/BestDeal

A Comparative Shopping Web Application

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BestDeal

A Comparative Shopping Web Application

BestDeal is a powerful Comparative Shopping Web Application that empowers users to find the best prices for products across various online platforms. With a user-friendly interface and robust web scraping capabilities, BestDeal simplifies the process of comparing prices, making informed purchasing decisions, and saving money. BestDeal offers seamless integration with a chatbot, enabling users to interact naturally and obtain real-time assistance for their shopping needs.

Features

  1. Product Search: Users can search for products by keywords.
  2. Price Comparison: The application displays prices from various online retailers for the searched product.
  3. User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive design for easy navigation and usability.
  4. Customization: Users can customize their search preferences and filter results.
  5. Saved Searches: Users can save their searches for future reference.
  6. Chatbot Integration: Real-time chatbot assistance for product inquiries and recommendations.

Technology Stack

  • Django
  • Selenium
  • Websockets (channels package)
  • GPT4ALL

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Running the project

  1. Set the environment variable BROWSER to the path of the Brave browser.

    For Windows

    set BROWSER="path/to/brave"

    For macOS (Fish shell)

    set -Ux BROWSER '/Applications/Brave Browser.app
/Contents/MacOS/Brave Browser'

  2. Download Orca Mini Model and Set the environment variable MODEL to the path of the Orca Mini Model. Download model: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BkdWrhxrQMBDU6OcRFjbRkPMJWDSbEho?usp=drive_link

    For Windows

    set MODEL="path/to/orcamini"

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Running the project

Dependencies

pip install django selenium daphne channels strsimpy gpt4all

Setting up the environment

Download Orca Mini Model

Download Orca Mini Model. Download model: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BkdWrhxrQMBDU6OcRFjbRkPMJWDSbEho?usp=drive_link

Set the environment variable MODEL to the path of the Orca Mini Model and Set the environment variable BROWSER to the path of the Brave browser.

For Windows
set BROWSER="path/to/brave"
set MODEL="path/to/orcamini"
For macOS (Fish shell)
set -Ux BROWSER '/Applications/Brave Browser.app/Contents/MacOS/Brave Browser'
set -Ux MODEL 'path/to/orcamini'
For Bash (Linux/Unix/macOS)
export BROWSER="path/to/brave"
export MODEL="path/to/orcamini"