API Integration: Integrating external APIs with our server posed a significant challenge during the development of CodeCrest. We encountered difficulties in effectively communicating with the APIs and parsing the data returned in a usable format.Solution: To overcome this challenge, we sought guidance from experienced friends and colleagues who had prior experience with API integration. Their insights and advice proved invaluable in understanding the intricacies of API communication and troubleshooting any issues that arose. Through collaborative efforts and hands-on experimentation, we were able to successfully integrate the desired APIs into our server-side codebase.
Displaying Quiz: Implementing the functionality to display quizzes to users was another hurdle we encountered. Ensuring that the quiz questions were presented clearly and efficiently, and handling user responses effectively, posed technical challenges.Solution: To address this challenge, we focused on streamlining the quiz display process and optimizing the user interface for a seamless experience. We trimmed unnecessary response data and optimized the quiz rendering logic to enhance performance and usability. Additionally, we conducted thorough testing to identify and resolve any issues related to quiz presentation and user interaction.
Formatting JSON Output from Gemini: Extracting JSON data from the Gemini API in a usable format proved to be a complex task. The structure of the JSON responses and the specific data fields required for our application added complexity to the integration process.Solution: To tackle this challenge, we carefully studied the documentation provided by Gemini and experimented with different approaches to parse and extract the required data from the JSON responses. We leveraged libraries and tools for JSON manipulation and transformation