Motify is a full-stack clone of Spotify designed to emulate the core functionalities of the original platform with a responsive and intuitive user interface.
The Motify application employs a modern full-stack architecture:
- React.js
The front end is built with React, leveraging HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to deliver a responsive user interface and user experience. State management within the front end is handled by Redux, which serves as a predictable state container, interfacing with middleware for asynchronous events.
Routing is managed through a combination of React for component rendering and Node.js for server-side logic, facilitating the navigation within the application.
The backend is powered by Ruby on Rails, providing a robust server-side framework. Data persistence is achieved with PostgreSQL, a powerful object-relational database system. The data serialization is handled by jBuilder, allowing for the creation of JSON structures that are consumed by the front end.
This architecture supports a scalable, maintainable, and interactive web application, designed for optimal user engagement and straightforward data flow from the database to the end user.
- Play Bar: Interactive play bar for music playback and controls.
- Playlist Management: Comprehensive playlist management, including CRUD operations, song addition/removal, and custom playlist titles.
- Hosting: Application deployment on Render.
- Dynamic Search:
Real-time search across artists, songs, albums, and playlists.
- User Authentication:
Secure login, registration, and session management with demo account access.
Spotify's design philosophy revolves around ;
Dynamic real-time search fetching from Rails backend for Songs, Albums, Artists, and Playlists that match the search query.
import { useState } from 'react';
import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
import searchIcon from '../../static/icons/search-inactive.svg';
import closeIcon from '../../static/icons/close.svg';
import { performSearch, clearSearch } from '../../store/search';
import SearchResultsDropdown from './SearchResultsDropdown';
const SearchField = () => {
const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState('');
const dispatch = useDispatch();
const { error, results, searchInitiated, query } = useSelector(state => state.search);
const handleChange = (event) => {
const newQuery = event.target.value;
setInputValue(newQuery);
if (newQuery) {
dispatch(performSearch(newQuery)); // Dispatching performSearch action with new query
} else {
dispatch(clearSearch()); // Clearing the search when input is empty
}
};
const clearInput = () => {
setInputValue('');
dispatch(clearSearch()); // Dispatch Redux action to clear search
};
return (
<>
<div className='search-input-container'>
<img src={searchIcon} alt='Search' className="search-icon"/>
<input
type='text'
placeholder='Search for songs or episodes'
value={inputValue}
onChange={handleChange}
/>
<img src={closeIcon} alt='Close' className='close-icon' onClick={clearInput}/>
</div>
{error && <p>Error: {error.message}</p>}
<SearchResultsDropdown query={query} searchResults={results} searchInitiated={searchInitiated}/>
</>
);
}
export default SearchField;Redux state management for globalized state enhancing user experience and user interface design. Song row style changes based on current song playing state.
import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
import { useState } from 'react';
import { receiveSong, togglePlay } from '../../store/audioActions'; // Import relevant actions
import { ReactSVG } from 'react-svg';
import lilPlayButton from '../../static/icons/noun-play-1009801.svg'
const SongsTable = () => {
const dispatch = useDispatch();
const currentAlbum = useSelector(state => state.audio.currentAlbum);
const [hoveredTrack, setHoveredTrack] = useState(null);
// Function to handle play button click
const handlePlaySong = (song) => {
dispatch(receiveSong(song));
dispatch(togglePlay());
};
return (
<div className='show-songs-table'>
{
currentAlbum.songs?.map((song, trackNum) =>
<>
<div
className='show-songs-row-container'
onMouseEnter={() => setHoveredTrack(trackNum)}
onMouseLeave={() => setHoveredTrack(null)}
onClick={() => handlePlaySong(song)} // ! This is what changes the Redux State
>
<div className='row-start'
>
<div className='track-num'>
{hoveredTrack === trackNum
?
(<ReactSVG src={lilPlayButton} className='anim-play-button' />)
:
(<p style={{'width':'12px', 'height':'12px'}}>{trackNum + 1}</p>)
}
</div>
<div className='song-title-artist-container'>
<p className='song-title'>{song.title}</p>
<p className='song-title-artist-name'>{currentAlbum.artistName}</p>
</div>
<div className='song-title-artist-container'>
<p className='song-title'>{song.album?.title}</p>
</div>
</div>
<div className='row-end'>
<div className='like-button-duration'>
<p className='duration-text header-time'>{`${Math.floor(song.duration / 60)}:${String(song.duration % 60).padStart(2, '0')}`}</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</>
)
}
</div>
)
}
export default SongsTable- Enhanced user and artist profiles.
- Social features to follow and unfollow users and artists.
- Like/unlike functionality for songs, albums, and playlists.
- Dynamic playlist cover generation based on song selection.