn"
},
{
"quote": "Another Quote!",
"speaker": "Someone Famous"
},
// ...
]
}
For an example, see the data/ directory of this repository. If you're looking for a host for this file, I recommend creating a Gist on GitHub.
Individual modules can be enabled and disabled in the settings menu.
Code contributions to this repository are welcome in the form of Pull Requests. If you use this software and find a bug, feel free to create an issue here on GitHub and I'll do my best to address the problem.