PromptNet Product Recommender

A .NET console application that leverages OpenAI's GPT-3.5 API to provide intelligent product recommendations based on user-specified categories.

🌟 Features

• Category-based product recommendations using GPT-3.5
• Simple console interface for user interaction
• Secure API key management through configuration
• Robust error handling and JSON response parsing
• Clean architecture with separated data access layer

📋 Prerequisites

• .NET 6.0 or higher
• OpenAI API key
• Visual Studio 2022 or preferred .NET IDE

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/dwarkeshv/PromptNet.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd PromptNet

3. Configure your OpenAI API key:

   • Open appsettings.json
   • Replace the placeholder API key with your actual OpenAI API key

4. Build and run the application:

dotnet build
dotnet run

💻 Usage

1. Launch the application
2. Enter a product category when prompted
3. The application will return AI-powered recommendations for products in that category

🔧 Configuration

The application uses appsettings.json for configuration:

{
  "OpenAI": {
    "ApiKey": "your-api-key-here"
  }
}

⚠️ Error Handling

The application includes comprehensive error handling for:

• HTTP request failures
• JSON parsing errors
• General exceptions

🔒 Security

• API key is stored in configuration file
• Never commit your actual API key to version control
• Use environment variables or secure secrets management in production

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

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