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# TigerDine
TigerDine is an unofficial app for getting information about dining locations found across the Rochester Institute of Technology campus.
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...or join the [TestFlight](https://testflight.apple.com/join/wedER4BT) to try out new features!
## Features:
- See hours, descriptions, and current occupancy for all dining locations on campus.
- See daily specials served at each location.
- Check out what visiting chefs are on campus each day and where you can find them.
- View the menu at each location, with support for allergies and other dietary restrictions.
- See the nutrition facts for menu items.
### Proposed Features:
- Visiting chef notifications, so you can be notified day-of when and where your favorite visiting chef will be on campus.
- Nutrition tracking, to keep track of what food you've eaten in a day (along with other potential extended meal planning features).
## Information Sources
- Dining locations, their descriptions, and their opening hours are sourced from the RIT student-run TigerCenter API. [Link](https://tigercenter.rit.edu/)
- Building occupancy information is sourced from the official RIT maps API. [Link](https://maps.rit.edu/)
- Menu and nutritional information is sourced from the data provided to FD MealPlanner by RIT Dining through the FD MealPlanner API. [Link](https://fdmealplanner.com/)
This app is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with the Rochester Institute of Technology. This app is student created and maintained.