dj-chat | A django and htmx chat application

Fully functional chat app built with django and htmx with the power of websockets and channels. The app also uses other production-level packages, such as:- channels, redis, django-allauth, django-crispy-forms, django-select2, etc.

The main goal of this project is to show how django and htmx can be used to build a fully functional high quality application. Bootstrap5 is used to design the UI with custom styles.

Demo video: https://youtu.be/l1j8yyEc9Us

Current features:

• Private Messaging System: Users can engage in private one-on-one chat conversations, known as threads.
• Group Chat and Discussion Rooms: The application supports group chat functionality, allowing users to participate in discussion rooms centered around specific topics.
• User Authentication and Management: Users can log in, log out, sign up, and manage(reset/change) their passwords.
• Chat History Management: Users can clear the chat history within a room, providing them with control over their chat environment.
• Chat Deletion: Users have the ability to delete entire chat conversations, offering a way to remove outdated or irrelevant discussions.
• Sorting Options: The discussions can be sorted based on trending topics, newest additions, or oldest discussions, enabling users to find relevant conversations efficiently.
• Pagination and Infinite Scrolling: The application utilizes pagination with infinite scrolling, allowing users to navigate through discussions seamlessly without page reloads. Messages inside private rooms are fetched automatically on the user scrolls up.
• Recent Room Display: Users can easily view their recent chat rooms, making it convenient to access frequently visited discussions.
• Multicast Messaging: Users can send messages to multiple recipients simultaneously.
• Dynamic Room Creation and Update: Users can create and update discussion rooms in real-time without the need to navigate away from the current page.
• Real-time Discussion Search: The application performs live discussion searches as users type, eliminating the need for page reloads and providing instant results.
• Invitation Functionality: Users can invite others to join a discussion room without interrupting their ongoing participation in the conversation.
• Message Notifications: Users have the option to mute or unmute message notifications, controlling their visibility and managing distractions.

Prerequisites:

The following programs are required to run the project

• Any Python-3 version
• Redis
• PostgreSQL database

Installation

• First Clone the repo with git clone https://github.com/adilmohak/dj-chat.git

• Create and activate a python virtual environment

• pip install -r requirements.txt

• Create a .env file inside the root directory (Same directory where manage.py is located)

• Inside your .env file put the following variables

DB_NAME=[NAME_OF_YOUR_DB]
DB_USER=[DB_USERNAME]
DB_PASSWORD=[DB_PASSWORD]
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=[DB_PORT]

• python manage.py makemigrations

• python manage.py migrate

• redis-server

The above command will start the redis server

• python manage.py runserver

• Last but not least, go to this address http://127.0.0.1:8000

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