🎓 Student Chat Application

Student Chat is a modern, full-stack chat application designed specifically for students. Built with Flutter for the frontend and Node.js with TypeScript for the backend, this application provides a seamless and secure communication platform for educational purposes.

• 🔐 Secure Authentication System
• 💬 Real-time Chat Functionality
• 👤 User Profile Management
• 🎨 Modern Material Design 3 UI
• 📱 Cross-platform Support (iOS, Android, Web)
• 🔄 State Management with BLoC Pattern
• 🛡️ Type-safe Development with TypeScript
• 🗄️ Database Management with Prisma

• Framework: Flutter
• State Management: Flutter BLoC
• UI Components: Material Design 3
• Key Features:
  • Responsive Design
  • Clean Architecture
  • Dependency Injection
  • Route Management

• Runtime: Node.js
• Language: TypeScript
• Database ORM: Prisma
• Key Features:
  • RESTful API
  • Type Safety
  • Modular Architecture
  • File Upload Support

• Flutter SDK
• Node.js
• npm or yarn
• PostgreSQL Database
• Prisma CLI

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/student_chat.git

2. Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install

# Create .env file from example
cp .env.example .env

# Edit .env file with your configuration
# Required environment variables:
# - DATABASE_URL: PostgreSQL connection string
# - JWT_SECRET: Secret key for JWT tokens
# - PORT: Server port (default: 3000)
# - CORS_ORIGIN: Allowed origins for CORS
# - UPLOADS_DIR: Directory for file uploads
# - MAX_FILE_SIZE: Maximum file size in bytes

# Generate Prisma client
npx prisma generate

# Start the server
npm run dev

3. Frontend Setup

cd frontend
flutter pub get
flutter run

# Server Configuration
PORT=3000

# Database Configuration
DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/student_chat"

# JWT Configuration
JWT_SECRET="your-secret-key"
JWT_EXPIRES_IN="24h"

# CORS Configuration
CORS_ORIGIN="*"

# File Upload Configuration
UPLOADS_DIR="uploads"
MAX_FILE_SIZE=5242880  # 5MB in bytes

• Frontend:

  • Flutter
  • Flutter BLoC
  • Material Design 3
  • Dependency Injection

• Backend:

  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • Prisma
  • Express.js

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

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