Frequently Asked Questions
Tell me more about library?
Know more about Vizag Library
Where is the data from?
https://visakhapatnampubliclibrary.org/books. Crawled and independent of site now, aka this will work even when original site goes down.
Why another search then?
The main reason is for typo handling on both sides and flexible fast search, and in future to add similarity recommendations of other books in the library based on genre, language, and rack arrangement (like how you see suggestions on amazon book buy page)
What tech stack is it using now?
Just flask as I love python. Custom handling of normal files as DB and levenshtein distance for fuzzy search. picocss for UI
Can I look at the code?
Soon. Keep an eye on community github repo
I have a suggestion
Awesome. Contribute directly or raise issue on the Library github repo
Or email to vizagit at protonmail dot com
Or let us discuss on city discord server
Or message me on reddit u/crzyflky
How can I help?
Spread the word. Share with your friends and family
Contribute to the code or suggestions
Check more of our projects at vizagite hub
What is the future plan?
As mentioned in the about page, there are few things to do.