README.md

Chatbot Application

This chatbot application is a simple, yet powerful, web-based chat system that allows users to interact with multiple chatbots. Each chatbot specializes in a specific domain, providing users with valuable information and assistance.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Project Structure
• APIs and Libraries
• License

Features

• Responsive web-based chat interface
• Multiple chatbots with different functionalities
  • Pokébot: Provides information on Pokémon using the PokéAPI
  • FactBot: Delivers interesting facts using an UselessFacts API
  • FoodBot: Shares information about food, recipes, and ingredients using Themealdb API
• User-friendly command system to interact with chatbots
• ChatGPT integration for advanced natural language understanding
• Local storage support for message history

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/Dolabok/chatbot-gpt.git

2. Install the necessary dependencies:

cd chatbot-gpt
npm install

3. Create a .env file in the project root folder to store your API keys:

OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key

4. Start the development server:

npm start

5. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:9090/ to access the chatbot application.

Usage

• Type a message in the chat input field and press Enter to send it.
• To interact with a chatbot, start your message with @BotName followed by the command and any required arguments.
• For example: @Pokébot search pikachu or @FactBot random
• Use the @BotName help command to get a list of available commands for each chatbot.
• Clic on bot name in contact list to fill chat bar with his name
• Start a command with @bots to start a command on all bots ex: @bots help

Project Structure

• src/: Contains all source code files
  • bots/: Chatbot classes and implementations
  • components/: UI components for rendering chat elements
  • utils/: Utility functions and helpers
  • api/: API-related functions
  • styles/: SCSS files for styling the application
  • index.js: Main entry point of the application
• webpack.config.js: Webpack configuration file

APIs and Libraries

• PokéAPI: A RESTful API for Pokémon data
• OpenAI API: GPT-3.5-turbo API for natural language understanding
• UselessFacts API: Get random facts
• Themealdb API Crowd-sourced database of Recipes

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.