BeaverBuzz is a community-based event-sharing platform that enables clubs and organizers to post events and reach out to the University of Toronto (UofT) student community. It also allows UofT students to explore new communities and discover new interests and activities. This app aims to create a better-connected student body at UofT and provide access to a range of extracurricular activities.
- Pull the Repo: use
git clone - Set up the virtual environment using the following steps
cd api/pip install virtualenvvirtualenv venvsource venv/bin/activate(for windows, use the following command:.\venv\Scripts\activate)pip install -r requirements.txt
- You will need to install yarn to run the apps: Yarn (you may need to install npm to install yarn)
- To run the Frontend React App (the React app uses App.js to show the frontend):
- Use
yarn start - This will open at http://localhost:3000/
- Use
- To run Backend Flask App (the flask app uses api.py to display the backend and interact with the database):
- Enter your virtual environment:
source venv/bin/activate(for windows, use the following command:.\venv\Scripts\activate) - Then use
yarn start-apito run - This will open at http://localhost:8000/ (if that doesn't work, try http://127.0.0.1:8000/)
- Enter your virtual environment:
- To deploy to Heroku:
- Make sure you have the Heroku CLI installed: Heroku CLI
- git push heroku
git subtree split --prefix api steven_dev:refs/heads/master --force- Replace steven_dev with the branch you wish to deploy
- git push frontend main:main
- Event information: date, time, location, additional details, flyer, comment section
- Events discovery: see events users with similar interests have RSVPed and trending events
- Search: by event name, organizer, category, and time
- Subcriptions: users can subscribe to organizers
- User information: users can see the list of their registered events, subscribed organizers, categories on their profile
- Notifications: choice of email or push notifications prior to events
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