StoryTale

StoryTale is a Spring Boot application designed to help storywriters create books using AI-generated images. Writers can pair images with storylines for each book, making the process creative and engaging.

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Project Description

StoryTale leverages AI technology to generate images that writers can use to complement their storylines. Writers can create books with multiple chapters, each paired with a unique image to enhance the storytelling experience.

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Features

• AI-generated image creation.
• Secure authentication and authorization with JWT Security.

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Technologies Used

Frontend:

• ReactJS
• Bootstrap

Backend:

• Java
• Spring Boot
  • Spring Web
  • RESTful API
  • Spring Security
  • Spring Data JPA
  • Spring AI (OpenAI)
• PostgreSQL
• JWT Token

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Setup Instructions

Frontend:

1. Navigate to the frontend directory.
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run the development server:

   npm run dev

4. The frontend will run on http://localhost:3000.

Backend:

1. Ensure you have Java and Maven installed.
2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/darshangouda/storytale.git

3. Navigate to the backend directory.
4. Add your OpenAI API key in the .env file:

   OPENAI_KEY="your_openai_api_key"

5. Build and run the Spring Boot application.

   mvn spring-boot:run

6. The backend will run on http://localhost:8080.

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Usage

• The StoryTale application consists of a ReactJS frontend and a Spring Boot backend.
• Users can log in securely using JWT authentication.
• AI-generated images can be created and paired with storylines for each chapter of a book.

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Environment Variables

The following environment variable must be set in the .env file: (create StoryTale-BackEnd/.env file)

OPENAI_KEY="your_openai_api_key"

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Contributors/Contact

Developed by Darshangouda.

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License

This project is not licensed.