Chat Application with Spring Boot and Websockets

This project is a chat application built with Spring Boot and uses Websockets as communication medium.

Technologies Used

Installation

1. Prerequisites:

   • Java 11 or higher
   • Maven (for building the project)

2. Running the Application:

   • Clone the repository:

     git clone <repository-url>

   • Build the project:

     cd chat-application
     mvn clean package

   • Run the Spring Boot application:

     java -jar target/chat-application.jar

3. Accessing the Application:

   • Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.

Usage

• Open multiple browser tabs or devices to simulate multiple users.
• Start chatting with other users in real-time.

Project Structure

• src/main/java/com/example/chat/: Contains the main application code.

  • ChatController.java: Defines the REST endpoints for the chat application.
  • ChatService.java: Implements the business logic for the chat functionality.
  • WebSocketConfig.java: Configures the Websocket endpoint and message broker.

• src/main/resources/: Contains application properties and static resources.

Configuration

Application configurations can be modified in src/main/resources/application.properties.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.