README.md

ScrapeThePrez

UPDATE 12/21/19: We've gotten back on the grind and we're revamping the entire tech stack! In the past, ScrapeThePrez has stored and hosted data with Google Cloud Platform (Firestore/Hosting). This won't suffice for the full extent of ScrapeThePrez's features!

ScrapeThePrez is migrating to a full-stack React/Django/PostgreSQL platform! Stay tuned.

Old-ish website: https://scrapetheprez.web.app

Goal: Compare relevant buzz words with what the presidential candidates have been saying.

We're making a search bar website UI that will web scrape Twitter tweets relevant to your queries... from the 2020 U.S. Presidential candidates.

Coming soon! Scrape the Prez.

Vera Kong and Nicole Danuwidjaja

Technical Specifications

(Aka Just for Vera KONG)

Front-end (React.js Framework)

Requires Node.js installation in order to use npm (Node Package Manager).

Create React app: npx create-react-app scrapetheprez

• Installs packages and dependencies for React app (generates package.json, package-lock.json, and yarn.lock)

Run React app: npm start

Create production build: yarn build

Additional dependencies: npm install bootstrap

Back-end (Django server)

Install pipenv: pip install pipenv

• Python package management and virtual environment tool
• generates Pipfile to manage project dependencies

Run subenvironment: pipenv shell

Install Django dependencies: pipenv install django djangorestframework django-rest-knox

Project Directory Setup:

Create new Django project: django-admin startproject scrapetheserver

• manage.py: Django CLI
• create migrations, run server, manage project

Create new Django app: python manage.py startapp scrapeserver

Update Project Settings:

• Add Django app scrapeserver and rest_framework to 'INSTALLED_APPS'
• Change default to ENGINE: django.db.backends.postgresql and NAME: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.postgresql') to 'DATABASES`

Install PostgreSQL (RDBMS)