Adding a Post Class

Learn how to add the Post class to your Chirpy app.

We now have users in Chirpy, our micro-social network.

But what’s the point of a social media platform if users can’t share their thoughts? Right now, our users exist, but they have nothing to say—it’s time to change that!

In this lesson, we’ll introduce a way for users to post short messages or chirps that others can see. To do that, we need a Post class.

What makes a post?

Let’s think about what a chirp (post) should include:

  • Content: The text of the chirp.

  • Author: The user who created it.

  • Likes: A list to keep track of users who liked the post.

Let’s visualize what it looks like:

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