batuncer/googlesearchengine

Google Search prototype using google JSON API

README

Content:

1. Assignment title

2. Installation & usage

3. How to run this project

4. Changelog

5. Google Search JSON API

1.

Assignment title: Lap1 Futureproof searchEngine

2.

Installation and usage:

pre-requisites for running this program.

• In order to run this program you must have nodejs installed and your own google search json api key which can be obtained for free from the google api library.
• Once you have your api key, navigate to server/app.js line:98 and insert your own api key in place of <ADD-API-KEY-HERE>.
• Optional: If you wish to have a functioning return-home button then go to client/result.html, line 14: and add the url you are running client/index.html from to the anchor tag href <a href="<INSERT-URL-HERE>" alt="link-to-homepage">

To install the dependencies required to run the project please navigate to the server folder and install the required dependencies (into the server folder, preferably using npm):

• expressjs
• cors
• npm
• nodemon (optional)

3.

How to run this project:

After the above, whilst still in the server folder, please run the command npm run dev. This command will start the server running.

To view the client side, navigate to the client folder and either open index.html in the browser or run it if you are using an IDE.

4.

Changelog:

• Dependencies installed.
• Styling & html added.
• Added paths for get requests added.
• Search engine working
• Upgrading search engine
• Search Engine Upgrade working successfully on client side. Still showing minor errors but they are not affecting usage.
• Search Engine Working with Google Search JSON API.
• Search Engine working with both Google Search JSON API & Server Database Search.

future ideas:

-> I'm feeling lucky button -> Improved error handling (alert for out of range searches on database). -> Code refactoring and optimisation. -> jest testing. -> additional styling and new features!

Bugs:

- multiple bugs identified. More coming soon...

• key issues: speed | security | flexability | scalability
• • Currently minimal error handling

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5.

Google Search JSON API

• Using Google Search API fetch experimental features for fast & secure server-side data collection.

Image Credits: All images used in this project belong to google, they are merely being used for the purpose of a study project.

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