📱 NetVork - Real-time Chat Application

ChitChat is a MERN stack application that allows users to connect, add friends, and chat in real time.
The backend is built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, while the frontend uses React.

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🚀 Features

• 🔑 User Authentication (Login/Register with JWT)
• 👥 Manage Connections (Add/Remove Friends)
• 🌐 View Networks (List of all registered users)
• 💬 Real-time Messaging (via Socket.io)
• 📂 Modular Code Structure (Controllers, Routes, Middleware, Models)
• 🎨 Modern UI built with React

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🏗️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React.js
• TailwindCSS (for styling)

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB + Mongoose
• JWT Authentication
• Socket.io (for real-time communication)

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📂 Project Structure

backend/
│── config/
│   └── db.js           # Database connection
│
│── controllers/
│   └── userController.js  # Connections & networks logic
│
│── middlewares/
│   └── auth.js         # Authentication middleware
│
│── models/
│   ├── user.js         # User schema
│   └── connections.js  # Connections schema
│
│── routes/
│   ├── auth.route.js   # Auth routes
│   └── user.route.js   # User routes
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│── index.js            # Entry point
│── package.json
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frontend/
│── src/
│   ├── components/
│   │   ├── AddFriend.jsx  # Example React component
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── App.jsx
│   └── ...
│── package.json

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/anilgummula/ChitChat/.git
cd ChitChat

2. Setup Backend

cd backend
npm install

Create a .env file inside backend/ with:

MONGO_URI=your-mongodb-uri
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key
PORT=5000

Run the backend:

npx nodemon

3. Setup Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

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📡 API Endpoints

Auth Routes (/auth)

• POST /auth/register → Register a new user
• POST /auth/login → Login user

User Routes (/user)

• GET /user/networks → Get all users (requires authentication)
• POST /user/connections → Add or get connections (requires authentication)

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.