regular-language-converter

A visual NFA to DFA converter available online for everyone's purposes. This project provides a backend API and a simple frontend interface to validate strings against a predefined regular expression. It is designed to help users understand and work with regular languages.

Features

• Validate strings against a complex regular expression.
• Backend powered by Flask with CORS support.
• Simple frontend interface for user interaction.

Setup and Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• pip (Python package manager)

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd regular-language-converter

2. Install the required Python dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Start the backend server:

   make start-backend

4. Open a browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:5000 to access the frontend interface.

Usage

• Enter a string in the input field on the frontend interface.
• Click the "Validate" button to check if the string matches the predefined regular expression.
• The result will be displayed below the form.

Development

• To install dependencies manually, run:

  pip install -r requirements.txt

• To start the backend server without the Makefile, run:

  python Backend/app.py

License

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