MATCH: Social Networking Platform

Team: Ivan Chowdhury, Min JO, Sara Huang, Hanoch Goldfarb

Description

MATCH is a web app that allows users to find friends with similar interests in their area. MATCH's friend-matching algorithm utilizes user geolocation data, hobbies, and other personal preferences to optimize results. The app also features PBKDF2 encryption, cookies, and account management.

Features

• Account management: registration, login, friends list, and customizable profile

• Accept or reject matches

• Chat with friends

• PBKDF2 encryption

• Cookies

Tech Stack

• Web Server: Spark (embedded Jetty web server)

• Server: Spark, JDBC

• Database: MySQL

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Java JDK 8 or above
• MySQL
• Apache Maven

Running Locally

1. Start MySQL and run a server. Record your MySQL credentials.
2. Edit the credentials in the beginning of MatchJDBC.java to match your MySQL credentials
3. Run MatchApp.java
4. Navigate to https://localhost:8080 in your browser. If this doesn't work, try https://199.98.27.118:8080/

Testing

To do an integration test, run the bash script test. This will try creating a new user and checking that their profile page returns the expected results.

Instructions

• Creating a new user: From the homepage select Register a new account.. Fill out all the fields, click Get Location, and then click Register.

• Viewing a friend's profile: Clicking on a name in your list of friends will show you their profile.

• Rejecting a match: When a viewing a friend's profile, select Reject. They will no longer appear on your list of friends and you will no longer appear on theirs.

• Messaging a friend: When a viewing a friend's profile, type in the textbox and click Send Message. Previously sent messages will also be shown on the page.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details

Happy Matching!