PDFSeek

This is a full-stack web application that enables users to upload PDF documents and ask questions, with answers generated using Groq's LLaMA-3.1 model based on the document context. The backend also provides secure user authentication, semantic search via FAISS, and PDF indexing using sentence-transformers. The frontend is built in Angular for a smooth user experience.

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Features

• User Authentication with secure password hashing (signup/login)
• PDF Upload & Processing using pdfplumber
• AI Question Answering using Groq's LLaMA-3.1
• Semantic Search using FAISS and SentenceTransformers
• Contextual Answers pulled from most relevant PDF chunks
• MongoDB Integration for user storage

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	Angular
Backend	Flask + Flask-RESTful + CORS
Database	MongoDB
AI Models	Groq LLaMA-3.1 + SentenceTransformers
Search	FAISS
PDF	pdfplumber

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Prerequisites

Ensure the following are installed on your system:

• Node.js (v14+)
• Angular CLI (v12+)
• Python (v3.8+)
• pip (Python package manager)
• MongoDB Compass (or MongoDB installed locally)
• Groq (for API integrations)

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Groq API Key Configuration

To use the Groq API in this project, you need to obtain an API key. Follow the steps below:

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Obtaining the API Key

1. Visit the Groq API key management page:
   Obtain API Key

2. Log in with your credentials or create a new account if you don’t have one.

3. Generate a new API key under your account settings.

4. Copy the API key to use in the project.

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Configuring the API Key in the Project

1. Add the API key to the appropriate configuration variable:

   GROQ_API_KEY = "your_api_key_here"
   

Frontend Setup

How to Run :

1. Clone the repo.

   cd Hackathon-2024

2. Install the latest version of Angular

   npm install -g @angular/cli

3. Install the necessary packages using

   npm install

4. Run the server

   ng serve

   The application will be accessible at http://localhost:4200/

Backend Setup

This document provides instructions to set up the backend for the hackathon project, developed using Flask with MongoDB and Groq for API handling.

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Prerequisites

Ensure the following are installed on your system:

• Python (v3.8+)
• pip (Python package manager)
• MongoDB Compass (or MongoDB installed locally)
• Groq (for API integrations)

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Setup Instructions

1. Navigate to the backend directory:

   cd hackathon/backend

2. Create a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

   virtualenv venv
   venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install the necessary packages using

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the server

   flask run