ECE444-2023Fall/Blue-Surf

BlueSurf

Your one-stop destination for seamless event discovery, connecting UofT students, clubs, and design teams to create vibrant campus experiences.
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Table of Contents

About The Project
- Built With
Getting Started
- Prerequisites
Roadmap
License
Contact
Acknowledgments

About The Project

Check out the demo video below!

Ride the Wave with Blue Surf!

Welcome to Blue Surf, your ultimate campus companion for all things University of Toronto (UofT). Our mission? To transform your campus life into a thrilling journey of discovery, connection, and endless opportunities!

🏄‍♂️ Seamless Event Discovery: With Blue Surf, effortlessly catch the wave of exciting campus events. Say goodbye to lost flyers and missed opportunities!

🌊 One-Stop Campus Hub: Our user-friendly platform lets you post, explore, and engage with events - no need to surf the web, bulletin boards, or social media!

📣 Amplify Your Voice: Whether you're a club leader, an individual with a message, or a student seeking the next big thing, Blue Surf is your megaphone. Share announcements, recruit for your club, or discover the coolest events with ease.

🤙 Join the Blue Surf Community: Let's ride this wave together and create a vibrant, connected campus life. Blue Surf is all about making your university experience unforgettable!

So, grab your virtual surfboard and get ready for an exciting ride with Blue Surf. We're here to make waves and can't wait for you to dive in!

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Built With

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Epics and User Stories

BlueSurf Presentation GIF

Roadmap

List of features currently under development by categories 🛠

[x] Searching for Posts
- [x] Search by keywords
- [x] Search by club name
[x] Filtering and Sorting
- [x] Filter posts with the use of tags
- [x] Filter posts by date and time
- [x] Filter posts by location
- [x] Filter posts by club
- [x] Sort posts alphabetically
- [x] Sort posts by date
- [x] Sort posts by trending
[x] Creating Posts
- [x] Input information to create a post
- [x] Preview post before publishing
[x] Managing Posts
- [x] Automatically take down a post after a given expiry date
- [x] Individual to be able to edit their post after it has been posted
- [x] Delete a post
[x] Interacting with Posts
- [x] View how many users are interested in an event (I.e., to provide an estimate if how many people will join the event).
[x] Personal Dashboards:
- [x] View events without having to sign in/create login in page.
- [x] View posts you liked
- [x] View posts you created
[x] Integrations and Notifications:
- [x] Export favourite events to Apple Calendar
- [ ] Export favourite events to Google Calendar
- [ ] Allow users to subscribe to clubs and events
- [ ] Get email notifications for upcoming events

See the open issues for a full list of proposed features (and known issues).

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Getting Started

These instructions will help you get your project up and running on your local machine!

Prerequisites

After creating and activating a virtual environment, run the following command to install all the dependencies:

pip
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Create a file named .env in the root directory and add the following content there:

env

export SECRET_KEY=fdkjshfhjsdfdskfdsfdcbsjdkfdsdf 
export DEBUG=True 
export APP_SETTINGS=config.DevelopmentConfig 
export DATABASE_URL=sqlite:///db.sqlite 
export FLASK_APP=src 
export FLASK_DEBUG=1 
export SECURITY_PASSWORD_SALT=fkslkfsdlkfnsdfnsfd 
export EMAIL_USER=your-email 
export EMAIL_PASSWORD=your-password

Run the following command to export all the environment variables from the .env file: