Project: Violet
Violet | A virtual assistant for your daily needs. Link: http://violet1.herokuapp.com/
Caution โ | Please register with a unique username.
Table of Contents ๐
1. Project Description
2. Accessing Violet
3. Features
4. Future Plans
Description ๐
Violet provides you with 5 core features: a news feed with selectable categories, a text editor with the added functionality of text-to-speech, an online recipe browser, quick access to common social media sites, and a to-do list!
Access โ๏ธ
Violet can be accessed through http://violet1.herokuapp.com/.
The user is then greeted by the welcome page.
Click on the Get Started button on the top right of the page to register for your account.
Then, login using the username and password you have created.
Voila! You now have access to Violet's features.
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Features โข News Feed ๐ - Found in the News section of Violet, the news feed present news in the following categories: World, Nation, Business, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Science, and Health.
โข Text Editor ๐ - Found in the Text-To-Speech section of Violet, the text editor allows the user to make text bold, italic, underlined. The user is also able to make the text-alignment adjustments. Alas, the text can be saved to a file and also read out loud digitally for users.
โข Recipe Browser ๐ - Found in the Recipes section of Violet, the recipe browser allows the user to input a certain keyword and is presented with a list of recipes containing the keyword along with the amount of servings, the cooking time, and the preparation time. Clicking on
โข Quick Access to Social Media Sites ๐ฌ - Found in the Dashboard section of Violet, the quick access module provides buttons that take the user to the respective sites. The links include Google, YouTube, Reddit, Instagram, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, and Discord.
โข A to-do List ๐ - Found in the Dashboard section of Violet, the to-do list allows the user to input the name of a task along with the time the user wishes to complete the task by.
ex. Inputting 19:00 PM
and Wash dishes
will put both inputs onto the to-do list as one item.
Future Plans ๐
Violet is only in her early stages of development.
Future plans include:
โข UI Enhancements
โข Wikipedia QuickSearch
โข ChatBot Functionality
โข Networking Capabilities (Private messages, adding users, etc.)
โข PDF Manager