README.txt

1. Project Description:
This project provides an easier way for users to create their events and let the strangers join them.
In addition, they can also create, carpooling and message their friends. All the events are recommended according to their interest.

2. Installation:
    a. Load the dump into mysql workbench and run the script file.
    b. Open db_secrets.txt and update your local mysql sever username and password.
    c. Run "python3 run.py" in terminal (install python3 if not installed)

3. Usage:
There are 2 User Flows

User's Flows:
    1. People login through the credentials they registered.
    2. Events: People will be recommended with the interest they provided. They can also register complaints/issues for that event. They can Host/Join/UnJoin/Delete Event
    3. Carpools: People can create ride-share, and others can join with a fee provided by the user.
    4. Messaging: They can communicate and add/delete friends. This will also be recommended according to the activity they have in the db.
    5. Profile: This will provide user to edit his profile, add interests, add vehicles.

Admin Flow:
    1. Staff login through the credentials they were given.
    2. Complaints: By this staff will resolve the issues raised by the users.
    3. Analyze: Here staff will have a handful of analytics to see and come to an understanding about the user’s data. All the user’s events and carpools are tracked. We will also keep track of the top interest, person with the highest friends, demographics, top vehicle types used, total revenue generated by each event.



4. Contact Information: https://github.com/varunraokadaparthi/dbms_project , kadaparthi.v@northeastern.edu, samineni.sa@northeastern.edu, inavolu.a@northeastern.edu