🧠 Trend Summary Engine

Trend Summary Engine is a backend-focused SaaS app that allows users to save article URLs and prepares them for AI-powered summarization. Built with Go, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and JWT-based authentication, it's designed for modular growth and fast iteration.

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🔍 Problem

In a world of information overload, professionals struggle to stay informed. Trend Summary Engine enables users to submit articles and (in future phases) receive concise summaries using AI.

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🚀 Features (Phase 1 MVP)

• ✅ JWT-secured user authentication (register + login)
• ✅ Submit and store article URLs via GraphQL
• ✅ Modular Go backend with graphql-go and GORM
• ✅ Dockerized setup with PostgreSQL and Docker Compose
• ✅ Clean .env/.env.example configuration and Git hygiene

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🧱 Tech Stack

• Language: Go
• Frameworks: graphql-go · GORM
• Auth: JWT · bcrypt
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Infrastructure: Docker · Docker Compose
• Future: OpenAI API · RabbitMQ · React + Vite · Terraform

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📁 Project Structure

trend-summary-engine/
├── backend/
│   ├── cmd/api/              # GraphQL API server
│   ├── internal/
│   │   ├── auth/             # JWT and password handling
│   │   ├── config/           # Environment loading
│   │   ├── db/               # GORM models and DB setup
│   │   └── graph/            # GraphQL schema and resolvers
│   ├── .env                  # Local-only environment config
│   ├── .env.example          # Shared environment template
│   └── Dockerfile            # Multi-stage backend build
├── docker-compose.yml
└── README.md

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🧪 Running Locally

Prerequisites

• Docker & Docker Compose installed

Run the stack

docker-compose up --build

GraphQL endpoint: http://localhost:8080/graphql
Use GraphiQL UI to register, login, and submit articles.

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📅 Roadmap

• ✅ Phase 1: Backend auth + GraphQL API
• 🚧 Phase 2: Background scraping & summarization
• 🚧 Phase 3: Frontend UI (React + Vite)
• 🚧 Phase 4: Enhanced GraphQL features & tests
• 🚧 Phase 5: AWS deployment via Terraform

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Future phases will include frontend scaffolding and infrastructure extensions.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.