server.js

require("dotenv").config();
const express = require("express");
const cors = require("cors");
const bodyParser = require("body-parser");
const { GoogleGenerativeAI } = require("@google/generative-ai");
const app = express();
const port = 3000;
const showdown = require("showdown");
app.use(cors());
app.use(bodyParser.json());

app.post("/getHints", async (req, res) => {
  const { problemName } = req.body;
  const apiKey = process.env.API_KEY;

  const genAI = new GoogleGenerativeAI(apiKey);
  const model = genAI.getGenerativeModel({ model: "gemini-1.5-flash" });

  const prompt = `${problemName}: Explain how to solve this problem, but dont give the solution (give in plain text and no markdown, easily parsable by html)`;

  try {
    const result = await model.generateContent(prompt);
    const converter = new showdown.Converter();
    const html = converter.makeHtml(result.response.text());

    res.json({ hint: html });
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error generating content:", error);
    res.status(500).send("Error generating hints");
  }
});

app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Server running at http://localhost:3000/`);
});