Bit Academy Deep Dive

This is a modified version of our special, collaborative, one-week project at the Bit Academy. The goal was to build a Pokémon themed product for aiding fictional, in-universe research. We strayed somewhat from the fictional customer's problem statement, costing us first place.

In short, we implemented API connections to both ChatGPT and Dall-e. A user can submit a short word or phrase, which will used by ChatGPT to come up with an original Pokémon, along with a description of its appearance. That description is passed on to Dall-e, which produces an image for the custom Pokémon.

Apart from that, we have most of a functional read-only json api for Pokémon data, and a basic web frontend for generating and viewing Pokémon. Pokémon data was retrieved from https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/ .

The project's original README continues below:

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APIkachu: Unleash Your Custom Pokémon Adventure! 🚀

Welcome to APIkachu, where the magic of custom Pokémon creation comes to life! 🌟

🎮 Project Overview

Embark on a thrilling journey with our APIkachu, a key component of the groundbreaking Pokémon Customization Platform. Imagine a world where your seed phrases shape the very essence of Pokémon existence. Our API seamlessly connects with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Dal-e, transforming your imagination into unique, never-before-seen Pokémon.

🌈 Why APIkachu?

• Unleash Creativity: Type in your seed phrase, and watch as the API conjures Pokémon born from your words.
• Interactive Adventures: Explore a world where each Pokémon is a reflection of your unique story.
• Community Collaboration: Share your custom Pokémon creations and collaborate with fellow trainers.
• Research: Advance the understanding of Pokémon by hypothesizing plausible Pokémon.

🛠️ Requirements

Before you embark on your APIkachu adventure, make sure you have the following:

• Web Server: You'll need a web server such as Apache to host the APIkachu.
• Database Server: APIkachu relies on a MySQL database server, such as MariaDB, for storing Pokémon data.
• OpenAI: APIkachu relies on Openai as its large language model and image generator. To make this work you need an Openai account with credits.

🚀 Getting Started

Ready to dive in? Whether you're a seasoned Pokémon Master or just starting your journey, this API welcomes trainers of all levels.

• Retrieve the source: git clone [email protected]:raymonroos/apikachu-deep-dive.git apikachu && cd apikachu/apikachu

• Environment: Run cp .env.example .env && php artisan key:generate to set up your environment variables. Note that you have to set the right database credentials for your system. At the Bit Academy, we have a convention for what database user to use, but you may choose your own and update .env accordingly.

• Connect OpenAI: Create an OpenAI account, purchase credits. Then create an Api key. Add your key to the OPENAI_API_KEY value in the .env file.

• Create an empty database called apikachu. If you want a different name, update the value in .env

• Libraries: php composer install

• Database contents: To set up the tables, and retrieve some starting data: php artisan migrate:fresh --seed Data is retrieved from https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/, the first time seeding is a little slow, as we don't want to spam their api. The data is saved to disk for future reuse.

📬 Postman Collection Setup

For convenient testing of all the API endpoints, follow these steps to set up the Postman collection:

• Generate the Latest Postman Collection: Use the following command to create the most recent version of the Postman collection:

  php artisan vendor:publish --provider="AndreasElia\PostmanGenerator\PostmanGeneratorServiceProvider" --tag="postman-config" && php artisan export:postman

• Launch: Start your database and http servers. For convenience, you can also use php artisan serve instead of the latter.

• Enjoy: You can now explore the API at your leisure! Open localhost/api/pokemon in your browser, postman, or curl.

🎉 Join the APIkachu Revolution!

Become a part of the APIkachu revolution and bring your custom Pokémon dreams to life. It's time to unleash the power of imagination and redefine what it means to be a Pokémon Trainer! 🌟