NewsApp - Inter IIT Tech Meet 12.0 - IIT KGP Development Team Selection Task

How to Run Locally?

1. Using Docker

   • Clone the repository
   • Navigate to the root directory
   • Run docker run -p 8888:8888 -d lurkingryuu/devtask_svelte
   • Navigate to localhost:8888 to view the app

2. Without Docker

   • Clone the repository

     Setting up the frontend

     • Install nodejs and npm
     • Run npm install to install all the dependencies
     • Run npm run dev to start the backend server

Problem Statement

• Clean and responsive front-end
• Should contain a search bar for headlines and keywords
• A news entity should have the following features:
  • Headline
  • Content
  • Image
  • Video (playback optional)
• Real time news feed
  • Extensive web scraping is not required. Simply ensure that the coming feed conveys a sense of freshness.
• Filtering options for
  • Geographic location
  • Topics (eg. Sports, Politics, Technology, Finance etc.)
• Newsletter subscription service
  • Email can be stored in your choice of database or data-structure

Remaining Features to Be Implemented

1. Video Integration in the News Section

   • Unfortunately, the utilized news API does not furnish video content.

2. Topic-based Filtering and Search Capability

   • Regrettably, I was unable to implement filtering due to time limitations and the incompatibility of lunr.js with SvelteKit.

3. Newsletter Subscription Functionality

   • The backend successfully handles subscription and unsubscription operations, but the mailing service is not functional, preventing the implementation of the newsletter subscription service.