VERSUS
The only real comparison App you need whether it's your daily groceries
Created on 15th May 2024
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VERSUS
The only real comparison App you need whether it's your daily groceries
The problem VERSUS solves
People can use our app to:
Save Money: Easily compare prices across various grocery stores and online platforms to find the best deals.
Save Time: Avoid the hassle of manually checking prices at multiple places; our app does the comparison for you.
Make Informed Decisions: Get detailed information about product prices, discounts, and availability to make smart purchasing choices.
Convenience: Shop for groceries from the comfort of home or while on the go, without the need to visit multiple stores physically.
Safety: Reduce exposure to crowded places by shopping online and still getting the best prices available in the market.
Budgeting: Plan your grocery shopping more effectively by knowing upfront which store offers the most competitive prices.
Challenges we ran into
While developing our project, we encountered a specific hurdle related to web scraping. During the process of fetching live data from various online marketplaces for price comparison, we faced intermittent connection errors and timeouts. This was due to the dynamic nature of web content and the variability in server responses.
To overcome this challenge, we implemented robust error handling mechanisms within our web scraping code. We introduced retry logic with exponential backoff strategies, allowing our system to automatically retry failed requests after short intervals. Additionally, we optimized our scraping algorithms to handle different response formats and gracefully handle edge cases such as network fluctuations and server downtimes.
By continuously monitoring and refining our scraping process, we were able to significantly reduce the occurrence of errors and ensure a more reliable data fetching mechanism for our project