StudyHub - Study with me!

The Study Hub is a web application developed using Django framework that serves as an interactive study companion for users. It leverages the power of OpenAI API to provide a conversational interface where users can ask questions and receive responses from the AI-powered bot.

Table of Contents

• Project Overview
• Installation
• Usage
• Configuration
• Contributing
• License

Project Overview

The StudyHub aims to enhance the learning experience by offering a virtual assistant that can answer queries related to various subjects and topics. It utilizes the OpenAI API, which leverages state-of-the-art natural language processing models to generate human-like responses.

Key features of the Study Group Assistant project include:

• Django-based web application for user interactions
• Integration with the OpenAI API for conversational capabilities
• User-friendly interface for asking questions and receiving bot responses
• Support for multiple study topics and customizable knowledge base
• Interactive and dynamic user experience

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the source code.

   git clone https://github.com/TomNgo03/Group_Study.git

2. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended).

   python3 -m venv myenv

3. Activate the virtual environment.

• On Linux/macOS:

  source myenv/bin/activate
  

• On Windows:

  myenv\Scripts\activate
  

4. Install the dependencies.

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

5. Perform any additional setup steps required, such as setting up a database or configuring environment variables.

Usage

To run the Study Group Assistant, follow these steps:

1. Make sure your virtual environment is activated.

2. Apply database migrations.

   python manage.py migrate

3. Run the development server.

   python manage.py runserver

4. Open a web browser and visit http://localhost:8000 to access the application.

5. Ask questions to the bot by typing them in the provided input field and click on the "Submit" button to receive responses.

Configuration

• The StudyHub project utilizes the OpenAI API for generating responses. To use the OpenAI API, you need to obtain an API key from OpenAI and configure it in the project.

• Obtain an API key from OpenAI by following their documentation.

• Configure the API key in the project's settings. Open the settings.py file and update the OPENAI_API_KEY variable with your API key.

• Optionally, you can customize other project settings such as the knowledge base or chatbot behavior to suit your study group's specific needs.

Contributing

• Contributions to this project are welcome! If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request. For major changes, please discuss them first in the project's issue tracker.

License

• This project is licensed under the MIT License. You can find the full license text in the LICENSE file.