Feature Decisions

I started Paddle Mate 3 weekends ago. The first weekend I started with proving out the the initial algorithm, setup a way to collect and test sample data, and then began the hard work.

Once I decided the app was viable, I began to polish the app for release. First I had to come up with my wish list and then trim that down into a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) list of features.

The MVP features I desire being:

• Stroke counting
• Real time workout stats
• Location tracking
• Upload to Strava
• Import into Health App
• Submit Samples for Stroke Detection Refinement
• View Past Workouts
• Delete Past Workouts

It has been a busy 2 weeks and I am into the final stretch before my wife and kids get back from a visit with family in Canada. With them away I was able to throw myself into creating the app. 

Over the last two weeks I have put in about 65 hours over 5 weekend days. I have not tracked the weekday nights as well but needless to say, I have invested time on many nights researching, designing, and cranking out code.

All the work is paying off. Yesterday evening (9pm) I took Paddle Mate for a spin around the lake. I put in just over 2 km with the app over 28 minutes. Notes from that:

• Dark Mode for nighttime kayaking worked out very well.
• I need to add an option to not turn off the screen.
• I am missing an activity indicator during the sample submission file generation.

Yesterday's Features

• Sample Submission
• User has ability to choose the data to send.
• Submission is through a Mail Compose view so the user can view what they are uploading and choose to cancel at multiple stages if they do not want to upload samples.
• Tweaked my use of the Realm Database to:
• Decrease write calls.
• Add delete.
• Improve use with tableviews.
• Initial hookup work for Past Workouts (WAKE view) is done.
• Submit to Strava
• Hooked up but my GPX data format is being rejected. 
• More testing/tweaking needed here.
• Created converter and file writers for my location and sensor data models to support CSV and GPX output formats.

Yesterday's Commit List

• Updates to UI design in PaintCode.
• Added tintColor constant.
• Refresh DOCK tableview when returning to view.
• Added Delete button to END PADDLE view.
• Switched navigation from push detail to push in PADDLE workflow to allow pop to root without animation warnings.
• Added PaddlingEffort enum for user submitted samples.
• Added logic for incrementing workout id.
• Added stroke data to sample submission format.
• Added submit samples to Paddle Mate via email submission.
• Added convert location data to sample submission format.
• Fixed warnings in FRDStravaClient.
• Wrote converter from location readings to GPX output.
• Wrote converter from location reading to location CSV output.
• Wrote converter from sensor reading to CSV output.
• Improved use of Realm with Dock TableView.
• Improved MathController default configuration.
• Added Uploading activity indicator and dimmer view.
• Added upload to Strava method. - GPX file format issue at moment.
• Hooked up controls in WAKE view to workout values.

Today's List of Features

• Strava upload
• Fix GPX format
• Past Workouts
• Add Delete option
• Add Submit Samples Option
• Add Upload to Strava Option
• Enable Charts
• Enable Map with route from workout