Thinkify - Idea Analysis Platform

Table of Contents

1. Project Overview
2. Features
3. Technologies Used
4. Backend Architecture
5. Database Schema
6. API Endpoints
7. Frontend Integration
8. Deployment
9. Next Steps

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Project Overview

Thinkify is an idea analysis and brainstorming platform designed to help users generate, refine, and validate their business and project ideas. The platform provides a structured framework to analyze ideas in-depth, including competitive analysis, suggestions for improvement, and actionable implementation steps. Additionally, the platform allows users to receive notifications and set alarms for reviewing their ideas, enhancing engagement and idea progression.

YT Video

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Features

• Idea Submission & Analysis: Users can submit ideas, and the AI analyzes them with structured responses, including title, category, target audience, objective, suggestions, market analysis, implementation steps, and a summary.
• Idea Notifications: Notifications are sent to users for feedback or updates related to their ideas.
• Set Alarm for Idea Review: Users can set alarms to review and update their ideas.
• Badges & Titles: Users earn badges and titles for contributing and participating in the community.
• Top Idea Highlights: Highlight the top-rated or trending ideas within the platform.
• Realtime Notifications: Receive live updates for new ideas or responses.

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Technologies Used

• Frontend: React.js, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Backend: Appwrite, Node.js, TypeScript
• Database: Appwrite Database (NoSQL)
• Hosting: Appwrite Cloud or Self-hosted Appwrite
• Realtime Notifications: Appwrite Realtime API
• Model: LLaMA2, Mistral, and Deepseek-R1 for Idea Analysis

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Backend Architecture

The backend is built with Appwrite to handle user management, idea submission, notifications, alarms, badges, and other essential services.

Appwrite Setup

• Databases: Appwrite is used to store user data, ideas, badges, notifications, and alarms.
• Collections: Each collection stores different aspects of the system, such as user details, ideas, notifications, and alarms.

Key Collections:

1. Users: Stores user details like user_id, email, username, etc.
2. Ideas: Stores the ideas submitted by users, including title, description, category, target_audience, etc.
3. Badges: Contains information about badges earned by users.
4. Notifications: Stores notifications for users.
5. Alarms: Stores alarms set by users for reviewing ideas.

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Database Schema

Users Collection (users)

Field	Type	Description
account_id	String	Unique ID
fullname	String	Full name of user
email	String	Email
avatar	String	Avatar

Ideas Collection (ideas)

Field	Type	Description
idea_id	String	Unique idea ID
user_id	String	Associated user ID
title	String	Idea title
description	String	Idea description
category	String	Idea category
target_audience	String	Target audience
objective	String	Idea objective
created_at	DateTime	Timestamp

Badges Collection (badges)

Field	Type	Description
badge_id	String	Unique badge ID
badge_name	String	Name of the badge
description	String	Description of the badge

Notifications Collection (notifications)

Field	Type	Description
notification_id	String	Unique notification ID
user_id	String	Associated user ID
message	String	Notification message
is_read	Boolean	Read status
created_at	DateTime	Timestamp

Alarms Collection (alarms)

Field	Type	Description
alarm_id	String	Unique alarm ID
user_id	String	Associated user ID
idea_id	String	Associated idea ID
alarm_time	DateTime	Alarm time

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API Endpoints

1️⃣ User Routes

• POST /create_user: Create a new user.
• GET /get_user/:user_id: Fetch user details.

2️⃣ Idea Routes

• POST /create_idea: Submit a new idea.
• GET /get_ideas: Fetch all ideas.
• GET /get_idea/:idea_id: Fetch a specific idea.

3️⃣ Notification Routes

• POST /send_notification: Send a notification to a user.
• GET /get_notifications/:user_id: Fetch all notifications for a user.

4️⃣ Alarm Routes

• POST /set_alarm: Set an alarm for an idea.
• GET /get_alarms/:user_id: Fetch all alarms for a user.

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Frontend Integration

The frontend communicates with the backend using RESTful API calls to fetch and submit data for users, ideas, alarms, and notifications.

Example API Call (Frontend)

// Fetch all ideas
async function loadIdeas() {
    const response = await fetch("http://localhost:3000/get_ideas");
    const ideas = await response.json();
    console.log(ideas);
}

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Deployment

1. Backend Deployment:

   • Host Appwrite on Appwrite Cloud.
   • Set up appropriate environment variables like the APPWRITE_ENDPOINT and APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID.

2. Frontend Deployment:

   • Host the React frontend on platforms like Vercel.
   • Connect the frontend with the backend API using fetch or Axios.

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Next Steps

1. Integrate Realtime Features: Use Appwrite's Realtime API to notify users when their idea receives feedback.
2. Scaling: Prepare for scaling by optimizing database queries and implementing caching strategies.

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Contributors

• Vrajesh Sharma - AI Lead and Full Stack Developer
• Prince Rathod - Team Lead and Full Stack Developer
• Vatsal Patel - Marketing Lead and AI/backend developer