Electron-Chat-App

A desktop messaging app created using Electron and vanilla js, uses socket.io for realtime messaging.

Getting Started

1. Clone the project and run npm install in the base directory.
2. Add a .env file in /backend containing your MongoDB cluster connection string in the form: ATLAS_URI = <connection_string> and run node server

Launching the Electron Desktop App

Run npm run dev to launch an Electron window.

Features

1. Realtime messaging between users on different groups
2. User registration and login
3. Message history

Future improvements

1. Multimedia Support
2. P2P messaging
3. Adding/ removing users on groups

References

• Realtime Chat application using socket.io: Brad Traversy
• Electron Documentation
• Socket.io Documentation