chat-room

Overview

ChatRoom is an application where users can connect with one another through private chat rooms. Each user needs to have a profile in the app and they can create rooms, add other users to their rooms, remove users from room, or join other rooms.

Technologies Used

• TypeScript
• React.JS (FrontEnd)
• Node.JS/Express.JS (BackEnd)
• MongoDB (Database)
• Socket.io
• React Router
• Ant Design (FrontEnd UI Library)

App Flow

Sign up and Log in

• Authentication

• Authorization

Adding Web Sockets

Creating rooms

Joining Rooms and Adding Users (with admin privilege)

Removing Users (with admin privilege)

Chatting between the users

Instructions to run the app:

• npm install -g typescript
• npm install ts-node
• git clone https://github.com/SinghHarman286/chat-room.git
• In the root of the project directory, run cd api/ && npm install && npm start && cd ..
• cd client/ && npm install && npm start
• Visit localhost:3000

Enhancements

• Deploy on Heroku
• Add refresh tokens
• Add Search through rooms and users