RetroChat

A realtime websocket chat application built using Dart, Shelf, and JavaScript.

How it Works?

Class	Usecase
Client	Represents a User or device.
Room	Represents a Chat or group.
Message	Represents a message sent by user.

Client(s) can join a Room and pass Message objects among them using websockets. Each Room contains Message(s) which are stored in server memory and a self destruction timer (5 minutes) which gets triggered as soon as all Client(s) leave the Room and timer can be aborted if a Client rejoins the Room within 5 minutes.

Requirments

• Dart SDK
• Code Editor with dart plugins.

Building and Running

1. Clone this repo using git clone or download this repo and extract it.

2. Download all dependencies in project root directory

   pub get

3. Use this command to start server

   dart src/main.dart

4. By default server will be running at localhost:8080 and websocket at localhost:8080/ws. Now you can visit localhost:8080 using a web browser.