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Chat platform

· 2 minutes de lecture
Damien Arrachequesne

Hello everyone!

A new sample project is available: the Chat platform.

The source code can be found here.

for newcomers

Socket.IO is a library that enables low-latency, bidirectional and event-based communication between a client and a server.

To achieve this, it automatically selects the best available low-level transport between WebTransport, WebSocket and HTTP long-polling, based on the capabilities of the client platform and the network.

Goal​

The goal of this project is to provide a full-blown project based on Socket.IO with:

  • authentication/user registration
  • public and private messaging
  • proper reconnection management
  • presence management

The source code is provided with a permissive MIT license, so that you can use it/extend it to your will.

How to use​

Check out the code here and follow the instructions in the README.

Features​

Channel-based messages​

Screenshot of a public channel

Private messages​

Screenshot of a private channel

Tools​

Server​

The server is written in plain JavaScript, with the express, express-session and passport packages. The database is PostgreSQL.

Client​

The client is a Vue.js single-page application, with the vue-router and pinia packages. It uses Bootstrap v5 for the styles.

Roadmap​

  • React client (link)
  • MongoDB server (link)

Any additional suggestion is welcome!