Echo 🧠📝

Echo is an AI-powered journaling companion that helps users gain emotional clarity and self-awareness through intelligent, personalized guidance. It leverages Azure’s AI ecosystem to generate contextual prompts, analyze emotional patterns, and deliver real-time insights — all within a clean and distraction-free writing experience.

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🚀 Features

• 🤖 AI Guide Companion
  Generates emotionally resonant, contextual prompts using Azure OpenAI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) via Azure AI Search.

• 📊 Smart Mood Analytics
  Tracks line-level sentiment, mood trends, journaling frequency, and session insights to help users reflect and grow over time.

• 🗣️ Flexible Input
  Supports both text and voice-based journaling to adapt to user preferences.

• ⚡ Robust, Real-Time Backend
  Built on .NET Core, with EF Core, PostgreSQL, SignalR, and in-memory caching for real-time feedback and performance.

• 🎨 Minimalist UI with Light/Dark Mode
  Clean, responsive interface built using Razor Pages, offering a smooth journaling experience with light and dark themes.

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🧠 Tech Stack

Frontend:

• Razor Pages
• HTML / CSS / JavaScript

Backend:

• C#, .NET Core MVC
• Entity Framework Core
• SignalR for real-time communication
• In-memory caching
• JWT-based authentication & authorization

AI & Data:

• Azure OpenAI
• Azure AI Search (RAG)
• Azure Language Services
• PostgreSQL
• Azure Table Storage

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🏁 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET 8 SDK
• PostgreSQL
• Azure subscription with OpenAI and AI Search services enabled

Clone and Run

git clone https://github.com/DiscardedOne/echo.git
cd echo
dotnet build
dotnet run

⚙️ Before running, make sure to configure your appsettings.json with the correct database connection string and Azure API keys.