PathQuick - Chart Your Fastest Adventure! 🚀

Welcome to PathQuick, the ultimate guide to uncovering the quickest routes between! Whether you're a virtual road tripper or a logistical mastermind, PQ is here to deliver blazing-fast route calculations and seamless navigation.

What Is PathQuick?

PathQuick is more than a piece of software—it's your trusty digital cartographer. With its cutting-edge algorithms, PQ scours the labyrinth of roads connecting the landmarks and delivers routes with precision and efficiency.

Why PathQuick Stands Out?

PathQuick isn't just about getting you from Point A to Point B; it’s about doing so with flair and finesse. We've poured our love for problem-solving and optimization into this project to ensure:

Speed: Responses so quick, you’ll think we have a crystal ball.

Flexibility: Love XML? Adore JSON? We’ve got you covered.

How Does It Work?

1. Give It a Quest:
   • Feed PathQuick the IDs of your starting and ending landmarks.

2. Give It a Format:
   • Feed PathQuick the format of the expected answer.

3. Sit Back and Relax:
   • Our REST API takes over, conjuring up the optimal path in the blink of an eye.

4. Revel in the Results:
   • PQ doesn’t just deliver the travel time; it narrates the story of your journey through an ordered list of landmarks.

Behind The Scenes Magic

PathQuick is fueled by the raw computational power of C++, honed to perfection for speed and reliability. It wields algorithms that have been meticulously designed to navigate massive datasets, crunching through colossal .csv files with ease.

But we didn’t stop there! PQ also includes a robust data validation tool to ensure every connection is rock-solid. Bidirectional roads? Fully connected graph? We’ve checked it all so you don’t have to.

Go forth, chart your fastest adventure, and remember—all roads lead to PathQuick! 🌟

How To Use PathQuick?

PathQuick is available on both macOS and Windows.

To benefit from PathQuick's algorithm and pathfinding, you just need to perform few steps.

1. Obtain the project source

Clone the repository:

• Open your terminal
• Clone this repository by typing git clone https://github.com/algosup/2024-2025-project-3-quickest-path-team-6
• Type cd 2024-2025-project-3-quickest-path-team-6 to get into the project's directory
• Type cd Src to get into the source folder

Get the source code via a release:

• Get the latest release here
• Download the .zip file
• Get into the project's directory

2. Assure everything is set up

• Assure a .csv file is located in the current directory

3. Run the program

You can run the program in various ways:

• Run the pathQuickLauncher file, which will launch both the server and the application in dedicated terminal windows
• Run separately both files, the startServer file in the Server folder and the startClient file in the Client folder

Collaborators

Picture	Full name	Role	Links
	Evan UHRING	Project manager	LinkedIn GitHub
	Manech LAGUENS	Program manager	LinkedIn GitHub
	Enzo GUILLOUCHE	Tech lead	LinkedIn GitHub
	Pavlo PRENDI	Software engineer	LinkedIn GitHub
	Mariem ZAIANE	Software engineer	LinkedIn GitHub
	Maxime THIZEAU	Quality assurance	LinkedIn GitHub
	Aurélien FERNANDEZ	Tech writer	LinkedIn GitHub