thefatpanda97 / calculator

beautiful latex calculator

Pretty Calculator

Check it out at here!

Features

• formats math in a human-readable way
• supports variable assignment (simply type the letter you want as a variable)
• stores history of equations (click on the clock icon to see history, each equation is clickable!)
• latex equation insertion

Tech Stack

• frontend: React.js
• backend: Express.js
• database: sqlite3 (postgresSQL on production)
• host: Render

Steps to Run the App Locally

Prerequisites

• operating system: mac/linux/wsl
• node.js 18
• sqlite3

Steps:

1. clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/TheFatPanda97/calculator.git
2. go into the repo: cd calculator
3. run the setup script: ./setup.bash
4. go into the backend directory: cd backend and create a .env file with the following content:

DB_TYPE="sqlite3"
CURR_ENV="development"

further configuration can be found in backend/.env.example

5. run the frontend and backend server script in the root of the repo: ./run.sh
6. go to http://localhost:5173 to see the application
7. that's it! have fun playing with the calculator :D