Chat Room Project / 聊天室專案

這個專案是即時聊天室應用程式，讓使用者能夠即時通訊。 整合了 Node.js/Express, WebSocket, 快取 Redis, ORM Prisma, 資料庫 PostgresQL 等等。前端使用 React + Vite。並以 Docker 打包。

This project is a real-time chat room application that allows users to communicate instantly. It combines modern web technologies to create a seamless and efficient chatting experience.

Key Features:

• Real-time messaging using WebSocket
• User authentication and authorization
• Persistent storage of chat history
• Scalable architecture with potential for caching and message queuing

Technology Stack:

Frontend:

• React: A JavaScript library for building user interfaces
• Vite: Next generation frontend tooling for faster development and building

Backend:

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine
• Express: Web application framework for Node.js
• WebSocket (ws): For real-time, bidirectional communication

Database:

• PostgreSQL: Open-source relational database
• Prisma: Next-generation ORM for Node.js and TypeScript

Authentication:

• JSON Web Tokens (JWT): For secure user authentication
• bcrypt: For password hashing

Caching/Message Queue:

• Redis: In-memory data structure store (potential use)

Development Tools:

• nodemon: For automatic restarting of Node.js applications during development
• concurrently: Run multiple commands concurrently

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

   git clone [repository-url]

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables

• Create a .env file in the root directory / 在根目錄創建 .env 文件
• Add necessary environment variables

4. Run database migrations

   npm run prisma:migrate

5. Start the development server

   npm run dev

6. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 / 打開瀏覽器並訪問 http://localhost:3000