WebScraper

A C++ desktop application for fetching and displaying web headlines dynamically. This project is built using Qt for the GUI and libcurl for HTTP requests. It offers a clean, scrollable interface and modular architecture for data management.

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🚀 Features

• Fetches and displays headlines from web sources.
• Uses Qt's Widgets module for a responsive GUI.
• Integrates libcurl for seamless web data retrieval.
• Scroll area for dynamically loaded content.

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🛠️ Dependencies

• Qt 6.8.1: GUI development framework.
• libcurl: Library for making HTTP requests.
• CMake 3.25+: Build system generator.

The project is written in C++23, so a compiler supporting C++23 is required.

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📦 Project Structure

webscraper/
├── CMakeLists.txt         # Build configuration
├── src/                   # Source files (.cpp)
└── header/                # Header files (.h)

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⚙️ Building the Project

Follow these steps to build and run the application:

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/webscraper.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd webscraper

3. Configure the project with CMake:

cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~/Qt/6.8.1/gcc_64

4. Build the project:

cmake --build build

5. Run the application:

./build/webscraper

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🖱️ Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to improve the project, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new feature branch:

git checkout -b feature-branch

3. Commit your changes:

git commit -m "Add new feature"

4. Push the branch and create a pull request.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute the software as per the terms of the license.

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🔗 References

• Qt Documentation
• libcurl Documentation
• CMake Documentation