The problem FoodCoaster solves

At NIT Rourkela, students, staff, and teachers often face significant challenges when it comes to accessing food on campus. The main issue is the extensive waiting times experienced in on-campus restaurants, which can extend to 1-2 hours or even longer due to overcrowding. This prolonged waiting time disrupts the schedules of our campus community, impacting their ability to complete academic and professional tasks on time.

The current situation not only inconveniences our community members but also affects their productivity and overall well-being. The need for a practical solution to address this problem is evident.

We recognize that the availability of on-campus food options is limited and not covered by popular food delivery platforms like Swiggy or Zomato. To resolve this issue, we propose the development of a dedicated mobile app exclusively for students, staff, and teachers of NIT Rourkela. This app will revolutionize the way food is accessed on campus, providing a convenient and time-saving solution.

Through this app, users will have the opportunity to order food from on-campus restaurants without leaving their rooms or workspaces. The app will feature a curated selection of eateries within our campus, ensuring a tailored and efficient food ordering experience. Moreover, this app will operate within the unique circumstances of NIT Rourkela, providing a secure and trusted platform for both sellers and consumers.

In addition to solving the problem of long wait times, this innovative solution will have a positive ripple effect. It will create extra employment opportunities for on-campus workers and boost the growth of local businesses. By saving time and money for our campus community, this app will enhance the overall campus experience, allowing everyone to focus on their studies and work without disruptions.

Our proposal is not just about improving food accessibility; it's about transforming the way we experience food on campus, ultimately .

Challenges we ran into

Nesting in Realtime Database of firebase basically how to go inside each subfolder and access that data to display to the app
We solved it using StreamBuilder it helped us to get data from firebase realtime database instantly in a stream and new functions of firebase which we were earlier unaware of .
Coming to react we mainly faced problems related to hooks in the making of cart.