Goober

Goober is a hangout app that simplifies how people connect for spontaneous events. Unlike traditional hangout apps, Goober eliminates the endless event scrolling by automatically matching users for you, prioritizing spontaneous connections.

Features

• Create Events: Goobers (users) can easily create events.
• Automatic Invitations: When a Goober creates an event, Goober automatically sends out invitations to potential attendees.
• Intelligent Matching: OpenAI is used to match hosts and attendees based on their profiles, ensuring compatibility and a fun experience.
• Spontaneous Hangouts: We focus on creating spontaneous, fun events without overwhelming users with too many choices.
• **Personalize your profile: Your profile will determine whether you are compatible with the host user, so make it fun!

Tech Stack

• Backend: Express.js for creating APIs and managing event/invitation/personal data.
• Frontend: React.js for building the user interface and interactions.
• AI Integration: OpenAI's API is utilized to evaluate profile compatibility between event hosts and potential attendees.

Developers

• Node.js installed on your machine
• A running instance of OpenAI API (with valid API keys)
• .env file for both server (OPEN_AI_KEY, PSQL_USR, PSQL_PW) and client (REACT_APP_BACKEND_API)

To start, please cd into the scripts folder and run:

• ./install_pg_ubuntu.sh (for Ubuntu systems)
  • or ./install_pg_macos.sh (for MacOS systems)
• ./setup_pg.sh

Skip the install steps if postgres is already installed and running. The goober database will be created.

When changing the setup/schema.sql file, please run:

• ./drop_all.sh
• ./setup_pg.sh

Which will drop the goober database and set it up again.

Running the Client Application with a Remote Server

To run the application locally, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Client Directory
   Open your terminal and run the following command to change to the client directory:

   cd client

2. Create a .env File
   In the client directory, create a file named .env and paste the following line into it:
   REACT_APP_BACKEND_API=http://goober.jzydeng.com:8003

3. Install Dependencies and Start the Application
   Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

   npm install
   npm start

4. Log in with these credentials:

   Usernames: bicwang, micahdb, nakulbansal727, simon Password: 1234 (for all accounts)

Your application should now be running locally, and it connected to an extern server. Passwords you can you are