BookVerse

BookVerse is a comprehensive web application for book lovers. It allows users to discover new books, track their reading progress, get personalized recommendations, and interact with a community of readers. The platform also integrates AI-powered features to enhance the user experience.

Features

• User Authentication: Secure user registration and login system.
• User Profiles: Personalized user profiles with profile pictures, bios, and reading interests.
• Book Management:
  • Browse a vast catalog of books.
  • View detailed information for each book, including author, category, and description.
  • Add books to your reading list (e.g., "Currently Reading", "Want to Read", "Read").
  • Mark books as favorites.
• Community and Interaction:
  • Leave comments and reviews for books.
  • Sentiment analysis of comments to gauge reader feedback.
• Reading Tracking:
  • Track your reading progress for books you are currently reading.
  • View your reading history and recently viewed books.
• Events:
  • Create and view events related to books and reading.
• AI-Powered Features:
  • Book Recommendations: Get personalized book recommendations based on your reading history and interests.
  • AI Agent: An interactive AI agent to help you find books and answer your questions.
  • Image Book Search: Search Book using the book cover image.
  • Comment Sentiment Analysis: Check the sentiment of the comment text.
• Search:
  • Powerful search functionality to find books, authors, and categories.
  • Search suggestions to improve the user experience.

Tech Stack

• Backend:
  • Python
  • Django
  • Django REST Framework (for APIs)
• Frontend:
  • HTML
  • CSS (with custom stylesheets)
  • JavaScript
• Database:
  • SQLite (for development)
• Machine Learning / AI:
  • TensorFlow / Keras
  • Scikit-learn
  • Numpy
• Other Libraries:
  • Pillow (for image handling)
  • and others from requirements.txt

Project Structure

The project is organized into several Django apps:

• BookVerse/: The main project directory containing settings and project-level URL configurations.
• agent/: Handles the AI agent features.
• book/: Contains models, views, and logic for books, authors, comments, and events.
• mainpages/: Manages the main pages of the application like the homepage.
• users/: Responsible for user authentication, profiles, and user-related data.
• static/: Contains static assets like CSS, JavaScript, and images.
• template/: Holds the HTML templates for the application.
• media/: Stores user-uploaded media files (like profile pictures or book covers).

Installation and Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd "BookVerse"

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python -m venv env
   env\Scripts\activate  # On Linux, use `source env\bin\activate`

3. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply database migrations:

   python manage.py migrate

5. Create a superuser (for admin access):

   python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

   The application will be available at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Usage

After starting the server, you can:

• Create an account or log in.
• Browse books on the homepage.
• Use the search bar to find specific books or authors.
• Click on a book to view its details and leave a comment.
• Update your profile and reading interests.
• Interact with the AI agent for recommendations.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature).
3. Make your changes.
4. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature').
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature).
6. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.