Chat Room Application

This is a simple chat room application built using Flask, Socket.IO, and JavaScript. Users can join chat rooms, send messages, and see messages from other users in real-time.

Features

• Join existing chat rooms or create new ones
• Real-time messaging using WebSockets
• User-friendly interface with consistent styling

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/UniquePython/ChatRoom.git

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

   • On Windows

   python -m venv venv
   venv\Scripts\activate  

   • On macOS/Linux

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

3. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the Application

1. Start the Flask application:

   python main.py

2. Open your web browser and navigate to localhost.

Project Structure

• main.py: The main Flask application file.
• templates: Contains HTML templates.
  • base.html: Base template with common layout.
  • home.html: Home page template where users can join or create chat rooms.
  • room.html: Chat room template where users can send and receive messages.
• style.css: Contains the CSS styles for the application.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

• Flask: Website
• Socket.IO: Website
• Tech With Tim: Youtube Video