PlayStyle Compass is a personal guide to discovering video games tailored to your preferences, gaming history, and genre interests.
- Open a command prompt or terminal
- Navigate to the project's root directory (containing manage.py)
- pip install -r requirements.txt
- Create a file named .env and paste the contents from 'env-example.txt' and then fill the variables with your data
- python manage.py makemigrations
- python manage.py migrate
- python manage.py runserver
- Open the url: http://127.0.0.1:8000/ on your browser to view the website
- git clone https://github.com/KhadaAke/PlayStyleCompass.git
- cd PlayStyleCompass
- python -m venv env
- source env/Scripts/activate (env\Scripts\activate for Windows)
- pip install -r requirements.txt
- Create a file named .env and paste the contents from 'env-example.txt' and then fill the variables with your data
- python manage.py makemigrations
- python manage.py migrate
- python manage.py runserver
- Open the url: http://127.0.0.1:8000/ on your browser to view the website
Websites for .env configuration: GiantBomb / SendGrid / RECAPTCHA
- Search bar added on view game page.
- Full profile name displayed on hover (for longer profile names).
- Restricted length for username and profile name.
- Updated translations.
- Refactored js files.
- Unique GUID retrieved from API for Game objects so the id remains consistent after any database changes.
- Now users can get recommendations based on their favorite themes.
- New platforms and genres for users to choose for their favorites.
- CSS improvements for better visual appeal.
- Added gameplay videos for each game.
- New data for characters: images & birthday / New data for franchises: images
- Added headers & header descriptions to all pages that needed it.
- Organized html files in different folders for easier maintainability.
- Searching for characters is available in the search bar.
- Refactored misc functions.
- Implemented Characters: Users are able to view different game characters and specific details about them.
- Fixed BUGS: Bug that caused the navbar to not appear / Updated translations / Made search bar dynamic based on the page that it exists.
- Added popular franchises on Index
- Formatting / Refactoring.
- Users are now able to search franchises just like searching games.
- Added franchises page where users can explore different franchises and read details about each of them.
- New game information: Franchise.
- Improved password validators.
- Finished translation + Language switcher.
- Implemented multilanguage (English/Romanian).
- Improved live notifications system.
- Implemented live notifications using Websockets.
- Implemented sorting by date for messages & shared games.
- Users are able to send messages to each other.
- Added DLC in game info.
- Added comments to views where necessary.
- Improved Similar Playstyles (HTML/CSS).
- Similar Playstyles page implemented: Users can find other users with a similar playstyle.
- Selective deletion of shared games.
- Users are able to view both games other users shared with them and games they shared with other users.
- Implemented Game Sharing: Users are now able to share games with the other users.
- Users are now able to show or hide their favorites, game queue and reviews on their profile.
- Views refactored in playstyle_compass and users.
- Solved delete account BUG which caused users to be able to delete their account without email confirmation.
- Refactored recommendation helper functions into a RecommendationEngine class.
- Default profile picture at registration.
- Dynamic page headers for Reviews, Game Queue, Favorites
- Save all button on preferences page improved.
- Profile name change functionality improved.
- Profile image resized before change for better performance.
- Navbar / Scrollbar / Css changes and/or improvements.
- Like-dislike feature improved.
- User profile improvements: Reviews, Likes, Favorites, Game Queue stats are displayed on the profile.
- User profile improvements: Remove friend / Friend request / Profile picture change functionality.
- Implemented User Profile: Now users are able to see their profile and the profile of other users.
- CSS/HTML Refactoring / Improvements.
- Added css adjustments for small screens.
- Implemented Likes and Dislikes for the reviews: Users are able to like or dislike a review.
- Removed Upcoming games from user preferences / Game recommendations
- HTML Refactored
- Minor bug fixes.
- Added Reviews page where users are able to see all the games that they wrote a review for.
- Profile image of user added on Friends List and Friend Requests pages.
- Added Show/Hide functionality for passwords.
- Implemented Games Queue page.
