Real-Time Chat Application with Express, Socket.IO, and MongoDB

This repository contains the source code for a real-time chat application built with Node.js, Express, Socket.IO, and MongoDB. The application allows users to send and receive messages in real-time and stores messages in a MongoDB database.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Usage
• Code Explanation
• HTML Template
• Authors
• Contributing

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Node.js and npm installed on your machine.
• MongoDB database accessible or a MongoDB Atlas account (update the dburl variable in server.js with your MongoDB connection string).
• Git installed for version control (optional but recommended).

Installation

To install the project and its dependencies, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/real-time-chat-app.git
   

2. Change your current directory to the project folder:

   cd real-time-chat-app

3. Install the project dependencies listed in package.json using npm:

   npm install
   

This will install the following dependencies:

• body-parser: Middleware for parsing request bodies.
• bootstrap: CSS framework for styling.
• express: Web application framework for Node.js.
• mongoose: ODM (Object Data Modeling) library for MongoDB.
• socket.io: Library for real-time communication.

Usage/Examples

To run the chat application locally, follow these steps:

1. Ensure you have MongoDB running or your MongoDB Atlas credentials correctly configured in server.js.

2. Start the server:

   npm start
   

The server will start, and you can access the application in your web browser at http://localhost:3000.

Demo

This is a working demo for the same

API Reference

Retrieves all stored messages from MongoDB.

  GET /messages:

Get item

Adds a new message to the database and broadcasts it.

  POST /messages:

Contributions

We welcome contributions from the community. To contribute to this project, follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.

2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.

3. Make your changes and test them thoroughly.

4. Submit a pull request.

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Authors

• @UjjwalShikhar