chat-app

This is a simple chat app built with Django, Tailwind, and jQuery.

How to start the app

To start the app, open two separate terminal windows and follow these steps:

1. In the first terminal window, navigate to the project directory and run python manage.py runserver. This will start the Django development server and serve the app on your localhost.
2. In the second terminal window, navigate to the project directory and run python manage.py tailwind start. This will start the Tailwind compiler and watch for changes to your CSS files.

Troubleshooting:

Storing the Django secret key

To store the Django secret key securely, you can follow these steps:

1. Generate a new secret key using a secure random generator.
2. Store the secret key in an environment variable or in a separate file that is not tracked by version control.
3. Load the secret key in your Django settings file using os.environ.

You can also watch this video guide or read this StackOverflow post for more information.

Tailwind installation guide

If you encounter any issues while installing Tailwind, you can refer to this installation guide for help.

jQuery

To add jQuery functionality to your app, you can download the latest version from the official website

For example, to add a like button functionality, you can add a click event listener to the button and use jQuery to send an AJAX request to your Django backend.

Collecting static files

If you make any changes to your static files (e.g., CSS, JavaScript), you will need to run python manage.py collectstatic to collect all the files into the static directory.

Math filters

If you need to perform math operations in your Django templates, you can use the django-mathfilters library. You can install it using the command pip install django-mathfilters.