CornellHelpBot

CornellHelpBot is a Spring Boot application that automates responses to prospective Cornell students on the Cornell subreddit. The bot monitors specific threads, fetches the latest top-level comment, and uses OpenAI's GPT-4 API to generate a context-aware reply tailored to admissions and life at Cornell University.

Features

• Fetches the latest top-level comment from a specific Reddit submission.
• Generates a context-aware response using OpenAI's GPT-4 API.
• Automatically replies to the comment on Reddit.
• Handles potential issues like deleted comments and network errors.
• Sample Responses:
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Technologies Used

• Java 22
• Spring Boot
• Reddit API (via JRAW)
• OpenAI GPT-4o API
• OkHttp (for making HTTP requests)
• Maven (for dependency management)

Prerequisites

Before running the application, ensure you have the following set up:

1. Java
2. Maven (for building the project)
3. Reddit API
4. OpenAI API

Getting Started

1. Set Up Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory of your project and add the needed environment variables:

USERNAME=your_reddit_user
PASSWORD=your_reddit_pw
CLIENT_ID=your_reddit_client_id
CLIENT_SECRET=your_reddit_client_secret
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key

2. Build the Project & Run the Application

mvn clean install
mvn spring-boot:run

3. Interacting with the Bot

Once the application is running, you can get the bot to reply to a comment in Cornell's "Chance Me! and Prospective Student Q&A" thread or any post (you can choose) by running the CornellHelpBotApplication.

Or you can use a Client URL to trigger it using a REST API:

http://localhost:8080/reply-to-comments?submissionId={submission_id}

Project Structure and Classes

CornellHelpBotApplication: The entry point for the Spring Boot application.

CornellHelpBotService: Handles the core functionality of fetching comments and generating replies.

RedditService: Manages interaction with Reddit, fetching the latest top-level comments.

OpenAIService: Manages interaction with OpenAI's GPT-4 API to generate responses.

RedditConfig: Configures the Reddit client with necessary credentials.

RedditOpenAIController: Provides REST endpoints to trigger bot actions.