InfoTrack SEO Search Application

Overview

This project is an application designed to search for specific keywords and URLs in Google and return the positions where the URL appears in the search results. It is developed using .NET Core 8 Web API for the backend and Blazor for the frontend. The application stores search history in a SQL Server database and includes caching to improve performance.

Features

Search for keywords and URLs in Google search results.
Display the positions of the URL in the search results.
View the history of search results.
Caching of search results to improve performance.

Technologies Used

.NET Core 8 Web API
Blazor
Entity Framework Core
SQL Server Express
Dependency Injection
Logging
Caching

Prerequisites

.NET 8.0 SDK
SQL Server Express
Visual Studio 2022 or VS Code

Setup Instructions

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/InfoTrackSearchApp.git
cd InfoTrackSearchApp

Database Setup:

Ensure SQL Server Express is installed and running.
Clone the repository.
Navigate to the project directory.
Run dotnet restore.
Update the connection string in appsettings.json with your database details.
1- run dotnet ef migrations add InitialCreate --project InfoTrackSearchData --startup-project InfoTrackSearchAPI
2- run dotnet ef database update --project InfoTrackSearchData --startup-project InfoTrackSearchAPI
Run dotnet run to start the application.

Configure Connection String:

Update the connection string in appsettings.json file of the API project:

"ConnectionStrings": {
  "DefaultConnection": "Server=YOUR_SERVER_NAME;Database=InfoTrackDb;Trusted_Connection=True;Encrypt=true;TrustServerCertificate=True"
}

Run the API Project:
- Open the solution in Visual Studio or VS Code.
- Set InfoTrackSearchAPI as the startup project.
- Run the project (Ctrl + F5).
Run the Blazor Project:
- Set InfoTrackSearchBlazor as the startup project.
- Run the project (Ctrl + F5).
Access the Application:
- Open a web browser and navigate to https://localhost:5001 (or the port specified in your launch settings).

Project Structure

InfoTrackSearchAPI: Backend API project.
InfoTrackSearchBlazor: Frontend Blazor project.
InfoTrackSearchData: Data access layer.
InfoTrackSearchModel: Shared models.

Usage

Perform a Search:
- Enter the keyword and URL in the search form and click "Search".
- The application will display the positions of the URL in the Google search results.
View Search History:
- The history of previous searches will be displayed below the search form.
- You can see the date, keyword, URL, and positions from previous searches.

Things to Improve

UI Enhancements:
- Improve the user interface design for better usability and aesthetics.
- Add loading indicators and better error messages.
Advanced Search Options:
- Allow users to specify additional search parameters (e.g., date range, country-specific searches).
Parallel Searches:
- Implement parallel searches across multiple search engines to provide more comprehensive results.
Performance Optimization:
- Optimize database queries and improve caching strategies.
- Implement background processing for long-running search tasks.
Security Enhancements:
- Implement user authentication and authorization.
- Secure sensitive data in transit and at rest.
Comprehensive Testing:
- Add more unit tests and integration tests to ensure the application’s reliability.
- Implement automated testing and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Scalability:
- Refactor the application to support horizontal scaling.
- Use cloud services for better scalability and availability.
Pagination: - We can implement pagination for the search results to improve performance and user experience.

Additional Configuration

Logging

Logging configuration is in appsettings.json:

"Logging": {
  "LogLevel": {
    "Default": "Information",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
  }
}

CORS

CORS is configured to allow any origin, method, and header.

builder.Services.AddCors(options =>
{
    options.AddDefaultPolicy(builder =>
    {
        builder.AllowAnyOrigin()
               .AllowAnyMethod()
               .AllowAnyHeader();
    });
});

Caching

Caching settings are configured in appsettings.json:

"CacheSettings": {
  "ExpirationMinutes": 30
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contact

For any questions or suggestions, please contact hussam@hussam.se.

Hussamalsh/InfoTrackSearchApp