CourseBuddy 📚

AI-powered course planning for UBC students. 🗓️ Try it out yourself: coursebuddyubc.ca

Overview

CourseBuddy helps you build smart, clean class schedules using:

• drag-and-drop timelines
• AI suggestions
• integrated course insights (where available)

It’s a working prototype focused on making scheduling faster and less painful.

How it was built

The initial version was scaffolded with an AI tool (Lovable).
From there I:

• fixed bugs and wiring issues
• customized UI and logic
• integrated auth, schedule flows, AI, and Supabase

I’m still learning this stack, but I can walk through the main architecture and features.

Features

• 🧠 AI helper for schedule suggestions (e.g. no 8am, fewer gaps, specific days)
• 🗓️ Drag-and-drop weekly schedule builder
• 📊 Basic course stats and insights (where available)
• 🧵 Prerequisite and pathway planning views
• 🔐 Auth + saved personal schedules via Supabase

Full Tech Stack

Frontend

• React 18
• TypeScript
• Vite
• Tailwind CSS
• shadcn/ui
• React Router
• React Flow
• @dnd-kit

Backend / Infra

• Supabase
  • PostgreSQL
  • Row Level Security (RLS)
  • Auth
  • Edge Functions
  • Realtime

AI

• Gemini 2.5 Flash through Lovable Cloud for schedule suggestions and conversational support

Getting Started

Requirements:

• Node.js 18+
• npm
• Supabase project + keys

Install & run:

git clone <YOUR_GIT_URL>
cd coursebuddy
npm install

Create .env:

VITE_SUPABASE_URL=your_supabase_url
VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=your_supabase_anon_key
VITE_SUPABASE_PROJECT_ID=your_project_id

Start dev server:

npm run dev

Then open the URL shown in your terminal (commonly http://localhost:5173).

Status

• Prototype 🚧
• Some data and features are incomplete
• Always confirm final schedules with official university systems

Author

Built by Edward Jung ❤️
Still learning, improving, and open to feedback.