Chat Application

Welcome to the Chat Application! This project is a real-time chat application that features a Flutter frontend and a Node.js backend using Socket.IO and Redis. It includes real-time messaging, offline support, message replies, and reactions.

📦 Features

• Real-Time Messaging: Communicate instantly with other users.
• Offline Support: Messages are queued and delivered once the recipient is online.
• Message Replies: Reply directly to specific messages.
• Message Reactions: React to messages with emojis.
• Network Connectivity Listener: Monitors and handles network connectivity changes to ensure a seamless messaging experience.

🚀 Getting Started

Backend Setup

1. Install Dependencies:

   • Ensure you have Node.js installed on your machine.

2. Setup Redis:

   • Sign up at Redis Labs and create a Redis instance.
   • Retrieve your Redis credentials (host, port, password).

3. Configure Redis Client:

   • Navigate to backend/src/core/redis_client.js.
   • Update the config object with your Redis credentials:

   const config = {
     host: 'your_redis_host',
     port: 'your_redis_port',
     username: "default",
     password: 'your_redis_password',
   };

4. Run the Backend:

   • Open your terminal and navigate to the backend directory.

   • Start the backend server with:

     node index.js

Frontend Setup

1. Install Dependencies:

   • Ensure you have Flutter installed on your machine.

2. Configure API Base URL:

   • Open the project in VS Code or Android Studio.

   • Modify lib/core/constants.dart to set the base URL. Replace HTTP://ipv4:3000 with your machine's IPv4 address. Find your IPv4 address by running ipconfig in the command prompt.

     const String baseUrl = 'http://your_ipv4:3000';

3. Run the Flutter App:

   • Connect a device or start an emulator.

   • In the terminal, navigate to the project root directory.

   • Start the app with:

     flutter run apk

🖼️ Screenshots

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! To contribute, please submit a pull request or open an issue for suggestions or bug reports.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

📫 Contact

For questions or feedback, please contact shaharyarahmad393@gmail.com.