My Contribution

This mental health chatbot was developed as a collaborative software engineering project.
My responsibilities focused on the design, implementation, and validation of core system components, particularly those related to user interaction and chatbot functionality.

Key contributions include:

• Design and implementation of chatbot conversation logic and response handling workflows
• Development of mood tracking functionality and structured user input flows
• Frontend implementation of the chat interface using component-based design principles
• Integration of the frontend with chatbot APIs and backend services using RESTful communication
• Implementation of input validation and basic error handling to improve system robustness
• Testing, debugging, and refinement of chatbot responses and interaction flows

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Project Setup (React + Vite)

The system is built using React with Vite to support a modern, efficient development workflow. Vite provides fast builds, Hot Module Replacement (HMR), and a streamlined configuration suitable for scalable web applications.

Tooling and Plugins

• @vitejs/plugin-react for React support with Babel-based Fast Refresh
• @vitejs/plugin-react-swc for improved performance using the SWC compiler

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Development Considerations

• Modular and reusable component architecture
• Clear separation of concerns between UI components and API communication logic
• Emphasis on maintainability, readability, and extensibility of the codebase

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ESLint Configuration

For production-level development, the project structure supports extending the linting setup with TypeScript and type-aware rules. The official Vite React TypeScript template can be used to integrate:

• TypeScript for static type checking
• typescript-eslint for enhanced linting and code quality enforcement