chattybox

chattybox is a web application that allows users to chat in real-time with others. It is built using React and Firebase.

Demo

https://chattybox-c0902.web.app

Features

chattybox lets you join a lively community and interact with others in real-time. Here's what you can do:

• 💬 Instantly send and receive messages with other users, and see them appear on your screen as soon as they're posted.
• ✏️ Edit your messages if you made a typo or want to add more details.
• 🗑️ Delete your messages if you change your mind or want to remove a message from the conversation.
• 💬 Reply to messages to keep the discussion going or ask follow-up questions.
• 👍 React to messages with fun and expressive emoji, to show your mood or agreement.
• 📝 Send messages in Markdown, to add formatting and style to your messages.
• 🌙 Toggle between light and dark mode, to suit your preferences.
• 🥳 Send GIFs using Giphy's API, to add some fun to your messages.
• 🚀 All data is securely stored in Firebase's Firestore database, and user authentication is seamlessly handled by Firebase Authentication. The website is hosted on Firebase Hosting, ensuring a fast and reliable experience for all users.

Technologies Used

chattybox is built using the following technologies:

• React
• Firebase (Firestore, Cloud Functions, Authentication, Hosting)
  • Cloud Functions are used to moderate messages, ensuring that they are appropriate for all users.
• Radix UI Primitives
• Tailwind CSS

Getting Started

To get started with chattybox, you'll need to do the following:

Clone the repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/kyler-swanson/chattybox.git

Install the required dependencies:

npm install

Copy the .env file to .env.local and fill in the required environment variables:

cp .env .env.local

Start the development server:

npm start

Login using your Google Account to join the conversation and start chatting. 🎉

Deployment

The application is automatically built and deployed to Firebase Hosting using GitHub Actions. Whenever a new commit is pushed to the main branch, the GitHub Actions workflow will be triggered, building the application and deploying it to Firebase Hosting.

Contributions

Contributions to chattybox are always welcome! If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or feature requests, please open an issue on this repository.

If you'd like to contribute code to chattybox, please fork this repository and submit a pull request with your changes. All contributions must adhere to our code of conduct.

License

chattybox is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE.md for details.