TripMate 🌍✈️

TripMate is a JavaFX + Flask travel planner with an AI chatbot, providing:

• 🌤 Weather updates
• 📅 Best months to visit
• 🖼 City images
• ✈️ Flight search
• 📈 Trending destinations

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📋 Prerequisites

Before running TripMate, install:

• Python 3.9+ → Download

• Java JDK 17+ → Download

• JavaFX SDK (same version as your JDK) → Download

• Git → Download

• API keys for:

  • OpenWeather (weather data)
  • Flight API (e.g., Amadeus)
  • Image API (Unsplash/Pexels) Store them in config/api_keys.json (see api_keys_example.json in repo for format).

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📂 Project Structure

TripMate/
├── backend/         # Python Flask server & APIs
│   ├── app.py
│   ├── chatbot_module.py
│   ├── db_module.py
│   ├── gallery_module.py
│   ├── seasons_module.py
│   ├── weather_module.py
│   └── database/
│
├── frontend/        # JavaFX UI
│   ├── Main.java
│   ├── resources/
│
├── config/          # Configuration files (no keys)
├── lib/             # External libraries
│   └── json-20210307.jar
└── README.md

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🚀 Features

• 🔍 Search any city for travel info
• 💬 AI Chatbot for travel queries & flight search
• 🌦 Live Weather data from OpenWeather API
• 🗓 Best Months to Visit based on seasonal trends
• 🖼 Photo Gallery of destinations
• 🌎 Trending Tab to see popular destinations searched

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🛠 Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/parthj732005/tripmate-app.git
cd tripmate-app

2️⃣ Backend Setup (Flask + Python)

cd backend
pip install -r requirements.txt
python app.py

💡 Add your API keys in config/api_keys.json (keys not included in repo).

3️⃣ Frontend Setup (JavaFX) — Windows Example

cd frontend
javac --module-path "C:\javafx-sdk-21\lib" --add-modules javafx.controls,javafx.fxml -cp "../lib/json-20210307.jar" Main.java
java --module-path "C:\javafx-sdk-21\lib" --add-modules javafx.controls,javafx.fxml -cp ".;../lib/json-20210307.jar" Main

(Mac/Linux users need to adjust the JavaFX path format.)

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📌 Usage

1. Start the backend (python app.py)
2. Run the JavaFX frontend
3. Search for a city to see weather, best travel months, and images
4. Chat with the AI for travel recommendations and flight info

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