lalitdotdev / ShopSavvy

ShopSavvy is a user-friendly web application designed to enhance your online shopping experience. It helps you keep an eye on your favorite products using web-scraping , track their prices, and receive timely notifications about changes, It empowers you to make informed buying decisions.

ShopSavvy- Product Price Tracking and Alert System

ShopSavvy is a versatile web application designed to help you track product prices and receive timely alerts when there are price drops or stock availability changes.

Features

• Price Tracking: Keep an eye on the price history of your favorite products.
• Stock Alerts: Receive notifications when a product comes back in stock.
• Price Drop Alerts: Get alerted when a product's price drops below your specified threshold.
• Email Notifications: Stay updated through email notifications.
• Data Analysis: Analyze price trends and historical data for smarter shopping decisions.
• Web Scraping: Real-time data scraping from product websites.
• User-Friendly Interface: An easy-to-navigate web application for all your tracking needs.

Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mrExplorist/ShopSavvy.git
   cd ShopSavvy

2. Install Dependencies:

    npm install

3. Set Up Environment Variables: Create a .env file and provide the necessary environment variables, including your database connection and email configuration.

4. Run the Application:

   npm run dev

Tech Stack

ShopSavvy is built using the following technologies and tools:

• Frontend: React.js, Next.js 13, Tailwind CSS, Chart.js, Axios and more. (See [package.json])
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, Mongoose, Nodemailer, Axios and more. (See [package.json])
• Database: MongoDB Atlas
• Email Service: Nodemailer
• Web Scraping: Axios, Cheerio, Puppeteer, BrightData
• Deployment and Hosting: Vercel (Frontend)
• Version Control: Git and GitHub

Contributing

As many features can be added and developed and are being in development, We welcome contributions from the open-source community. Whether you're a developer, designer, or tester, your input can help improve ShopSavvy. Here's how you can contribute:

• Suggest Features: If you have any ideas for new features, please let us know by opening an issue on GitHub.

• Fix Bugs: If you want to contribute to the codebase, please open a pull request on GitHub.

• Improve UI/UX: If you have any ideas for improving the UI/UX, please open a pull request on GitHub.

• Add New Features: If you have any ideas for new features, please open a pull request on GitHub.

Here's how you can contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Clone the repository to your local machine.
3. Create a new branch for your changes. Use git checkout -b <branch-name>. For example, git checkout -b feature/new-feature.
4. Make the necessary changes and commit those changes. Use git add . to add all your changes and git commit -m "<commit-message>" to commit those changes.
5. Push the changes to your forked repository using git push origin <branch-name>.
6. Open a pull request on GitHub.
7. We will review the changes and merge them into the main branch of the repository.