Chatr

A chat room built using websockets and Rust (Axum), users can connect to a server through a WebSocket connection and communicate with each other in real-time. The client application is written in svelte.

The client for the chat room is written in Svelte

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Usage

Features

• [x] Message broadcasting
• [x] Websocket
• [x] Client application
• [x] Unique usernames
• [x] Join/Leave messages
• [x] Multiple Rooms
• [ ] Scrolling chat
• [ ] View members of room

Installation

git clone https://github.com/0xLaurens/chatr

cd chatr

Usage

Server

Run the application

cargo run

Frontend

Navigate into the frontend

cd client

Create a .env file in the client folder containing the following variables:

PUBLIC_API_URL=http://0.0.0.0:3000
PUBLIC_WEBSOCKET_URL=ws://localhost:3000

Install packages using

npm i

Run the site

npm run dev