Auto Mega - A vehicle finder tool

Author

Remus Calugarescu

Last Major Modification

August 24, 2022

Noteworthy implemented techologies

• Java
• Spring Boot
• React
• Redux
• Typescript
• Docker

Purpose

Recently, I've been trying to buy a car, but I've noticed that scrolling through multiple websites daily like Autotrader, Carpages, and Kijiji with all their different characteristics and quirks was quite time consuming is annoying. So this is what inspired me to create Auto Mega, a tool that allows a user to search for vehicles through one centralized UI, and view ads from various other websites in a standardized format.

I did have a previous project that displayed vehicles found in a text file, but I decided to refactor it to use Java from Python, since it was quite slow at times, and also since I wanted to get some practice with refactoring code from one language to another.

I also wanted to get a high quality full stack project out since I've gained considerable skills for both frontend and backend development throughout school, and even more through my internships!

Website Demo (January 2023)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qmC1L6LtFA&ab_channel=RemusCalugarescu

Vehicle searching support

	Autotrader	Carpages	Kijiji	Image
Toyota Corolla	✅	✅	✅	✅
Toyota Camry	✅	✅	✅	✅
Toyota Avalon	✅	✅	✅	✅
Toyota Matrix	✅	✅	✅	✅
Toyota Yaris	✅	✅	✅	✅
Honda Civic	✅	✅	✅	✅
Honda Accord	✅	✅	✅	✅
Honda Insight	✅	✅	✅	✅
Kia Forte	✅	✅	✅	✅
Kia Niro	✅	✅	✅	✅
Hyundai Elantra	✅	✅	✅	✅
Hyundai Accent	✅	✅	✅	✅
Hyundai Sonata	✅	✅	✅	✅
Hyundai Veloster	✅	✅	✅	✅
Hyundai Venue	✅	✅	✅	✅
Mazda 3	✅	✅	✅	✅
Mazda 6	✅	✅	✅	✅
Nissan Altima	✅	✅	✅	✅
Nissan Maxima	✅	✅	✅	✅
Nissan Sentra	✅	✅	✅	✅
Nissan Versa	✅	✅	✅	✅
Lexus Is	✅	✅	✅	✅
Lexus Es	✅	✅	✅	✅

Gradle commands

$gradle backendRun            Builds and runs the Java and Spring Boot backend
$gradle frontendRun           Builds and runs the React frontend
$gradle frontendStop          Stops the frontend if exited through CTRL+C
$gradle buildAll              Builds the frontend and backend
$gradle cleanAll              Cleans frontend and backend builds

Features and progress estimates

Todo	25% Done	50% Done	75% Done	Completed
Integrate Kijiji Autos as a resource	Reduce cognitive complexity		Log4j	Implement OOP practices
Email notifications	Javadoc			Integrate Autotrader as a resource
Backend unit tests	Backend validation			Integrate Kijiji as a resource
Frontend unit tests				Spring boot integration
Frontend validation				Implement MySQL
				Use React for frontend
				Use Typescript
				Use Redux
				Create gradle commands to run frontend
				Create functional docker image