Engagement Tracker

Dependencies

1. Install Ollama from https://ollama.com/download/windows.
2. Install the latest version of Python 3.13 from https://www.python.org/downloads/.

   1. Select "Add python.exe to PATH".

      

   2. You may need to restart your device for this to take effect.

3. Install the latest version of Node.js from https://nodejs.org/en/download.

Setting up a Google Cloud project

1. Create a Google account at https://accounts.google.com/.

2. Go to https://console.cloud.google.com/, click "Create project" enter a project name and click "Create".

   

3. Click "Go to APIs overview".

   

4. Click "Credentials".

   

5. Click "CREATE CREDENTIALS", select "API key", and note down your key.

   

6. Go to https://cse.google.com/all, click "Add", and create a new search engine. Make sure to select "Search the entire web".

   

7. Copy the custom search engine ID from the code snippet where cx=your_cse_id and note it down.

   

Setting up the app

1. Clone the app repository from https://github.com/COMP2281/software-engineering-group24-25-09.
2. Enter the app directory and run setup.bat.
   1. You will be prompted to enter your Google API credentials.

Running the app

To start the app, run start.bat.