BlacklogBuster 🎮✨🎉

BlacklogBuster is a Blazor Server application designed to help users manage and synchronize their game backlogs across multiple platforms, including Steam and PlayStation. It provides a streamlined way to track game ownership and progress while integrating data from third-party APIs and services. 🎯🌟📚

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Features 🚀🌈🕹️

• Game Synchronization:
  • Sync games from Steam using the Steam API.
  • Sync games from PlayStation using Selenium for scraping data.
  • In a future update add support for xbox.
• User Authentication:
  • Secure user accounts with ASP.NET Identity.
  • Requires email confirmation for account activation.
• Game Backlog Management:
  • Add, update, and delete games.
  • View games grouped by platform.
• Responsive User Interface:
  • Built with Blazor Server for real-time interactivity. ⚡🖥️🌐

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Technologies Used 🛠️💻📊

• Frontend: Blazor Server
• Backend:
  • ASP.NET Core
  • Entity Framework Core
  • ASP.NET Identity
• Database: SQL Server
• Third-Party Integrations:
  • Steam API
  • Selenium WebDriver (for PlayStation scraping)
• API Documentation: Swagger UI 📖📡🖊️

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Prerequisites 📋✅🔧

• .NET SDK 7.0 or later
• SQL Server
• ChromeDriver (for Selenium)
• Steam API Key (get it from Steam Community API) 🔑🌐🎲

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Installation ⚙️💾✨

1. Clone the Repository: 🖨️📂🔗

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

2. Set Up the Database: 🗄️🔗🛠️

   • Update the connection string in appsettings.json:

     "ConnectionStrings": {
         "DefaultConnection": "Your SQL Server Connection String"
     }

   • Run the following command to apply migrations:

     dotnet ef database update

3. Configure Steam API Key: 🔐🎮🌟

   • Add your Steam API key to appsettings.json:

     "SteamApiKey": "Your Steam API Key"

4. Install ChromeDriver: 🌐🚗🔧

   • Ensure ChromeDriver is installed and added to your system's PATH.

5. Run the Application: 🚀💡📊

   dotnet run

   • Open your browser and navigate to https://localhost:5001 (or the specified port). 🌎🔒🖥️

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API Endpoints 🔗📝⚙️

Swagger UI 🎛️📜🎨

• Access the Swagger UI at https://localhost:5001/swagger for interactive API testing. 🧪🌐📑

Sync Backlog 🔄🎮🕹️

• POST /api/BacklogSync/sync
  • Request Body:

    {
      "steamId": "Steam ID",
      "psnUsername": "PlayStation Username",
      "psnPassword": "PlayStation Password",
      "userId": "Logged-in User ID"
    }

  • Response:

    {
      "message": "Backlog sync completed successfully."
    }
    ``` 🌟✅📩
    

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Development 🛠️💡📚

Adding a New Migration 🎉🛠️📋

To create a new migration:

dotnet ef migrations add MigrationName

Updating the Database 🗄️🔄✨

dotnet ef database update

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Future Enhancements 🔮🚀✨

• Support for Additional Platforms:
  • Nintendo and Xbox integration.
• Progress Tracking:
  • Track completion and playtime for games.
• Improved Analytics:
  • Generate insights on gaming habits.
• Offline Mode:
  • Allow offline backlog management with synchronization. 📈📊📲

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Contributing 🤝📬🌟

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request. 🛠️🎉🌐

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License 📜⚖️💡

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details. 🏷️📖✅

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Acknowledgments 🎉👏💡

• Steam API for game data.
• Selenium WebDriver for PlayStation scraping.
• Microsoft for the Blazor Server framework. 🎮✨🔧