D.I.Y.A — Digital Intake Yielding Answers

An AI-powered academic platform connecting students and professors. Students can join class groups, post forum questions, request office hours, and self-check assignments. Professors can manage groups, review student requests, analyze engagement, and schedule events.

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Project Structure

├── client/               # Student-facing React app (original)
│   ├── public/           # Static assets (logo, icons)
│   ├── src/              # Student page components + routing
│   └── package.json
├── server/               # Backend (Node.js)
│   └── server.js
├── src/                  # Main unified React app (student + professor)
│   ├── app/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   │   ├── student/  # All student pages
│   │   │   └── ...       # Professor pages
│   │   ├── App.tsx
│   │   └── routes.tsx
│   ├── imports/
│   └── styles/
├── .env                  # Environment variables (DO NOT COMMIT)
├── .gitignore
├── index.html            # Vite entry point
├── package.json
└── vite.config.ts

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js v18+
• npm v9+

Installation

# From the root of the project
npm install

Running the dev server

npm run dev

Then open http://localhost:5173 in your browser.

Build for production

npm run build

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Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your values:

cp .env.example .env

Never commit .env to GitHub.

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Routing

Path	Page	Role
/	Landing page	All
/login	Login	All
/signup	Sign up	All
/groups	Student groups	Student
/groups/:id/forum	Forum	Student
/office-hours	Office hours booking	Student
/self-check	AI grade self-check	Student
/profile	Student profile	Student
/professor	Professor dashboard	Admin
/forum/:groupName	Professor forum view	Admin
/analysis/:groupName	Engagement analysis	Admin
/requests/:groupName	Student requests	Admin
/calendar/:groupName	Class calendar	Admin

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Contributing

• Create a feature branch off main
• Keep PRs small (~50-100 lines where possible)
• At least 1 reviewer required before merging to main
• Do not commit directly to main