StarkPulse Web ⚡🔒

StarkPulse is a cutting-edge, decentralized crypto news aggregator and portfolio management platform built on the StarkNet ecosystem. This monorepo contains the complete web application stack including frontend, backend API, and data processing modules.

🎯 Overview

StarkPulse Web delivers a comprehensive ecosystem for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, featuring real-time news aggregation, portfolio management, and StarkNet blockchain integration. The platform combines a futuristic UI design with powerful backend services and intelligent data processing capabilities.

🏗️ Architecture

This repository is organized as a monorepo containing three main modules:

starkpulse-web/
├── frontend/           # Next.js frontend application
├── backend-api/        # Express.js backend API
└── data-processing/    # Python data processing module

✨ Key Features

• Futuristic UI/UX 🎨: Sleek, modern interface with animated components and responsive design
• StarkNet Wallet Integration 🔐: Seamless connection with StarkNet wallets for secure authentication
• News Aggregation Dashboard 📰: Real-time crypto news from multiple trusted sources
• Portfolio Visualization 📊: Interactive charts and metrics for tracking crypto assets
• Transaction History 🔍: Comprehensive view of on-chain activities
• Community Engagement Tools 👥: Rating, commenting, and content contribution features
• RESTful API 🚀: Robust backend services for data management
• Intelligent Data Processing 📊: Advanced crypto data aggregation and analytics

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js 14: App router, server components, and streaming
• React 18: Component-based UI development
• TypeScript: Type-safe code
• TailwindCSS: Utility-first styling
• Zustand: State management
• Starknet.js: StarkNet blockchain interaction
• Lucide: Modern icon library
• Recharts: Responsive charting library

Backend API

• Node.js: Runtime environment
• Express.js 4.18.2: Web framework
• RESTful Architecture: Clean API design
• CORS Support: Cross-origin resource sharing
• Nodemon 3.0.1: Development hot reload

Data Processing

• Python 3.9+: Core processing language
• Crypto Data Processing: Market data aggregation
• News Processing: Content aggregation and analysis
• Portfolio Analytics: Performance tracking
• StarkNet Integration: Blockchain data processing

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18.0.0 or higher
• Python 3.9 or higher
• npm package manager
• pip package manager
• Git

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Pulsefy/Starkpulse-web.git
cd starkpulse-web

2. Setup Frontend:

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Access at: http://localhost:3000

3. Setup Backend API:

cd backend-api
npm install
npm start

API available at: http://localhost:8000

4. Setup Data Processing (Optional):

cd data-processing
pip install -r requirements.txt
python main.py

📁 Module Details

Frontend (/frontend)

The Next.js frontend application providing the user interface.

Key Directories:

• app/ - Next.js app router pages
• components/ - Reusable UI components
• hooks/ - Custom React hooks
• lib/ - Utility functions and constants
• public/ - Static assets
• providers/ - Context providers

Scripts:

• npm run dev - Start development server
• npm run build - Build for production
• npm run start - Start production server
• npm run lint - Run ESLint
• npm run test - Run tests

Backend API (/backend-api)

Express.js backend providing RESTful API services.

Features:

• Health monitoring endpoints
• Comprehensive error handling
• JSON request parsing
• Development hot reload

Scripts:

• npm start - Start production server
• npm run dev - Start development server with nodemon

Data Processing (/data-processing)

Python module for cryptocurrency data processing and analysis.

Processors:

• CryptoDataProcessor - Market data aggregation
• NewsProcessor - News content processing
• PortfolioProcessor - Portfolio analytics
• StarkNetProcessor - Blockchain data processing

🔧 Development

Environment Setup

1. Frontend Environment:

   • Copy .env.example to .env.local in the frontend directory
   • Configure environment variables as needed

2. Data Processing Environment:

   • Copy .env.example to .env in the data-processing directory
   • Configure API keys and database connections

Running in Development

For full development setup, run all modules simultaneously:

# Terminal 1 - Frontend
cd frontend && npm run dev

# Terminal 2 - Backend API
cd backend-api && npm run dev

# Terminal 3 - Data Processing (Optional)
cd data-processing && python main.py

🚀 Deployment

Each module can be deployed independently:

• Frontend: Deploy to Vercel
• Backend API: Deploy to Railway
• Data Processing: Deploy to cloud functions or container services

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions to StarkPulse Web! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
5. Open a Pull Request

Development Guidelines

• Follow the existing code style and conventions
• Write tests for new features
• Update documentation as needed
• Ensure all modules work together seamlessly

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

👥 Maintainers

• Divineifed1 👨‍💻
• Cedarich 👨‍💻

🔗 Links

• Frontend Documentation
• Backend API Documentation
• Data Processing Documentation
• StarkNet Documentation

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Built with ❤️ by the StarkPulse Team

Environment Configuration

This project uses environment variables for configuration. Copy .env.example to .env.development, .env.staging, or .env.production as needed and fill in the values.

Variables

• DB_HOST: Database host
• DB_PORT: Database port
• DB_USER: Database user
• DB_PASS: Database password (keep secret!)
• API_KEY: API key for external services (keep secret!)
• NODE_ENV: Application environment (development, staging, production)
• PORT: Port the app runs on (default: 3000)

Never commit real secrets to version control. Use .env.example as a template only.