🌟 Bright Buddy 🌟

https://devpost.com/software/bright-buddy-qyu1h6

Project Overview

This repository contains a full-stack web application designed to provide real-time emotion tracking and AI interaction through text input. The system integrates a backend powered by Flask and an SQLite database for managing button states, and a frontend built in React to interact with various backend components. The project also includes functionality for AI text generation based on specific areas of a given book.

✨ Features

Dynamic Button Configuration: Store and update button states in an SQLite database for tracking different UI components.

• AI Text Generation: Generate dynamic responses using a large language model (OpenAI) based on predefined contexts.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• OpenAI: For guiding the Dialogic reading!
• React: For building interactive user interfaces.
• Axios: For making HTTP requests to the Flask backend.

⚙️ Setup Instructions

1. Frontend Setup - React

   • cd Frontend
   • npm run dev

2. Backend Setup (Flask + SQLite):

   • Navigate to the Backend Directory:

     cd backend

   • Create a Virtual Environment and Install Dependencies:

     python3 -m venv env
     source env/bin/activate   # For Windows, use `env\Scripts\activate`
     pip install -r requirements.txt

   • Create the Initial SQLite Database:

     python create_buttons_db.py

   • Start the Flask Server:

     python app.py

     The server will start running at http://127.0.0.1:5000.

3. Frontend Setup (React + Axios):

   • Navigate to the Frontend Directory:

     cd ../frontend

   • Install React Dependencies:

     npm install

   • Start the React Development Server:

     npm start

     The React app will start running at http://localhost:3000.

🚀 Future Development:

• Integrate STT and TTS Models:

  • Set up real-time STT for capturing user inputs.
  • Implement TTS to convert AI-generated text into speech.

• Contextual AI Text Generation:

  • Use openAI LLM model to generate text-based on specific book segments.

• Improved Frontend Design:

  • Add visual indicators and enhancements for different button states.

📜 Contributors:

Nick Johnson, Juan Ceresa, Reiko Chen, Siu Ching Wong - MHacks17