Competitive Companion for Codechef

Automatically Scrape Test Cases for Codechef Contest problems. Also has a built-in judge that can Judge Solutions against Samples

1. Introduction

Competetive Companion is a Python Script that can be used to scrape test cases for Codechef Contest problems. It also has a built-in judge that can Judge Solutions against Samples.

2. Usage

# Runs only on Linux based systems
# Run the following commands in a terminal:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ChitturiSaiSuman/Competitive-Companion-for-CodeChef-and-Codeforces.git

# Change directory to the repository
cd Competitive-Companion-for-CodeChef-and-Codeforces

# Run the application
python3 Scrape.py

# Enter the link to a Codechef Contest
# Example: https://www.codechef.com/contests/DEC21A

3. Dependencies

Selenium is the backbone of the application. Install selenium using the following command.

pip install selenium

gtts (google text to speech) is used for speech synthesis. Install gtts using the following command.

pip install gTTS

Colorama is used for colored output. Install coloroma using the following command.

pip install coloroma

There are several other dependencies that are not listed here.
Moreover, this is designed to work on Linux based systems.
Post Scraping, a VS Code Workplace is lauched for you.

4. My Settings

Open a terminal and run the following commands to set up aliases for Ubuntu.

# Open bashrc file
nano ~/.bashrc
# Add the following lines at the beginning of the file

alias run="bash /home/<user_name>/Competitive-Companion-for-CodeChef-and-Codeforces/RUN_CPP.sh"
alias stress="bash /home/<user_name>/Competitive-Companion-for-CodeChef-and-Codeforces/STRESS.sh"
alias debug="bash /home/<user_name>/Competitive-Companion-for-CodeChef-and-Codeforces/DEBUG.sh"
alias clip="python3 /home/<user_name>/Competitive-Companion-for-CodeChef-and-Codeforces/Snippet_Copier.py"

# Save the file using CTRL + O and then Y
# Exit nano using CTRL + X

# Now, run the following command to reload the aliases
source ~/.bashrc

# Aliases help quick access to frequently used commands.

# For example, to run any CPP Script in the current directory, run the following command.
run <file_name>.cpp
# This will run the CPP Script against STDIN file.

# To Stress test a buggy CPP Script against a Correct Solution, run the following command.
stress <buggy_solution_file_name>.cpp <correct_solution_file_name>.cpp
# You can also swap the order of the two files.
stress <correct_solution_file_name>.cpp <buggy_solution_file_name>.cpp
# Make sure that the file named Generator.cpp is present in the current directory.

# To Debug Solutions that are giving Runtime Errors, run the following command.
debug <file_name>.cpp

# To copy a snippet from a file to the clipboard, run the following command.
clip
# This will ask you to enter keywords so that you can access readymade templates from the clipboard.

5. Extension

Interested Users can create a pull-request and extend the project for implementing other features (or eliminate existing bugs) as well.