HackaChat is a chat application built with a combination of Python, JavaScript, and SQL. It provides a platform for users to create channels, post messages, and interact with each other through replies and reactions.
- User authentication: Users can sign up and log in to the application.
- Channels: Users can create and join different channels.
- Messages: Users can post messages in a channel.
- Replies: Users can reply to messages in a thread-like manner.
- Reactions: Users can react to messages with emojis.
- Unread messages: The application keeps track of unread messages for each user.
- Frontend: JavaScript
- Backend: Python (Flask)
- Database: SQL (SQLite3)
- Framework: BootStrap
- Clone the repository to your local machine.
- Install the required Python packages by running
pip3 install -r requirements.txt. - Run the Python server by executing
python3 app.py.
app.py: This is the main Python file that runs the Flask server and handles all the backend logic.static/index.js: This JavaScript file handles the frontend logic of the application.requirements.txt: This file lists all the Python packages required for the project.db/HackaChat.sqlite3: This is the SQLite3 database file.
The application provides several API endpoints for handling different functionalities. These include:
/api/signup: For user registration./api/login: For user login./api/profile: For getting and updating user profile./api/channel: For getting all channels and creating a new channel./api/channel/<int:channel_id>: For getting and updating a specific channel./api/channel/<int:channel_id>/messages: For getting all messages in a channel and posting a new message./api/message/<int:msg_id>: For getting a specific message./api/message/<int:message_id>/reaction: For getting and adding reactions to a message./api/message/<int:message_id>/reply: For getting and adding replies to a message./api/channel/<int:channel_id>/count-replies: For getting the count of replies for each message in a channel.