- Code refactoring / Bugs solved in reviews description.
- Friends List improvements: Users are no longer able to send friend requests to users that are already their friends.
- Friends List Implementation:
- Send, receive, accept, decline, and cancel friend requests.
- View incoming and sent requests.
- Manage Friends List and unfriend users.
- Upcoming games added to navbar.
- Profile name change has a cooldown of 1 hour.
- Modified how average score and total reviews are fetched to improve functionality.
- Profile name must be unique.
- Each user is able to Edit or Delete their own reviews for the games.
- Reimplemented reviews functionality.
- Users are now able to write reviews for the games.
- Improved the search bar and small tweaks for the search results page.
- Implemented Top Rated Games page, and also each game has an average rating displayed based on the review scores.
- Now reviews for the games are displayed.
- Views refactored into new helper functions.
- Games that are not yet released removed from recommendations and moved to a new category: Upcoming Games.
- Implemented email change confirmation.
- Added sorting options for the recommended games based on the release date.
- Users are now able to mark games as favorites and they can find them on the Favorite Games page.
- Added popular and upcoming games on the Home Page.
- Code refactored, improved documentation.
- Css improvements.
- Improved the save buttons and save all button functionality on the my playstyle page.
- Implemented Save all button to save all preferences after modifying them.
- Users are now able to modify their preferences individually.
- Users are now able to change their Profile Name
- Improved CSS, added icons for different forms using FontAwesome
- Users are not able to resend the email verification link.
- Implemented reCAPTCHA.
- Implemented email confirmation for the registration.
- Added profile name for the users.
- Modified css for different templates and placement of the footer.
- Refactored misc functions.
- Refactored CSS.
- Implemented Contact Us - Now users are able to fill a form and send an email for inquiries and communication.
- Added image gallery for each game.
- Added Read more - Read less funcionality for the Overview.
- Added new information about the games (Overview, Developers).
- Implemented pagination for the games recommendation page.
- Users are now also able to change their profile picture by directly clicking on it.
- Improved folder structure.
- Views refactored.
- Implemented Profile Picture feature: Users can now personalize their profiles by adding profile pictures.
- Changed css styles for different templates.
- Modifications to password change view and form.
- Users are now also abe to change their email or password.
- Improved the password reset email template.
- Users are now able to delete their accounts.
- Improved index template.
- Improved password reset templates.
- Users now have the capability to reset their passwords.
- Integrated Sendgrid APIs to facilitate the sending of password reset emails.
- Improved the base.html styling.
- Refactored the get_recommendations view function.
- Added recommendations based on the gaming history.
- Improved UI for the gaming preferences and preferences pages.
- Implemented default image that automatically takes the place of missing game images.
- Added database filtering: The games are filtered so that duplicate entries are eliminated from the games database.
- Introduced an advanced search bar on the index page, empowering users to seamlessly search for their desired games. The search bar incorporates an autocomplete feature, enhancing user experience and efficiency.
- Improved overall code structure.
- Created .js files for the scripts used.
- Users now have the ability to apply filters. These filters include preferred genres, preferred platforms, and games that align with both the selected platforms and genres.
- Improved the recommendations page: Now an image of each game is displayed and also more details about the game are provided.
- Code refactored
- Improved registration and login pages
- Implemented feature: Integrated database connectivity to compare the user's preferences with the games stored in the games database. The outcome is a list of game recommendations tailored to the user's preferences.
- Created a database for seamless storage of the acquired data.
- Utilized Giant Bomb's API to efficiently gather essential game data.
- Implemented an enhanced folder structure to ensure the project's long-term maintainability.
- Added a distinct logo that enhances the site's visual identity.
- Elevated the user experience with better UI across all pages.
- Introduced dedicated CSS files to ensure consistent styling.
- Implemented user registration and login functionality.
- Created basic templates for different pages.
- Users can provide their gaming history, select preferred genres, and choose platforms to play on.
- Data is saved in a database for future reference.
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