chat-app-go

A chat app written in go

How to run

From web site

Not yet available.

From source code

Prerequisites:

• Git (https://git-scm.com/)
• Go (https://go.dev/)
• Node (https://nodejs.org/en)

Minimal steps:

1. Clone the repository. git clone https://github.com/TeenageMutantCoder/chat-app-go.git or git clone git@github.com:TeenageMutantCoder/chat-app-go.git
2. Change directories into the repository. cd chat-app-go
3. Run the server. go run .
4. Visit the web page at http://localhost:8080/

Steps for development:

1. Clone the repository. git clone https://github.com/TeenageMutantCoder/chat-app-go.git
2. Change directories into the repository. cd chat-app-go
3. Install node dependencies. npm install
4. Run the development server. npm run dev
5. In another terminal, allow tailwind to watch the template files. npm run tw:watch
6. Visit the web page at http://localhost:8080/

Ideas for future development (not in any particular order)

• Make this a PWA
• Store messages and users in a database (or don't, if a more privacy-focused app)
• Use websockets instead of polling to retrieve new messages
• Add ability to create/join/remove different chat rooms
• Add ability to send multimedia messages
• Deploy this app online
• Add better auth
• Make it easier to change nickname
• Add ability to mute/block users
• Add rate limiting, timeouts, bans to prevent spam (possibly optional per chat room)
• Add notifications when there are new messages
• Add roles and permissions per chat room