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AV NewsStream: Stream, read, and listen to real-time news from diverse sources. Engage effortlessly with text-to-speech, real-time updates, and hands-free voice controls, all in one app!
https://github.com/amansuryavanshi-1/av-news-stream

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AV NewsStream: Stream, read, and listen to real-time news from diverse sources. Engage effortlessly with text-to-speech, real-time updates, and hands-free voice controls, all in one app!

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# AV NewsStream



**AV NewsStream** is the ultimate platform for streaming, reading, and listening to the latest news from diverse sources, designed to transform your news consumption experience.



## Access the App



- [AV NewsStream](https://avnews.vercel.app/)



## View the Code



- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/AmanSuryavanshi-1/AV-News-Stream)



## Features



- **Conversational Voice Control:** Users can navigate and access content hands-free using Alan AI’s advanced voice recognition capabilities.

- **Effortless News Streaming:** Save and revisit news articles and videos for later viewing, powered by Redux Toolkit for seamless user experience.

- **Integration of Multiple APIs:**

  - **News API:** Offers a wide range of news articles, including archived content.

  - **Gnews.io:** Provides the latest news, ensuring users are always informed.

  - **YouTube API:** Streams live news videos, delivering up-to-the-minute updates on trending topics.

  - **GitHub API:** Keeps users informed about the latest changes and statistics in their GitHub repositories.

- **Effortless News Streaming:** Enables users to save news articles and videos for later viewing, powered by Redux Toolkit.

- **Advanced Search Functionality:** Users can quickly find relevant articles using a robust search feature that scours thousands of sources.

- **Custom Hooks and Optimizations:** The app includes custom hooks for fallback images and data fetching, ensuring a smooth user experience.

- **Performance Optimization:** Features lazy loading and shimmer UI to enhance loading speed and visual feedback.

- **Lazy Loading:** Implemented lazy loading to optimize the loading of the About page and images, ensuring they load efficiently and only when needed.

- **Error Handling:** A dedicated error component improves the user experience by gracefully handling errors.

- **Email.js Integration:** Confirms sent messages via the contact form, enhancing communication reliability.

- **Accessibility Features:** The voice assistant feature ensures news is accessible to all users, including those with visual impairments.

- **Seamless Text-to-Speech Integration:** Utilizes text-to-speech technology to provide a hands-free and effortless browsing experience, allowing users to multitask while the app reads articles aloud.

- **Real-Time Updates:** Ensures users have access to the latest news articles and videos, presented in real time.

- **Enhanced User Interaction:** Combines conversational voice control with real-time updates, revolutionizing the way users interact with news.



## Tech Stack and Skills Used



- **React:** Frontend library for building user interfaces.

- **JavaScript:** Core programming language for interactive features.

- **PostCSS:** Tool for transforming CSS with JavaScript plugins.

- **NPM:** Package manager for installing dependencies.

- **HTML:** Standard markup language for creating web pages.

- **JSON:** Data format used for storing and exchanging information.

- **Vercel:** Platform for deploying and hosting web applications.

- **Vite:** Frontend tool for faster development.

- **React Router:** Library for routing in React applications.

- **EmailJS:** Service for sending emails directly from JavaScript.

- **Tailwind CSS:** Utility-first CSS framework for styling.

- **CORS:** Mechanism for enabling cross-origin resource sharing.

- **Web Speech API:** Interface for integrating speech recognition and synthesis.

- **React Context:** Tool for managing state across components.

- **DaisyUI:** Library for building user interfaces.

- **Redux Toolkit:** Library for managing state in applications.

- **APIs:** News API, GNews API, YouTube API, GitHub API for diverse functionalities.



## Installation



1. Clone the repository:



    ```bash

    git clone https://github.com/your-username/news-aggregator-app.git

    cd AV-News-Stream

    ```



2. Install the necessary dependencies:



    ```bash

    npm install

    ```



3. Create a `.env` file in the root directory and add your API keys:



    ```env

    VITE_YT_API_KEY=your_ytapi_key

    VITE_NEWS_API_KEY=your_newsapi_key

    VITE_GNEWS_API_KEY=your_Gnewsapi_key

    ```



## Deployment



1. Install backend dependencies:



    ```bash

    npm install node-fetch express cors dotenv

    ```



2. Create a `server.js` file and add the following code:



    ```javascript

    import express from 'express';

    import cors from 'cors';

    import fetch from 'node-fetch'; 

    import dotenv from 'dotenv';



    dotenv.config();



    const app = express();

    app.use(cors());



    const API_KEY = process.env.VITE_API_KEY;

    const pageSize = 21;

    const page = 1;

    const country = 'us';



    app.get('/api/news', async (req, res) => {

        const { category } = req.query;

        try {

            let url = `https://newsapi.org/v2/top-headlines?country=${country}&apiKey=${API_KEY}&page=${page}&pageSize=${pageSize}`;

            if (category) {

                url += `&category=${category}`;

            }

            const response = await fetch(url);

            if (!response.ok) {

                throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);

            }

            const data = await response.json();

            res.json(data);

        } catch (error) {

            console.error('Error fetching news:', error);

            res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to fetch news' });

        }

    });



    const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3001;

    app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`Server running on port ${PORT}`));

    ```



3. Create a `vercel.json` file with the following content:



    ```json

    {

        "version": 2,

        "builds": [

          { "src": "server.js", "use": "@vercel/node" },

          { "src": "dist/**", "use": "@vercel/static" }

        ],

        "routes": [

          { "src": "/api/(.*)", "dest": "server.js" },

          { "src": "/(.*)", "dest": "dist/$1" }

        ]

    }

    ```



4. Run the backend server:



    ```bash

    npm run start

    ```



5. Start the frontend:



    ```bash

    npm run dev

    ```



## Conclusion



AV NewsStream offers a novel way to consume news by integrating text-to-speech technology, real-time updates, and voice-controlled navigation. Experience news like never before!



## License



This project is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).