A Visual Analytics tool for reconstructing a timeline of events from tweet-like data
The tool is split into a front- and backend and communication happens over HTTP. The application is stateless, which means that all user-configuration is stored in the browser.
Backend: Python/Flask REST API
cd backend- Optional: create a venv
- Install pip dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt - Install Spacy english language model
python -m spacy download en_core_web_lg - Start the server:
FLASK_APP=main.py flask run - Optional Start the server in development mode:
FLASK_APP=main.py FLASK_ENV=development flask run
Frontend: ReactJS Web Application
cd frontend- Install dependencies:
yarn install - Run in development mode:
yarn run start