Note that this repository is currently not very actively maintained as the use for it got somehow lost when there was not time to build Lego anymore. Additionally, other programming languages (say, R) make it easier and faster just to answer such a basic question for myself, at least. But feel free to open issue in case you require maintenance, I can restart the project when needed.
This Symfony project can be used to determine the value of a certain Lego set and its price/piece ratio. The items can be filtered by category and color to help decision making when looking for a possibility to get as many pieces of a certain type for as little price as possible.
Note that some data might be fetched by scraping other websites – make sure to get permissions first.
Please note: the following information might not be sufficient in case this is your first Symfony project – I recommend you checkout some of their "getting started" documentation. In case you have/had troubles, feel free to open an issue so I can help you or a PR to improve this README.
Well, well, well – as this is a full web application, you will need a web-server. On this web-server, you need a serving software, such as Apache or Nginx. And you need a domain to access the site. Alternatively, you use the local development servers offered by Symfony.
In any case, at some point you will have to download/clone this repository,
then install all dependencies using composer install
(make sure you have PHP and composer installed for this),
as well as yarn install (make sure you have yarn installed first).
Additionally, you will require a database and put the credentials in a way that Symfony can find them. Checkout ./.env.dist as an overview over the parameters, which have to be set.
Then, you will want to build the project: run ./bin/update.sh to compile all assets etc.
If you've come this far, open your browser, point it to the domain where this app is installed, and use the app – it's not hard from here.
Are very welcome, in all forms: PRs with improvements to style, functionality or just to this README will be gladly reviewed.
This program is not endorsed, promoted or otherwise in connection with the Lego group.