chatapp

Flutter Chat App

A fully-featured chat application built using Flutter and Firebase. This app supports real-time messaging, user authentication and more.

Features

• User Authentication:

  • Sign up and login using email and password.
  • Profile management with profile picture updates

• Real-time Messaging:

  • One-to-one and group chat functionalities
  • Support for sending images, videos, audio, and documents
  • Read receipts and typing indicators
  • Real-time message updates

• User Interface:

  • Chat list displaying recent conversations
  • Chat screen for viewing and sending messages
  • User search functionality
  • Notifications for new messages

Technical Stack

• Frontend:

  • Flutter for building the cross-platform user interface
  • Firebase for real-time database, authentication, and storage

• Backend:

  • Firebase Cloud Firestore for storing chat messages and user data
  • Firebase Authentication for secure user sign-up and login
  • Firebase Cloud Functions for server-side logic and notifications

Architecture

• Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM):

  • Models for data structures (users, messages, etc.)
  • ViewModels for handling business logic and data preparation
  • Views for displaying the user interface

• State Management:

  • Provider, Riverpod, or Bloc for managing the app’s state efficiently

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Flutter SDK: Install Flutter
• Firebase project: Set up Firebase

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/harshitHash2/chatapp.git
   cd chatapp