Serenio Web Version

A web-based mental health AI assistant that provides empathetic conversations and support.

Features

• User authentication (login/register)
• Real-time chat with AI assistant
• Message history persistence
• Responsive design for all devices
• Secure token-based authentication

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ and npm
• PostgreSQL database
• OpenAI API key

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Create a .env file in the root directory with the following content:

# Database configuration
DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/serenio

# OpenAI configuration
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here

# JWT configuration
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_here

# Node environment
NODE_ENV=development

# Server port
PORT=3000

3. Initialize the database:

npm run init-db

Development

Run both frontend and backend in development mode:

npm run dev

This will start:

• Frontend at http://localhost:3000
• Backend API at http://localhost:3000/api

Production Build

1. Build the frontend:

npm run build

2. Start the production server:

NODE_ENV=production npm run dev:backend

Project Structure

web-version/
├── src/                  # Frontend source code
│   ├── views/           # Vue components for each route
│   ├── router/          # Vue Router configuration
│   └── assets/          # Static assets
├── server/              # Backend source code
│   ├── routes/          # API route handlers
│   ├── database/        # Database setup and migrations
│   └── types.d.ts       # TypeScript type definitions
└── public/              # Static files served directly

API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - Register a new user
• POST /api/auth/login - Login user

Chat

• GET /api/chat/messages - Get message history
• POST /api/chat - Send message and get AI response

Security

• Passwords are hashed using bcrypt
• JWT tokens for authentication
• CORS protection
• Environment variables for sensitive data
• SQL injection protection with parameterized queries

Contributing

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