Tu-Chef-Virtual (AI Recipe Assistant)

A full-stack web application that acts as a personal AI recipe assistant, built by a team of software engineers.
This app uses the Google AI (Gemini) API to generate custom recipes based on a user's preferences, allergies, and available ingredients. It features a secure backend with JWT authentication and a relational database to manage user profiles.

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Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, React-Bootstrap
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: PostgreSQL (Deployed on NEON)
• Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT) & bcrypt.js
• AI: Google (Gemini) AI API

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Getting Started

Follow these instructions to get a copy of the project up and running on your local machine.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or newer)
• PostgreSQL
• A Google AI (Gemini) API Key

1. Clone the Repository

git clone [https://URL-DE-TU-REPO.git](https://URL-DE-TU-REPO.git)
cd tu-chef-virtual

2. Backend Setup

The backend server provides the RESTful API and handles authentication.

# Navigate to the backend folder
cd backend

# Install all required dependencies
npm install

Create the .env file Create a .env file in the /backend root and add the following environment variables. This project uses JWT for authentication and MySQL for the database.

# Google AI API Key
GEMINI_API_KEY=YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY

Run the Backend Server

# This will start the server, typically on http://localhost:8080
npm run dev

3. Frontend Setup

The frontend is a React application that consumes the backend API.

# Open a new terminal.
# Navigate to the frontend folder from the root directory.
cd frontend

# Install all required dependencies
npm install

Run the Frontend CLient

# This will start the React dev server and open a browser window
npm start

You should now have the application running locally!

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Contributors

1. D4nD4n01
2. SergioMadrid522