SkillSwap

SkillSwap is a skill trading web application where users can share knowledge with the world, in exchange for knowledge from others.

Features

• Users can create an account by logging in using their google email login, using the built-in Google Login API
  • Profile information such as name, email, and user icons are pulled from the user's google login
• SkillSwap identifies users by username, so that their real life identities are kept anonymous
• Users may add skills to their profile, complete with descriptions, and expected time commitments for instruction
• Users can search by username or skill name in the provided search bar and click on a result to go to a user's page
• Users may initiate skill swaps with each other and trade knowledge!

Planned Features

• Direct messaging upon completion of a skill swap
• Notifications when swaps are initiated or accepted by other users
• User following
• Skill commenting
• User icon uploading
• Skill image uploading
• Persistent user login upon refresh
• Tag Deletion

How to install and run

1. Clone the repository.
2. Then run yarn install inside of the project directory, this will install all of the necessary dependencies from the node_modules folder.
3. After the dependencies have been installed, run yarn start to run the app locally.

Known Bugs

• Skills that are currently connected to a pending or completed trade cannot be updated or deleted
• Google Login link disappears upon sign out

Desired Improvements:

• When a skill swap is accepted or declined, the logged in user's Swap lists will be updated without refreshing

Credits:

Skillswap was designed and built by Nina Sohn - [email protected] and June Valentino - [email protected] Original Concept by Nina Sohn

Tech Stack:

• Front-end: React/JS using Material UI and SASS frameworks
• Back-end: Python/Flask/PostgresSQL
• Outside API: Google Login API