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 # nums-api-m
+
+NumbersAPI mobile is a cross-platform smartphone application built with react-native-app using Ionic.
+Gets data from [NumbersAPI](http://numbersapi.com/) API.
+
+Fetches data from four different categories: Math, Trivia, Date, Year. 
+
+Home page has documentation about the functionality of the NumbersAPI webpage API.
+
+Select category from nav bar at the bottom of the screen.
+Each category can either generate a random fact or a fact based on the numeric input. 
+  - If the input field is empty, button will generate a random fact. 
+  - If the input field has a number it will generate a specific fact.
+  - non numeric input will throw an error.
+
+## Setting Up Dev Environment
+
+### Create React Native App
+
+Create React Native App was used for the development environment. If you have issue setting up with Expo CLI or React Native CLI, [Create React Native App](https://reactnative.dev/blog/2017/03/13/introducing-create-react-native-app) is recommended. 
+
+
+### Ionic
+
+Built using [Ionic's](https://ionicframework.com/getting-started#install) component based framework. 
+
+
+### Running the application
+
+To run the application in your browser 
+```
+ionic serve
+```
+
+To run in a simulator
+
+ios:
+``` 
+ionic capacitor run ios
+```
+
+andriod:
+```
+ionic capacitor run android
+```

ios/.gitignore

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+App/build
+App/Pods
+App/Podfile.lock
+App/App/public
+DerivedData
+xcuserdata
+
+# Cordova plugins for Capacitor
+capacitor-cordova-ios-plugins