NextGig

Job portal that connects freelancers with clients based on job skills and project requirements.

Overview

The architecture has the following components:

• Frontend: Qt5 Desktop Application (C++)
• Backend: C++-based server instance that utilizes QTcpSockets (Runs on localhost:8080)

Build Process

cd build cmake .. ninja ./frontend/NextGigFrontend

Requirements

• Qt5
• Qt5Widgets
• Firebase C++ SDK https://firebase.google.com/docs/cpp/setup?platform=ios
• CMake
• Ninja

Windows

• Visual Studio 2019/2022 with C++ development tools, OR
• MinGW-w64 with GCC
• Ninja build system (recommended)

macOS

• NOTICE: Unsure about MacOS compatibility.

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

• Build essentials:

  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake ninja-build
  sudo apt-get install libsecret-1-dev libglib2.0-dev

Setup for Firebase SDK

1. Download Firebase C++ SDK from Firebase Console
2. Extract to project root as firebase_cpp_sdk/
3. Ensure the directory structure matches:

   frontend/
   backend/
   src/
   build/
   firebase_cpp_sdk/
   ├── include/
   └── libs/
       ├── windows/x64/     # Windows libraries
       ├── macos/           # macOS libraries
       └── linux/x86_64/    # Linux libraries
   

4. The CMakeLists.txt file should handle paths for Firebase SDK binaries

RUN STEPS (IMPORTANT)

Assuming the executables work without compilation needed (since this submission is zipped for a class project):

• Run the executable using the startBackend.sh and startFrontend.sh on different console instances
• Feel free to start either executable first, order doesn't matter as the FrontEnd Client establishes TCP connections to the backend as needed.
• DO NOT RUN b_startBackend.sh and b_startFrontend without dependencies installed, this builds the project and WILL cause errors.
• Otherwise, feel free to run b_start***.