Tasks

Make a chat application similar to google hangouts

Allow two users to chat to each other

• Allow users to create conversations
• Display a new dialogue for the conversation
• Allow users to add messages to the conversation
• Recipient can see the new conversation
• Recipient can see new messages
• Recipient can add messages to the new conversation
• Sender can see replies

Make the application nicer to use

• Notifications for new messages
• Allow users to search the list of users
• Display the time and name associated with each message
• Sort list of conversations so that the one with the newest message is at the top
• Allow users to clear conversations

Implement groups

• Allow users to create new named group
  • Add the user to the newly created group
• Allow users to add other users to a group
• Allow users to edit group details
• Users can send messages to all group members
• Group members can reply to all group members
• Users can remove themselves from a group

User Experience

• Investigate using Bootstrap and/or Material Design
• Allow users to set their own avatars
• Style chat windows to show chat bubbles
  • Use different colours for different users
• Type-ahead search for users
• styling / Theming of application
• Usability