# Stretch My Time Off

Welcome to **Stretch My Time Off**, a personal project designed to help you optimize your vacation days by strategically aligning public holidays and personal leave. This tool allows you to maximize your time off, making it easier to plan the ultimate getaway.

## Table of Contents

- [About the Project](#about-the-project)
- [Features](#features)
- [Tech Stack](#tech-stack)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)
- [Acknowledgments](#acknowledgments)

## About the Project

I created this project out of a personal need to better manage my vacation days. As someone who loves to travel, I wanted a tool that could help me make the most of my time off by aligning it with public holidays. This project was coded using the Cursor IDE with the assistance of GPT-4o, and it is hosted on Vercel with Cloudflare providing additional services.

## Features

- **Country-Specific Holidays**: Automatically fetches public holidays for your country.
- **Optimized Days Off**: Calculates the best way to use your personal leave days to maximize time off.
- **Interactive Calendar**: Visualize your holidays and optimized days off in a user-friendly calendar.
- **Responsive Design**: Works seamlessly on both desktop and mobile devices.

## Tech Stack

- **Framework**: [SvelteKit](https://kit.svelte.dev/)
- **Programming Language**: JavaScript
- **Styling**: CSS
- **Hosting**: [Vercel](https://vercel.com/)
- **CDN and Security**: [Cloudflare](https://www.cloudflare.com/)
- **IDE**: [Cursor IDE](https://cursor.so/)

## Installation

To get a local copy up and running, follow these steps:

1. **Clone the repository**:
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/stretch-my-time-off.git
   ```

2. **Navigate to the project directory**:
   ```bash
   cd stretch-my-time-off
   ```

3. **Install dependencies**:
   ```bash
   npm install
   ```

4. **Start the development server**:
   ```bash
   npm run dev
   ```

## Usage

Once the development server is running, you can access the application at `http://localhost:3000`. Enter your country to see the public holidays and use the interactive calendar to plan your time off.

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions for improvements or new features, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (`git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature`)
3. Commit your Changes (`git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'`)
4. Push to the Branch (`git push origin feature/AmazingFeature`)
5. Open a Pull Request

## License

Distributed under the MIT License. See `LICENSE` for more information.

## Acknowledgments

- **SvelteKit**: For providing a powerful and flexible framework.
- **Vercel**: For seamless deployment and hosting.
- **Cloudflare**: For robust CDN and security features.
- **Cursor IDE and GPT-4o**: For making the development process efficient and enjoyable.

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Thank you for checking out **Stretch My Time Off**! I hope you find it as useful as I do in planning your vacations. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out.