README.md

ClearPass AI - Java Swing Interview Simulator

ClearPass AI is a Java Swing-based desktop application that simulates AI-powered interview questions. It allows users to log in, specify a job role, answer AI-generated questions, receive real-time feedback, and view or export their session summaries.

✨ Features

• 🔐 User login and signup system (local file-based)
• 🧠 AI-generated interview questions based on job role (using Google's Gemini API)
• 😊 Sentiment analysis of answers (using HuggingFace's DistilBERT model)
• ✅ Real-time feedback on user responses
• ⏱ Countdown timer per question
• 📊 Progress tracker (answered vs. remaining)
• 💾 Save full session summary and result to .txt files
• 🧾 Clean MVC-based structure for easy updates

🛠 Requirements

• Java 8 or higher
• Internet connection (for AI API calls)
• JSON library (org.json)

📁 File Structure

project-root/
├── ClearPassAIApp.java
├── ClearPassAIGUI.java
├── InterviewScreen.java
├── LoginPage.java
├── WelcomeScreen.java
├── ResultScreen.java
├── DataModel.java
├── QuestionData.java
├── GeminiClient.java
├── HuggingFaceClient.java
├── users.txt
├── config.properties    <-- contains your API keys

🔑 Setup API Keys

1. Create a config.properties file in the root directory.
2. Add your API keys:

GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key_here
HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY=your_huggingface_api_key_here

▶️ How to Run

If using terminal:

javac -cp ".:lib/json-20250107.jar" *.java
java -cp ".:lib/json-20250107.jar" ClearPassAIApp

If using an IDE:

• Open the project.
• Add the JSON library to your project dependencies.
• Set ClearPassAIApp as the main class.
• Run the project.

💬 Sample Credentials

• Username: dhruvparmar
• Password: 1234

You can create new users via the Sign-Up screen.

📂 Output Files

• username_answers.txt → contains each Q&A + feedback
• username_summary.txt → full interview session
• username_result.txt → saved from Result screen (if user clicks save)

✅ Future Improvements

• Add more AI models for different types of analysis
• Implement voice input/output
• Add support for different languages
• Enhance the UI with modern design elements

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Made with 💙 by Dhruv Parmar