A full-stack web application for interactive coding mentorship, built with React and Node.js.

• Features
• Technical Stack
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
  • Configuration
  • Running the Application
• Deployment

• Real-time Code Sharing: Mentors can view and interact with learners' code in real-time.
• Task Assignment: Mentors can create and assign coding tasks to learners.
• AI-Powered Evaluation: Code submissions are evaluated by Google's Gemini API, providing a score and detailed feedback.
• Session Management: Mentors can export and import session data to save and resume sessions.
• Administrative Controls: Mentors can kick or ban participants from a session.
• Dynamic Leaderboard: An optional leaderboard ranks learners by score and submission speed.

• Frontend: React, WebSockets, Monaco Editor
• Backend: Node.js, Express, ws (WebSockets)
• AI: Google Gemini API

• Node.js and npm installed
• A Gemini API key

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd <repository-directory>

2. Install backend dependencies:

   cd backend
   npm install

3. Install frontend dependencies:

   cd ../frontend
   npm install

1. Set up your Gemini API key: Create a .env file in the backend directory and add your API key:

   GEMINI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
   

2. Set the mentor secret: In backend/server.js, you can change the mentor_secret_key to a value of your choice.

1. Start the backend server:

   cd backend
   node server.js

2. Start the frontend development server:

   cd ../frontend
   npm start

The application will be available at http://localhost:3000.

This application is configured for deployment on Vercel. Simply connect your repository to a new Vercel project, and it will be deployed automatically using the vercel.json configuration file.