Nearby Chat

This Django app allows users to sign up and view the real-time locations of other users within a customizable range (default is 20km). Users can also chat with each other through the use of Django Channels and websockets.

Preview

Features

1. User sign up and authentication
2. Real-time location tracking using the Geolocation API
3. Customizable range for location tracking
4. Chatting functionality through Django Channels and websockets
5. The conversation is saved in the database. 

Requirements

1. Django
2. Django Channels
3. Geolocation

Usage

1. Sign up for an account on the app
2. Allow the app to access your location
3. You will be able to see the real-time location of other users on the chat page
4. Click on a user's tab to start chatting with them

Installation

1. Clone this repository to your local machine
2. Install the required packages by running pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Run migrations by running python manage.py makemigrations and python manage.py migrate / python manage.py migrate --run-syncdb
4. Run the development server by running python manage.py runserver

Installation with Docker

1. docker-compose build
2. docker-compose up -d

Thoughts

• Had to put down the high hope for not having enough time.

• Some unfinished work
  • Upload profile picture
  • Custom location ranges from chat
  • Different chat page
  • Responsive design
  • User to user message store

• The musical journey through the project