Simplifying Ticketing with AI-Driven Precision

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Description

Welcome to TicketScout, where we revolutionize the ticketing experience with cutting-edge AI technology. Our platform simplifies the process of finding and managing tickets, leveraging MongoDB Atlas's powerful vector search and OpenAI's advanced text-embedding models to deliver precise, relevant search results.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• MongoDB Atlas account
• GitHub account for OAuth authentication
• OpenAI API key for text embeddings
• Render Account for CI/CD deployment

Setup Guide

GitHub OAuth Configuration

• Navigate to "Settings" > "Developer settings" > "OAuth Apps" in your GitHub account.
• Click "New OAuth App", fill in the necessary details, and set http://localhost:8080/login/oauth2/code/github as the authorization callback URL.
• After creation, note down the Client ID and Secret.

MongoDB Atlas Vector Search

1. Cluster and Database Setup:

   • Sign up for MongoDB Atlas and create a cluster.
   • Create a TicketScout database and a tickets collection within it.

2. Vector Search Index:

   • Navigate to the "Search" tab in your cluster's page.
   • Create a new search index named vector_index_titleAndDescription using the JSON Editor, with the following configuration:

     {
       "fields": [
         {
           "numDimensions": 3072,
           "path": "titleAndDescriptionEmbedding",
           "similarity": "cosine",
           "type": "vector"
         }
       ]
     }

Local Development

To start hacking, you need to set the following environment variables:

Name	Description
OAUTH_GITHUB_ID	The Client ID from your GitHub OAuth application, used for user authentication.
OAUTH_GITHUB_SECRET	The Client Secret from your GitHub OAuth application, required for secure OAuth flows.
APP_URL	The base URL where your application is accessible, crucial for OAuth redirects and service callbacks.
MONGODB_URI	Your MongoDB Atlas connection string, enabling database access for your application.
OPENAI_EMBEDDING_BASE_URL	The base URL for OpenAI's embedding API, facilitating text embedding operations for advanced search features.
OPENAI_API_KEY	Your personal API key for accessing OpenAI services, necessary for utilizing AI-driven functionalities.

CI/CD Configuration

Efficiently manage your CI/CD pipelines by setting up a production environment on GitHub and configuring the necessary secrets. These secrets are crucial for automating your deployment process and ensuring secure access to your DockerHub account and Render deployment triggers.

Name	Description
DOCKERHUB_USERNAME	The username for your DockerHub account, used to authenticate with DockerHub in CI/CD scripts.
DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD	The password for your DockerHub account, crucial for pushing and pulling Docker images securely.
DOCKERHUB_TAG	The tag for your Docker image, typically specifying the version or environment. latest is recommended for continuous deployment.
RENDER_DEPLOY	The URL or webhook to trigger deployment on Render, integrating your CI/CD pipeline with Render's hosting services.

Remember to also configure the environment variables from the "Local Development" section in your Render environment settings.