This folder contains the backend for Chat Application. It is built using Django REST Framework for the endpoints.
The main endpoints are:
GET /contacts/: Returns a list of all contacts for the authenticated user.
POST /signin/: Logs a user in and returns a JWT token. Expects username and password in request body.
Returns 201 on success with the token and user data. Sets JWT cookie. Returns 400 on invalid credentials.
POST /signup/: Creates a new user account. Expects username, email, password in request body.
Returns 201 on success with the user data. Returns 400 on validation error.
POST /signout/: Logs the user out by deleting their refresh and access tokens.
Logs the user out by deleting their JWT cookie.
POST /forgot-pass/: Sends a password reset email. Expects email in request body.
GET /check-login/: Checks if user is authenticated by decoding the JWT cookie.
Returns 200 with isLoggedIn: true if valid, 401 if no/invalid cookie.
GET /messages/<room_id>: Fetches all messages for a chat room. Returns paginated results.
- User authentication and authorization.
- Real-time messaging between users in a chat room.
- User-friendly interface.
- Create a virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv- Install dependencies
pip3 install -r requirements.txt- Copy the .env.example file to .env and fill in the values in the .env file.
cp .env.example .env- Apply database migrations
python3 manage.py migrate- Run the server
python3 manage.py runserverContributions are always welcome! If you have any bug reports, feature requests, or pull requests, please feel free to submit them.