Andhra Polytechnic — Official Website

Andhra Polytechnic, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh

**This repo hosts the official website for Andhra Polytechnic.** Built with React for a responsive, accessible, and maintainable visitor experience — students, faculty and staff get the information they need quickly.

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Table of contents

1. Quick overview
2. Tech stack
3. Features
4. Project status & badges
5. Quick start (dev)
6. Build & deploy
7. Project structure
8. Scripts
9. Contributing
10. Roadmap & known issues
11. License & contact

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Quick overview

Simple, informative public website for Andhra Polytechnic. Focus: reliability, accessibility, and minimal maintenance. No fluff — content-first pages for admissions, departments, results, news and contact.

Tech stack

• React (component-driven UI)
• React Router (client routing)
• Swiper (sliders/carousels)
• Recharts (charts and simple visualizations)
• Node.js + npm (build tooling)

Badges can be added later for CI, coverage and deployments.

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Features

• Dynamic Home: carousel, latest news, announcements
• About: accreditations, leadership, campus map, timeline
• Departments: course summaries, lab galleries
• Admissions: clear requirements and downloadable forms
• Results: fast access to exam results (PDF/list view)
• Responsive: mobile-first layout and accessible navigation

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Project status & badges

Last commit: 2025-08-29 Status: Actively maintained (frontend first) — no backend connected in this repo (if there is, document it under backend/).

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Quick start (dev)

Prerequisites

• Node.js (LTS) and npm

Local dev

# clone
git clone https://github.com/your-username/AndhraPolytechnic.git
cd AndhraPolytechnic

# install root deps (if applicable)
npm install

# install frontend deps and start dev server
npm install --prefix frontend
npm run start --prefix frontend
# or
npm run start-frontend

Open http://localhost:3000

Notes

• Use --prefix frontend when root package.json delegates frontend tasks there.
• If you prefer pnpm or yarn, replace npm install with your package manager of choice.

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Build & deploy

# build production bundle
npm run build --prefix frontend
# or
npm run build-frontend

# serve build locally for verification (example using serve)
npm install -g serve
serve frontend/build

Deployment

• Static hosting (Netlify, Vercel) — point to frontend/build or connect the repo and set build command npm run build --prefix frontend.
• If a backend exists later, deploy backend separately and set environment variables for API URLs.

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Project structure (high level)

/ (repo root)
├─ frontend/          # React app
│  ├─ public/
│  ├─ src/
│  │  ├─ components/
│  │  ├─ pages/
│  │  └─ assets/
│  └─ package.json
├─ backend/ (optional) # document if present
├─ LICENSE
└─ README.md

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Scripts (common)

• npm run start --prefix frontend — start frontend dev server
• npm run build --prefix frontend — production build
• npm run lint — run linters (if configured)
• npm test — run tests (if added)

Add any custom script names you already use (e.g. start-frontend, install-frontend) to this section.

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Contributing — how to help (short & strict)

1. Fork the repo.
2. Create a branch: git checkout -b feature/short-description.
3. Keep commits small and focused. Use clear commit messages.
4. Push and open a PR with description, screenshot (if UI change) and testing steps.
5. Reviewer will ask for changes if needed. Don’t push half-done UI without screenshots.

Code quality rules

• Follow existing project style (ESLint + Prettier recommended).
• Add tests for any non-trivial logic.
• UI changes require screenshots and accessible markup (semantic tags, alt attributes).

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Roadmap & known issues

• Add automated CI (build + lint) — TODO
• Add live demo link and deployment pipeline — TODO
• Centralize results backend (if result uploads become frequent)
• Known issues: list anything the maintainers should expect (e.g., large image sizes, missing metadata)

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Screenshots & demo

Place screenshots in /docs/screenshots/ and reference them here. Example markdown:

![Home page](/docs/screenshots/home.png)

If you want a hosted demo, provide the URL and I’ll add a Live demo badge and link.

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Environment & secrets (if applicable)

If the app consumes an API, document the environment variables and an .env.example file:

REACT_APP_API_URL="https://api.example.com"

Never commit secrets.

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License & contact

Licensed under the ISC License. See LICENSE for details.

Maintainers / Contact

• Project owner: your-name — replace with email or GitHub handle.

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Want me to improve further?

I cleaned and hardened this README. If you want: screenshots, live demo badge, and CI snippets (GitHub Actions) — tell me which hosting (Vercel/Netlify/GH Pages) and provide demo URL or screenshots and I’ll drop them in.

End of README.