2. Current features

✅ Current Features – Beta GUI Release

🧑‍💼 Account & Identity

• User Registration: Sign up with username, password, and email.
• Email Verification: Email-based token verification after registration.
• Login & Token-Based Auth: Secure login using access and refresh tokens.
• Password Reset: Request password reset via email using a verification link.
• Session Persistence: Secure storage and reuse of session and refresh tokens.
• Logout: Clears all tokens and redirects to login screen.

💬 Messaging System

• One-on-One Messaging: Initiate chats with individual users by username.
• Real-Time Messaging: Instant communication using WebSocket protocol.
• Typing Indicator: Notifies when the other user is typing.
• Message History: Load and display full chat history upon selecting a chat.
• Delete Conversations: Remove chats from your sidebar via a modal confirmation.

👤 User Status & Presence

• Live Online Status: Real-time updates of user presence (online/offline) through WebSocket events.
• Visual Indicators: Color-coded dots and tooltip text to indicate status next to usernames in the chat list.

🌐 Server Connection Handling

• Live Server Status Checks: Automatically detects and displays if the backend is online.
• Offline Handling: Disables buttons and actions when the server is unreachable.
• Retry Mechanism: Automatic retry or manual retry button for reconnecting.

🖥️ Graphical User Interface (Electron)

• Multi-Page SPA: Includes welcome, login, register, reset-password, email verification, and main chat interface.
• Two-Pane Layout: Sidebar for chat list + user panel, and main chat window with input and message history.
• Modern Dark Theme: Fully themed interface with responsive design and visual polish.
• Toast Notifications: Contextual feedback for actions, errors, and success states.
• Keyboard UX: Send with Enter, add newlines with Shift+Enter.

🧩 Architecture & Extensibility

• Modular Codebase: Separation of HTML/CSS/JS with clear logic boundaries.
• API Layer: Centralized wrapper for all server requests, with auth/session management.
• Secure Local Storage: Credentials stored and accessed through a secure store.