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Table of Contents
  1. About The Project
  2. Getting Started
  3. Usage
  4. Roadmap
  5. Contributing
  6. License
  7. Contact
  8. Acknowledgments

Built With

  • React

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Getting Started

To get a local copy up and running follow these simple steps.

Prerequisites

Installation

  1. Get a free API Key at https://www.deepl.com/en/docs-api/

  2. Clone the repo

    git clone https://github.com/babel-on/penpals.git
  3. Install NPM packages

    npm install
  4. Create .env file at root of directory

  5. Enter your API in .env

    DEEPL_KEY='ENTER YOUR API';
  6. Connect MongoDB Atlas database in .env

    MONGO_URI='YOUR MONGO URI STRING';
  7. Set up JWT secret in .env

    JWT_KEY='your string of choice';

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Usage

Sign up for an account, and talk to users across the world! Penpals automatically translates incoming messages to the language of your choice. Multilingual and want to change languages? No problem. Penpals will also store your previous messages and re-translate them to your new language.

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Roadmap

  • Minimum Viable Product Release
  • Websocket implementation

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Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

  1. Fork the Project
  2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
  3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
  4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

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License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.txt for more information.

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Contact

Michael Sarkisian - GitHub
Jigar Patel - GitHub
James Chan - GitHub
Adrian Reczek - LinkedIn - adrianwreczek@gmail.com

Project Link: https://github.com/babel-on/penpals

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