Redd - A Reddit saved data explorer

Features

• Explore Reddit saved data, images (link posts) and text posts (self posts)
• Uses OAuth 2.0 for signin, no need for password sign in
• Filter and search by Subreddit
• Organize data by removing saved items
• Export saved data to computer in .csv format
• Download images locally (currently broken due to CORS limitations)
• Upload saved data to a mongoDB server (disabled for public)
• Python backend using PRAW, with a custom REST api to communicate to front end

Requirements

• npm
• Python 3.x
• git

Installation

Make sure the above are installed. Then, run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/LitePenguins/Redd
cd Redd
npm i

Make a new Reddit app at https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps to get a client id and client secret. The redirect uri should be http://localhost:xxxx/login, xxxx being any port you want to run your backend on. Make sure you update it in server.py.

Navigate to Redd\src\components\Home\Home.jsx, update the following:

href={`https://www.reddit.com/api/v1/authorize.compact?client_id=CLIENTIDHERE&response_type=code&state=${state}&redirect_uri=http://localhost:9874/login&scope=vote%20history%20identity%20read%20save`}

and insert your client id in CLIENTIDHERE.

Run npm start to run the front end.

In Redd\Server, update config.ini with your client id and client secret.

Open another command window and run the below for the backend (in Redd):

cd Server
python server.py

Screenshots

Stack

Front-End

• JavaScript
• React Bootstrap (React-Bootstrap)
• FontAwesome

Back-End

• Python
• Flask
• PRAW: The Python Reddit API Wrapper
• JavaScript
• MongoDB (disabled for public)

Libraries Used

• React-Bootbox
• React-Loading-Skeleton
• Flask
• Flask-CORS
• configparser