#-----Chat App v1 ---------#
Chat App v1 is a sample real-time chat application consisting of a backend and frontend, supporting user authentication, friend management, one-to-one conversations, real-time messaging, and image uploads via Cloudinary.
🚀 Features 🔐 User authentication (Email / Password, JWT)
👥 Friend system (send, accept, reject friend requests)
💬 One-to-one conversations with message history
⚡ Real-time messaging using Socket.IO
🖼 User avatar & message image upload via Cloudinary
🩺 API health check and environment configuration 🧱 Architecture & Tech Stack
Backend Node.js + TypeScript Express Socket.IO MongoDB + Mongoose Cloudinary JWT Authentication Frontend React + TypeScript Vite Material UI (MUI) Socket.IO Client
📁 Project Structure (Summary) chat-app-v1/ ├── backend/ │ ├── src/ │ ├── package.json │ ├── README_FRIEND_SYSTEM.md │ └── SOCKET_SERVER_README.md │ ├── frontend/ │ ├── src/ │ └── package.json │ ├── CLOUDINARY_SETUP.md ├── dbDiagram.txt └── README.md
✅ Prerequisites Node.js >= 18 (LTS) npm or yarn MongoDB (local or cloud) Cloudinary account (for image uploads)