Job Posting Search Engine

This project is a job postings application that allows users to add new job postings and search for existing ones. It consists of a frontend built with React and Vite, and a backend built with FastAPI.

Features

• Job Postings Search: Allows users to search for job postings based on keywords. Results are ranked by relevance.
• Job Postings Upload: Upload job postings in CSV format. The backend processes and stores them for searching.
• Lexicon & Index Generation: Automatically generates a lexicon and both forward and inverted indexes to speed up the search process.
• Ranking System: Job postings are ranked according to their relevance based on the user’s search query.
• Dark Mode: A toggle to switch between light and dark modes in the UI for user convenience.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7+
• Node.js (for frontend)
• TailwindCSS (for styling)
• Shad Cn
• FastAPI (for backend)
• Vite (for frontend build)

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/anas464092/search-engine.git
   cd search-engine

2. Frontend Setup (React + Vite) Navigate to the client directory and install dependencies:

   cd client
   npm install

   Run the frontend on local host

   npm run dev

   This will start the development server for the frontend at http://localhost:5173.

3. Backend:

   cd server
   python -m uvicorn main:app --reload

   This will start the FastAPI backend server at http://localhost:8000.

Demo

Contributors

• Anas Rehman
• Abdul Hadi Saqib
• Ahmad Raza