Suggest partners

[oliver-pham]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

As a dating app user, I want to get suggestions for any potential parters on this app. These partners should match my basic requirements (e.g. gender orientation, distance, age group). It'd be wonderful if they are compatible with me (e.g. shared interests, values, and relationship goals). Most importantly, I'd prefer getting matches than no matches at all.

Are there any related issues? Please list all of them.

• Build Match Page #51

Describe the solution you'd like

Some algorithms to be considered are: Gale-Shapley algorithm & Elo-rating algorithm.

In order to meet a user's basic requirements, potential partners must:

1. Be sexually attracted and appealing to the user (i.e. compatible gender preference/sexual orientation)
2. Be within the user's preferred age group
3. Locate within the user's preferred distance

To maximize compatibility, potential partners should like the user and have as many similarities with the user as possible.

• Match by Gender Preference #109
• Match by Age Range Preference #110
• Match by Distance Preference #111
• Calculate Match Score #112
• Design GraphQL schema for Potential Partner
• Implement GraphQL query for Suggest Potential Partners

Acceptance criteria

• User can retrieve a list of potential partners¹
• Partners must meet a user's basic requirements
• Potential partners should be sorted by whether they like the user and the number of shared hobbies

Describe alternatives you've considered

Suggest random people to the user for a diverse experience 😛

Additional context

• FInal SRS: https://seneca.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/PRJ566NAAFall2021-Team04/EUqySSjxSqJLiVd2OyWDEAABJI8vfO567WsHBpPZmSQWCg?e=FJcwSh
• Figma Design: https://www.figma.com/file/D6OdyoGg8cbL1hAScPEsYI/PRJ-Diagrams

Footnotes

1. partners that fit a user's preference ↩