📚 PubFlow - Data-Driven Publishing Analytics

PubFlow is an advanced publishing analytics platform designed to help publishers, bookstores, and content creators track, analyze, and optimize their sales performance. With real-time insights and AI-powered analytics, PubFlow enables smarter business decisions, audience engagement, and optimized publishing strategies.

🚀 Features

• 📊 Sales Performance Dashboard - Visualize sales trends across genres, formats, and regions.
• 🔎 Advanced Search & Filtering - Find key insights with full-text search and smart filters.
• 🤖 AI-Driven Recommendations - Predict demand and optimize publishing strategies.
• 🔗 Multi-Channel Integration - Sync data from Amazon, Mercado Livre, Shopee, and other platforms.
• 📡 ETL & Big Data Processing - Process large datasets efficiently for deeper analysis.
• 📈 Predictive Analytics - Leverage machine learning to forecast trends and sales behavior.
• 📑 Customizable Reports - Generate PDF/CSV reports for internal strategy meetings.

🔧 Tech Stack

• Backend: Ruby on Rails 8 (API-Only)
• Frontend: Next.js + Chart.js for analytics visualization
• Database: PostgreSQL with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch for advanced search
• AI & Data Processing: Python (Pandas, Scikit-learn for analytics)
• Cloud & Scalability: Docker + AWS/GCP deployment

📂 Project Structure

PubFlow/
│── backend/            # Ruby on Rails 8 API
│── frontend/           # Next.js application
│── database/           # PostgreSQL with Elasticsearch integration
│── docs/               # Documentation and API references
│── scripts/            # ETL and data processing scripts
│── tests/              # Unit and integration tests
│── docker-compose.yml  # Docker configuration

🛠️ Installation

Prerequisites:

• Docker & Docker Compose installed
• PostgreSQL installed (if running locally)
• Node.js & Yarn (for the frontend)

Setup Steps:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/pubflow.git
cd pubflow

Backend Setup:

cd backend
cp .env.example .env
bundle install
docker-compose up -d
rails db:create db:migrate db:seed
rails server

Frontend Setup:

cd frontend
yarn install
yarn dev

The frontend should now be running at http://localhost:3000 and backend at http://localhost:3001.

📌 API Documentation

The API is documented using Swagger/OpenAPI. To access the API documentation, run the backend and navigate to:

http://localhost:3001/api-docs

📅 Roadmap

• Implement real-time sales tracking
• Enhance AI-based trend prediction models
• Expand integration with more book marketplaces
• Develop a mobile-friendly dashboard

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! To contribute:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature-xyz)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Added feature XYZ')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-xyz)
5. Open a Pull Request

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

📬 Contact

For inquiries, reach out via [email protected] or open an issue in the repository.

🚀 PubFlow - Empowering Publishers with Data-Driven Insights!