Project AID (Audio/Video Integration & Development)

A browser extension with backend services for audio/video processing and translation.

Features

• Browser Extension: Chrome extension for capturing and processing media
• Backend Server: Node.js/Express server for handling media processing
• Video Processing: Stitching and normalizing video clips
• Translation API: Integration with translation services
• Cross-Origin Support: CORS enabled for extension-backend communication

Project Structure

Project-AID/
├── backend/               # Backend server code
│   ├── server.js         # Main server file
│   └── .env.example      # Environment variables template
├── content/              # Content scripts
├── data/                 # Data files
├── offscreen/            # Offscreen documents
├── options/              # Extension options page
├── popup/                # Browser action popup
├── background.js         # Extension background script
├── manifest.json         # Extension manifest
├── package.json          # Project dependencies
└── README.md            # This file

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14+)
• npm or yarn
• Chrome or Chromium-based browser
• FFmpeg (for video processing)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/Project-AID.git
   cd Project-AID

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Copy .env.example to .env in the backend directory
   • Update the values as needed

Development

1. Start the backend server:

   cd backend
   npm start

2. Load the extension in Chrome:

   • Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
   • Enable "Developer mode"
   • Click "Load unpacked" and select the project root directory

Building for Production

1. Build the extension:

   npm run build

2. The built extension will be available in the dist/ directory

Configuration

The following environment variables can be set in .env:

PORT=8080
NODE_ENV=development
# Add other environment variables as needed

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

For support, please open an issue in the GitHub repository. Project-AID