2019cjin/news_analysis_app

News Analysis App

Purpose

This app was created to visualize data on headlines gathered from multiple sources. This app should be used in conjunction with the News_Data_Analysis app, which gathers headlines data on a regular basis.

News_Data_Analysis app github: https://github.com/cjin2019/News_Data_Analysis

How to Install Locally

1. Install python
2. Create and start virtual environment:
   1. python -m venv venv
   2. (macos/linux) source venv/bin/activate
   3. (windows) venv/Scripts/activate
3. pip install -r requirements.txt
4. Setup MySQL server: See instruction in readme here:
5. Connect app to MySQL server: in news_analysis_app/settings.py, add username and password for DATABASES

How to Run App Locally

python manage.py runserver

Resources:

Django

1. https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/intro/tutorial01/
2. https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/howto/legacy-databases/

Javascript Files Used:

1. plotly: https://plotly.com/javascript
2. wordcloud resource: https://github.com/timdream/wordcloud2.js

Frontend Styling Resources:

1. bootstrap:
   1. https://getbootstrap.com/docs/3.4/components/#navbar
   2. https://simpleisbetterthancomplex.com/tutorial/2018/08/13/how-to-use-bootstrap-4-forms-with-django.html
2. icons: https://icons8.com/icons/set/bar-chart

Resources for Deploying App:

1. Heroku: https://gist.github.com/randallreedjr/aa89e069371d07371882eea2df15fb4d