fix the duplicate nodes in the beginning of the branches

README.md

 # TXTA
 
-## How to run the app?
+## How to run the app locally?
 
 1. Create a virtual environment
 
@@ -26,9 +26,29 @@
     flask run    
     ```
 
-## TODO
+## How to run the app using docker?
+
+```bash
+docker-compose build
+docker-compose up
+```
 
-1. Dockerize the app
+## How to deploy the app to GCP?
+
+1. Install gcloud
+
+2. upload the code to App Engine
+
+    ```bash
+    ```
+
+3. deploy
+
+    ```bash
+    bash
+    ```
+
+## TODO
 
-2. Fix duplicate nodes in the graph
+1. Fix duplicate nodes in the graph
 

services.py

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def grapher(mappings, root):
         count_in = random.randint(100, 1000)
         
         for k, v in st.items():
-            cleaned_st = group_strings_by_n(k, 4)
+            cleaned_st = group_strings_by_n(k, 5)
             count_in += 1
             chart_data.node(str(count), cleaned_st, color='green')
             chart_data.edge('r', str(count))
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def grapher(mappings, root):
             chart_data.edge(str(count), str(count_in))
             
             
-            for i in v:
+            for i in v[1:]:
                 # keep track of the old and new inner nodes
                 count_in_old = count_in
                 count_in += 1