AlgoArena: Elevate Your Coding Skills!

Unleash your potential with AlgoArena, the ultimate platform for mastering algorithms and data structures. Dive into a world of coding challenges, real-time code execution, and competitive leaderboards. Whether you're a student, a seasoned developer, or just starting your coding journey, AlgoArena provides the tools and resources you need to level up your skills and achieve coding mastery.

Why Choose AlgoArena?

• Sharpen Your Skills: Access a vast library of coding problems designed to challenge and improve your algorithmic thinking.
• Code in Any Language: Execute your solutions in multiple programming languages, ensuring flexibility and compatibility.
• Compete and Collaborate: Climb the leaderboards, track your progress, and connect with a vibrant community of coders.

AlgoArena

AlgoArena is a platform designed to help users improve their algorithmic and problem-solving skills. It provides a wide range of coding problems, allows users to execute code in different languages, track their progress, and compete on leaderboards.

Key Features

• Problem Solving: Access a diverse set of algorithmic problems with varying difficulty levels.
• Code Execution: Execute code submissions in multiple programming languages.
• User Authentication: Secure user registration, login, and social authentication.
• Progress Tracking: Monitor personal progress with streaks, solved problems, and yearly contribution grids.
• Leaderboards: Compete with other users and track rankings.
• Problem of the Day (POTD): Solve a daily challenge problem.
• Sheet Creation: Create custom problem sheets.
• Code Formatting: Format code using dockerized formatters.

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: PostgreSQL with Prisma ORM
• Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
• Code Execution: Judge0 API
• Cloud Storage: Cloudinary
• Containerization: Docker
• Formatting: Prettier, Black, Clang-Format, Google Java Format

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd algoArena

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory.

   • Add the following environment variables:

     DATABASE_URL=<Your PostgreSQL Database URL>
     DIRECT_URL=<Your Direct PostgreSQL Database URL>
     ACCESS_SECRET=<Your Access Token Secret>
     REFRESH_SECRET=<Your Refresh Token Secret>
     JWT_SECRET=<Your JWT Secret>
     CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=<Your Cloudinary Cloud Name>
     CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=<Your Cloudinary API Key>
     CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=<Your Cloudinary API Secret>
     JUDGE0_API_URL=<Your Judge0 API URL>
     RAPIDAPI_KEY=<Your RapidAPI Key>
     FRONTEND_URL=<Your Frontend URL>
     NODE_ENV=development or production
     

4. Run Docker containers:

   docker-compose up --build

5. Run migrations:

   npx prisma migrate dev

6. Start the server:

   npm run dev

Contribution Guidelines

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.
3. Write tests for your code.
4. Submit a pull request with a clear description of your changes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.