GO-CHAT

Realtime chat application using websockets and golang.

Tech Stack

• Golang
• Websockets
• MongoDB
• Crypto
• JWT

Features

• Realtime chat
• User authentication
• User registration
• User search
• Channel creation
• Channel listing

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Run go mod tidy
3. Run application at port 3020

go run .

Usage

1. Register a new user

curl -X POST http://localhost:3020/signup -d '{"username": "test" ,"name": "test" ,"password": "test"}'

2. Login with the registered user

curl -X POST http://localhost:3020/login -d '{"username": "test" ,"password": "test"}'

3. List all users

curl -X GET http://localhost:3020/users

4. Create a new channel

curl -X POST http://localhost:3020/channels -d '{"user": "__userID__"}' -H "Authorization: Bearer __JWT__"

5. List all channels

curl -X GET http://localhost:3020/channels -H "Authorization: Bearer __JWT__"

6. List all messages in a channel

curl -X GET http://localhost:3020/messages/{channelID} -H "Authorization: Bearer __JWT__"

7. Start the chat [WEBSOCKET]

connect at ws://localhost:3020/{channelID}?token=__JWT__

TODO

• Verify Dockerfile
• Kafka integration
• Redis integration
• Frontend Templates
• Group chat
• Message encryption
• CI/CD