quoteBoy

A browser extension to fetch quotes from web.

Description

Generally while posting in facebook, we need some good quote to put in caption. By using this web-app you can get a random quote for the requested tag. The longer length quotes are filtered out as they can't be used for post.

CHROME-EXTENSION

• Download chrome-extension.crx file. (right click and then save link as).
• Open Chrome Browser.
• Drag and drop chrome-extension.crx to Chrome.
• Accept and Enjoy!!

API

http://quoteboy.herokuapp.com/quote?tag='<YOUR_TAG>'

RUN IN LOCAL MACHINE

Install requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

run quoter.py

python quoter.py

To save a json file for multiple tags

python save_in_file.py

on running this file, you will get a json file having quotes of the tag you mentioned in the format:

{<tag>:
     {  
        "quote_id":<quoteID>,
        "content":<quoteText>,
        "author":<authorName>
    }
 }

RUN APP IN LOCAL MACHINE

run app.py

python app.py

Task list:

• create a flask app.
• increase the number of sites to scrape from.
• create API.
• deploy the web-app.
• create chrome extension.
• create firefox extension.

Anyone who wants to work on this project can create an issue to the corresponding task from Task list. Please create an issue for any bug or any additional feature.

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