GASTROTATOR — overengineeredhobbies.dev

CORE PHILOSOPHY

Built as a local-first, privacy-centric application, GastRotator ensures all your recipes and data stay on your device. It features a high-impact, editorial-style interface designed for focus during active cooking, with automated conversions for nutritional intelligence.

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Kinetic Feast UI (Flutter)
  ↓ providers
Import Manager (YoutubeExplode / Gemini)
  ↓ persists
Local Storage (SQLite / Encrypted Prefs)

KEY CAPABILITIES

• Magic YouTube Import: Simply share a video to extract a full, structured recipe via AI.
• Nutritional Intelligence: Automated estimation of calories and weight in SI units.
• Editorial Design: Monochromatic depth and asymmetric layouts for a premium digital cookbook feel.

Project timeline

2026-04-18Local-First Persistence & Data Portability Implemented offline-first SQLite storage and standardized JSON export/import for full recipe data portability.

2026-04-18Smart Utility & Diagnostic Logging Built the Volume-to-Weight conversion utility and implemented a terminal-style diagnostic log viewer for debugging.

2026-04-12Magic YouTube Import & Intelligence Integration with YouTube transcripts and Gemini AI for automated structured recipe and nutritional extraction.

2026-04-12Kinetic Feast UI Foundation Established the asymmetric editorial design system and high-impact monochromatic visual style.

UPCOMINGKinetic Weekly Planner Foundational zero-waste meal planning logic and integrated scheduler interface.

UPCOMINGDynamic AI Module Manager Pluggable architecture for swapping different LLM providers for recipe analysis and enrichment.

UPCOMINGThe Vision Engine On-device computer vision for automated ingredient detection and text extraction from physical cookbooks.

UPCOMINGPantry-to-Plate Intelligent recipe suggestions based on current local inventory and ingredient expiration dates.

UPCOMINGBlog Fluff Eliminator Automated cleanup of "story-first" web recipes, extracting only relevant steps and ingredients.

UPCOMINGHands-Free Assistant Voice-activated navigation and timer management for active cooking sessions.

CORE PHILOSOPHY

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

KEY CAPABILITIES

Interface

Project timeline