AO3 Assist

A sophisticated recommendation system for Archive of Our Own (AO3) that leverages AI/ML to provide personalized fanfiction suggestions through a Chrome extension. Features secure authentication, profile management, and ML-powered recommendations.

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Features

• Secure JWT-based authentication system with token validation
• User profile management with customizable usernames
• ML-powered fanfiction recommendations based on user preferences
• Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) support for Chrome extension
• RESTful API architecture with Express.js
• Password hashing for enhanced security

Dependencies

• Node.js v14.0.0 or higher

• PostgreSQL database

• Core Dependencies:

  • express: ^4.19.2
  • jsonwebtoken: ^9.0.2
  • bcrypt: ^5.1.1
  • cors: ^2.8.5
  • body-parser: ^1.20.2
  • cookie-parser: ^1.4.6
  • dotenv: ^16.4.5
  • pg: ^8.12.0

API Endpoints

Authentication Routes (/auth)

POST /auth/login - User login
POST /auth/register - New user registration
GET /auth/token/:token - Token validation
GET /auth/validate - Verify user token
PATCH /auth/update_username - Update user's username
GET /auth/userdetail - Get user details

AI/ML Routes

GET /recom - Get personalized recommendations (requires authentication)

Running

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/GDGVIT/ao3-chrome-extension-backend.git
cd ao3-chrome-extension-backend
npm install

Set up your environment variables in .env:

PORT=3000
DATABASE_URL=your_postgres_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
# Add other required environment variables

Start the development server:

npm run test

Contributors

Varshith Kumar Backend

Dipit Madan Machine Learning

Made with ❤ by GDSC-VIT