This repository creates a little client-server-side web application that can send text snipets to the MeaningCloud Sentiment Analysis API and display the results. It's a great starting point if you are interested in learning about
- Setting up Webpack
- Sass styles
- Webpack Loaders and Plugins
- Creating layouts and page design
- Service workers
- Using APIs and creating requests to external urls
- Basic Natural Language Processing
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In the terminal run:
git clone https://github.com/ImmanuelXIV/evaluate-news-nlp.git
cd evaluate-news-nlp
- Side note: If you are using Mac OS X you might need to install Xcode or Xcode Command Line Tools (e.g., see here).
- Run
npm install
to install all dependencies listed inpackage.json
. Among them are e.g., webpack, babel, node-sass, and jest (and some more). Checkout the file if you are interested. If you get an error, tryrm -rf node_modules
,rm package-lock.json
and reinstall node, e.g., viabrew install node
and try again.
- Go to meaningcloud.com and create an account. At the time of writing, the API is free to use up to 1000 requests per day or 333 intensive requests. It is free to check how many requests you have remaining for the day.
- Create a file called
.env
in the rootevaluate-news-nlp
folder and paste this line inside the fileAPI_KEY=xxxxx<PasteYourKeyHere>xxxxxx
and put your API key here.
- Run
npm run build-prod
. This should finish without an error. - Run
npm run start
- Go to http://localhost:8081/ in your browser (e.g. Google Chrome). By default, this app runs on port 8081, but you can edit that in
src/server/index.js
. If everything, goes well, you'll see the app running and a message popping up saying "I EXIST". - Open another terminal tab ad run
npm run build-dev
. Now, Chrome should open a tab, go to http://localhost:8080/ and respond as before. - In the http://localhost:8081/ tab, provide an input text (only alphanumeric values, or else you will get a warning) such as "JavaScript is fun", wait a second and see the results displayed in the website.
- Tadaaa - the app is running as intended!
If you want to check out the basic Jest unit tests in the repository then
- Run
npm run test
in the terminal and look at the test information displayed.
- Deploying the project e.g., on Netlify or Heroku should be fun.
- You could display more information received from the MeaningCloud API.
- You could brush up the appearance of the web app and make it mobile friendly.
- Be creative - possibilities are endless.
This project originally stems from Udacity's Front End Web development Nanodegree. If you are interested, or just want to freshen up your Front End coding skills check it out - I can highly recommend the course!