StudyBoNUS

Ever found preparing for tests hard and frustrated with being unsure on where to start? StudyBoNUS is a one-stop solution where you can gather notes from the community and schedule study sessions!

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Inspiration

Inspired by Studocu, we were frustrated that we had to create accounts to access various resources. Thus we created this bot to let the community obtain desired information without having to create new accounts.

What it does

Returns pdf files based on requests by the user. Also provides an interface for the user to schedule study sessions, with breaks in between.

How we built it

It was the first time building an app using python for us, we suffered a lot but fortunately it works at the end.

Challenges we ran into

  • We did not know how to use python and telegram bot APIs
  • We ran into version control problems with python
  • Often distracted by various goodies around the venue
  • The navigation is not navigating in the telegram bot
  • The telegram bot is replying with unintended behaviour
  • We suffer a lot on making the telegram bot send pdf files

Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • We found a lot of rubber ducks scattered around the venue
  • Successfully requested 2 boxes of pizza and 1 box of hashbrowns from the organizer
  • We actually finished the proof of concept in quite a short time ( We u-turned on our idea, we decided on the idea after lunch)
  • We solved merge conflicts
  • Solved some bugs independently
  • Some of the members finished 7th and 8th respectively in the tetris competition

What we learned

  • Not to upload the virtual environment to github
  • Be flexible with project requirements
  • LLMs are good tools

What's next for StudyBoNUS

Support for other faculties as the current implementation is usable only for SoC students, and support resources obtained from more sources

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