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  1. Purdue ACM SIGAPP has developed a mobile Android Application which allows students to better manage their time by allowing them to view the current status (unavailable/available time left etc) of the Purdue dorm washers and dryers. Purdue has made this information available on a website that students can visit however the website design and functionality are not very mobile friendly which is why SIGAPP decided to take this information and provide it to the students in the form of a mobile app.
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  3. The Android app (which is published on the google play store) was created with modern material design standards which allows you a familiar and functional interface. It also features a notification functionality which allows students to set a timer which will notify them when a machine has become free. The data regarding the status of the machines is fed to the mobile app via an API which is written in Node.js. The API takes the information from the Purdue webpage and send its to the mobile app. The API is currently hosted on heroku and available for others to use. Unfortunately since the API depends on the web page being up and having the correct information the app maybe sometimes be down or give incorrect information.
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  5. Overall SIGAPP is proud to have published the application and is happy that is has provided students with ability to better leverage what little free time they have in their daily lives. One student Michael Hockerman said “Purdue Laundry has literally changed my life. I feel confident when I leave to do laundry that there will be machines available”.
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