HotelBot

Getting Started

Clone the repository with the client submodule:

git clone --recursive [email protected]:2k4sm/HotelBot.git

Follow this to get started with backend Getting Started With Backend

Follow this to get started with frontendGetting Started With Frontend

Technical Requirement Document

Project Overview

The project involves creating a chatbot for hotel booking management. The bot will handle user interactions for booking rooms, provide current booking information.

Functional Requirements

Primary Functionalities

• Respond to users with room details.
• Create bookings after taking details from users.
• Store room booking information.
• Uses conversation history as a context throughout the conversation.

Chatbot Flow

1. User initiates a conversation about booking a resort room.
2. Bot fetches room options from an API and responds with a list of room options.
3. User selects a room.
4. Bot provides pricing information.
5. User confirms they want to proceed with booking.
6. Bot makes a simulated API call to book the room and returns a booking confirmation with a booking ID.

API Requirements

Main Endpoint

POST /chat: Handle user messages and return chatbot responses.

endpoint : POST "https://api-hotelbot.onrender.com/api/gemini/chat",
payload : {
	{message : <"message input">}
}

External API Interactions

• Fetch room options.
• Store and use conversation history.
• Simulate room booking.

Backend Requirements

Technologies

• Node.js
• Express.js
• GEMINI API

Key Features

Maintain conversation history throughout the chat session.

Implement function calling to simulate external API interactions (room booking).

Implement basic error handling for invalid user inputs or API failures.

Frontend Requirements

Technologies

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript or React.js

Key Features

• Simple interface for interacting with the chatbot.

Data Management

User Data

• Store booking details.
• Store Conversation.

Error Handling

• Handle invalid user inputs gracefully.
• Manage API failures with appropriate error messages.

Conclusion

This document outlines the technical requirements for developing a hotel booking management chatbot. The bot will facilitate room bookings, provide booking information.