SastaGPT Readme

Setting up the Virtual Environment

To run the SastaGPT application locally, you need to set up a virtual environment, install Flask, and run the app.py file.

1. Create Virtual Environment: Open your terminal or command prompt and navigate to the project directory. Run the following command to create a virtual environment named venv:

   python -m venv venv
   

2. Activate the Virtual Environment: After creating the virtual environment, activate it using the appropriate command based on your operating system:

• Windows:

  venv\Scripts\activate
  

• Linux/macOS:

  source venv/bin/activate
  

3. Install Dependencies: While the virtual environment is active, install Flask and other required packages using pip:

   cd SastaGPT
   

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

Running the Application

1. Navigate to the Project Directory: Make sure you are in the project directory where the app.py file is located.

2. Set Environment Variables: Ensure that your .env file is properly configured with the following parameters:

   OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key
   MONGO_URL=your_mongodb_connection_string
   

3. Run the Application: Start the Flask application by running the following command:

   python app.py
   

Your Flask application will be hosted locally on localhost:5000.

MongoDB Integration

SastaGPT uses MongoDB to store chat history. To integrate MongoDB:

• Install MongoDB: If you haven't already installed MongoDB, please follow the official MongoDB installation guide for your operating system.

• Update .env File: Update the MONGO_URL parameter in the .env file with your MongoDB connection string.

• Modify Code: Implement MongoDB integration in the app.py file. You can use the pymongo library to interact with MongoDB.

Work Left to Do

• User Authentication: Implement user authentication and authorization for secure user interactions.

• Improved UI/UX: Enhance the user interface and experience for a more visually appealing and intuitive application.

• Error Handling: Implement robust error handling mechanisms to provide informative error messages to users in case of failures.

Feel free to contribute to these tasks or open issues for any bugs or additional features you'd like to see in SastaGPT!

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