Socket Chat

This project is a straightforward chat application built using Socket.IO, offering both one-to-one and group chat functionalities. It leverages socket rooms to manage chat interactions effectively. Additionally, several APIs are created to support and enhance the overall chat module.

What will you need

• Clone this repository: SocketChat.
• An IDE or text editor like VS Code.
• Node version installed above 20.11.1.
• A package manager such as NPM or Yarn.
• Install MongoDB.
• API testing tool like Postman.
• Import the SocketChatAPIs.postman_collection.json file in Postman.
• Run the npm run dev commands.

Project Run Commands

• npm install
• npm run dev

Key Topics

The following topics covered in this unit:

• User register and Login
• Request method like Get, Post, Put, Delete
• JWT authorization and authentication
• Joi validation
• MongoDB
• Socket.IO
• Bcrypt for password hashing and compare
• Eslint
• Multi environment config
• PM2 for alive forever
• Prettier for code formatter
• Postman collection

Helpful Links

Node.js:	Nodejs.org
Typescript:	typescriptlang.org
Socket.io:	socket.io

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