🔥 chore(.gitignore): add .firebase/hosting.YnVpbGRcd2Vi.cache to ignore list

🎨 style(README.md): update README with project description and screenshot
🔧 chore(firebase.json): add firebase hosting configuration for chat-app-ws site
🐛 fix(chat_page.dart): remove condition to check if message is from other user to fix bug where messages are not received
🎨 style(contacts_page.dart): use const for Icon widget in FloatingActionButton widget

Author: iqfareez

.firebaserc

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "projects": {
+    "default": "jam-8-apps"
+  }
+}

.gitignore

@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ app.*.map.json
 /android/app/debug
 /android/app/profile
 /android/app/release
+.firebase/hosting.YnVpbGRcd2Vi.cache

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # app_chat
 
-A new Flutter project.
+Chat App with WebSocket Backend
+
+![Flutter Chat App UI and websocket](https://imgur.com/TVqui84.png)
 
 ## Getting Started
 

firebase.json

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "hosting": {
+    "public": "build/web",
+    "site": "chat-app-ws",
+    "ignore": ["firebase.json", "**/.*", "**/node_modules/**"],
+    "rewrites": [
+      {
+        "source": "**",
+        "destination": "/index.html"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}

lib/screens/chat_page.dart

@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ class _ChatPageState extends State<ChatPage> {
       String msg = data['msg'];
       String timestamp = data['timestamp'];
 
-      if (id == otherUser.id) {
-        onMessageReceived(msg);
-      }
+      // if (id == otherUser.id) {
+      onMessageReceived(msg);
+      // }
     });
   }
 

lib/screens/contacts_page.dart

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class _ContactsPageState extends State<ContactsPage> {
           );
         },
         label: const Text('Send a message'),
-        icon: Icon(Icons.message_outlined),
+        icon: const Icon(Icons.message_outlined),
       ),
     );
   }