README.md

jplag_helper

This is a simple api wrapper for jplag.

Import db.sql to setup database and table.

Testing:

Clone repo: run python helper.py (you need jplag and submissions to test this)

Query variables:

• language: the language of the programs
• directory: the directory they are listed in
• studentID: the studentID that you want to return in api(can be ignored for returning all)
• threshold: the threshold of how much similarity will be detected(can be ignored for default 20%)

Open a new shell and paste the below editing it to fit your directory of submissions.
curl localhost:5000?language=c/cpp\&directory=submissions/folder\&studentID=student\&threshold=30