Flux

Automated Comprehensive Technology Intelligence Forecasting Platform

Flux is a modern dashboard for tracking and forecasting technology trends. It visualizes hype cycles and growth status ("Booming", "Stable", "Fading") using a sophisticated, minimal interface.

⚠️ Data Source Disclaimer

Current Status: Prototype / Simulation The data shown in this application is currently simulated for demonstration purposes.

• Source: server/services/scraper.js generates mock keyword frequency data to simulate market trends.
• Forecasting: server/services/forecasting.js uses simple linear regression on this mock history to assign status labels.
• Note: No external public APIs are currently being called.

Future Roadmap: Real-Time Data

The architecture is designed to be easily swappable with real data sources. The next phase of development involves:

1. NewsAPI / GDELT: Fetching real global news metadata.
2. Social Sentiment: Analyzing Twitter/Reddit streams.
3. NLP Analysis: Using Python microservices for accurate entity extraction.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Recharts.
• Backend: Node.js, Express, Mongoose (MongoDB).
• Tools: Cheerio (ready for scraping), Simple-Statistics (forecasting).

Installation

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/shash-hq/Flux.git
   cd Flux

2. Install Dependencies:

   cd server && npm install
   cd ../client && npm install

3. Run Application:

   • Start Backend (Port 5001): cd server && npm run dev
   • Start Frontend (Port 5173): cd client && npm run dev -- --force

License

© 2025 Flux. All rights reserved.