Unified Student Collaboration and Anonymous Confession Platform

This platform streamlines academic resource sharing, real-time communication, and anonymous messaging within a college network, providing both students and educators with collaborative and confidential features.

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Live link - https://100b-lilac.vercel.app

Table of Contents

• Registration
• Login
• Notes
• Chat
• Anonymous Messages
• Announcements
• Polls and Surveys
• Tech Stack
  • Frontend
  • Backend
  • DevOps
• Team Members

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Registration

• Authentication:
  • Email Signup: Uses JWT for authentication; tokens are stored in HTTP-only cookies (access and refresh tokens).
  • Google Signup: Uses Firebase for OAuth with Google.
• Email Verification:
  • College Email Requirement: Users can only sign up using verified college emails (currently IIIT Ranchi).
  • Two Roles: Teacher and Student.
• User Information:
  • Required fields: email, password, college (IIIT Ranchi), batch, year, branch, and optional profile picture.
  • OTP Verification: OTP sent to email; account creation is finalized upon OTP verification.
• Profile Picture: Uploaded to Amazon S3.

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Login

• Authentication: Users can log in using email/password or OAuth.
• Forgot Password: Reset via OTP sent to registered email.
• Database: Prisma and PostgreSQL with queries managed using Axios.

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Notes

• Storage: Notes are stored on Amazon S3 (using multer for uploads).
• Organization:
  • Files can be uploaded directly or within folders.
  • Folders require subject, year, batch, and branch information.
  • Folders can be updated to add new files or remove existing ones.
• Filtering: Notes can be filtered by subject, year, batch, and branch.
• Moderation:
  • Upvote/downvote functionality.
  • Can be reported as spam or inappropriate (ML-based moderation).

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Chat

• User Directory: All registered users from the same college are accessible in the directory.
• Real-time Chat: Enabled using Socket.io with Redis for caching and Kafka for notifications.
• Encryption: End-to-end encryption for secure communication.

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Anonymous Messages

• Message Features:
  • Anonymous users within the same college can send and read messages.
  • Emoji reactions supported.
  • Messages can be reported for review (ML-based moderation).
• Editing and Deletion: Messages can be edited or deleted within a specified timeframe.
• Real-time Updates: Socket.io for real-time messaging and Redis for caching.

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Announcements

• Roles: Accessible to teachers for batch/year/branch-specific announcements.
• Scheduling: Announcements can be scheduled or sent immediately.
• Real-time Notifications: Powered by RabbitMQ for queueing and Socket.io for real-time updates.

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Polls and Surveys

• Creation: Both students and teachers can create surveys/polls.
• Voting Options: Voting can be anonymous.
• Decentralization: Optional Web3 support for decentralized polls.
• Time-Limited Access: Polls and surveys can have specified time frames which can be extended and closed.
• Historical Records: View past polls/surveys.

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Tech Stack

Frontend

• React
• Tailwind CSS
• Shadcn UI
• Typescript
• Axios
• Figma

Backend

• Node.js
• Express
• Firebase
• PostgreSQL
• Prisma
• Socket.io
• WebRTC
• Redis
• Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• AWS S3

DevOps (Tentative)

• AWS EC2
• Prometheus (monitoring)
• Grafana (visualization)
• Aiven.io (managed PostgreSQL)

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Team Members

• Aditya Singh - Full Stack
• Suraj Sharma - Frontend
• Nilkamal Priyadarshi - UI/UX
• Kumar Abhishek Ranjan - ML/DL

Figma - https://www.figma.com/design/H3Gklrrn27SuGiwaFmHKtg/InterlayProject?node-id=1-3&t=4GAvPEbr5AeN3a3s-1