Inspiration
Sites like Amazon make comparing large purchases easy, but it is not useful when buying groceries.
What it does
You search for a product and it gives you a list of products sorted by ascending price, and what store it is at. Stores are Walmart. Target, Meijer, Aldis, and Sams Club.
How we built it
I used Rocket and Rust for the web server and API calls, and used htmx for the webpage.
Challenges we ran into
Different websites have very different formats for their API, so having a consistent interface for PriceSmart gets more complicated by every website.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Working around limitations in the public APIs of various sites. I have little experience in making UI so it gave me experience with that.
What we learned
Web server using rocket and htmx.
What's next for PriceSmart
More sites, better sorting, distance factor into cost as gas, directions.
Built With
- htmx
- rocket
- rust
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