Product Hound

This repository includes the first iteration of a product recommendation chatbot.

Stack:

The code is written in TypeScript.

Installation

Install the Azure CLI and Azure functions core tools:

brew update && brew upgrade && brew cleanup || true
brew install az
brew tap azure/functions
brew install azure-functions-core-tools@4

Install Node 20 and the project dependencies:

brew install nvm
nvm install 20 && nvm use 20
npm install

Create a file called local.settings.json in the root folder of the repository, and add the env variables and secrets - you need to request these from another developer.
Make sure to use Node 20 (not 21+)! For example, use NVM and do the following:
```
brew install nvm
nvm install 20
nvm use 20
```
Note- you can make v20 the default with nvm alias default 20, so you will not need to repeat this.
Start the local development server:
```
npm run watch
```
Optionally if for some reason you do not want to run in watch mode, do:
```
 npm run build
 npm run start
```

Send requests to the function, for example:

curl -i -X POST http://localhost:7071/api/basemind-whatsapp-webhook -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '["please find me a new iphone mini"]'

Deployment occurs through GitHub actions on push to the main branch. You can still deploy locally though, by doing the following:

Login to Azure
```
az login
```
Deploy the function to Azure
```
func azure functionapp publish basemind-whatsapp-webhook
```
Note: you will need to have the correct permissions to deploy to the Azure subscription.

You can also deploy AND sync your local settings to the cloud at the same time by doing the following:

func azure functionapp publish basemind-whatsapp-webhook --publish-local-settings

To set the environment variables in the cloud to match those used locally, simply do the following:

func azure functionapp publish basemind-whatsapp-webhook --publish-settings-only