CapstoneConnect

CapstoneConnect is an application designed to help students connect with teammates for capstone projects based on their skills, preferences, and personality traits.

Components

The application consists of three main parts:

1. Backend_Capstone1 - Java Spring Boot backend API
2. Frontend_Capstone1 - React-based frontend application
3. Match_connect - Python FastAPI service for personality and skills matching

Recent Updates (May 23, 2025)

Fixed Survey and Personality Quiz Flow

• Enhanced error handling for the personality quiz submission
• Improved data validation throughout the application flow
• Added safeguards to prevent null or empty personality values
• Strengthened error logging and debugging information
• Added test scripts to validate the survey and personality quiz flow

New Test Scripts

• Added testFlow.js to simulate and validate the survey flow
• Added test_match_service.py to test the matching service directly
• Created comprehensive testing guide in TESTING.md

Getting Started

See the TESTING.md file for detailed instructions on how to start all services and test the application.