This is iLearn, a conversational learning app/manager. It allows you to build, host and manage courses that run over a conversational platform such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger or our very own web platform.

The iLearn Conversational App has the following elements:

• A conversation builder.

• A drag-and-drop editor for building chatbot conversations/stories.

• Chatbot channel management & hosting.

• The ability to connect different channels to the chatbot manager and to link conversations/stories. This includes channel registration such as WhatsApp Business API registration on the platform/ Telegram Conversational system.

• Mirror of chat(bot) conversations with a user and the ability to take over from the bot and have direct chat with a participant and to guide the participants to parts of the application.

• as non-registered user, I can register a new account with the site

• as a user, I can log in to the site

• as a user, I can open my personal dashboard

• as a user, I can view and search all courese in the course shop

• as a user, I can add courses to my dashboard

• as a user, I can delete courses from my dashboard

• APIs to register and login a user.

• APIs for which a logged in user can add, edit and update their courses.

• Pagination API to give list of perticular user's added courses.

• JWT token for authentication.

• We are using an external API to populate our courses endpoint with data.

• A simple but self-guiding UI to enable a user to register and login.

• UI for course management. A logged in user can add, delete and search school, subject and course by name.

• Making HTTPS calls using Axios.

Our application uses the MERN stack:

• Frontend - React

• Backend - Nodejs/Express

• Database - MongoDB

Follow the steps below:

• Fork the repo https://github.com/ALCOpenSource/conversational-app-team2

• Clone the forked repo with the command git clone to your local

• Pick an issue from the trello

• Create your own branch from main, eg feat/

• Ensure your branch is up to date with latest changes before pushing

• Create a pull request against main branch

Frontend

• Navigate to the project directory with the command cd conversational-app-team2

• Navigate to the frontend directory with the command cd frontend

• Install all the dependencies with the command npm install

• Start the app with the command npm start

• Navigate to the app on your browser with the url http://localhost:3000 or any other port number displayed on your terminal

Backend

• Navigate to the project directory with the command cd conversational-app-team2

• Navigate to the backend directory with the command cd backend

• Install all the dependencies with the command npm install

• Start the app with the command npm start

• Navigate to the app on your browser with the url http://localhost:4000 or any other port number displayed on your terminal