Chatbot 🤖

A lightweight chatbot built with React.js and Day.js, designed for experimenting with conversational UIs and basic response logic.
The project serves as a clean starting point for building your own AI or rule-based chat assistant.

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🚀 Features

• 🧠 Handles basic backend replies
• ⚡ Fast development setup with Vite
• 🕒 Time formatting and display powered by Day.js
• 🔧 Modular and easy-to-extend structure
• 🪪 MIT licensed for full freedom of use and modification

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🧰 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js
• Date Utility: Day.js
• Build Tool: Vite
• License: MIT

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📦 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (>= 18 recommended)
• npm or yarn

Installation

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/nanishat/chatbot.git
cd chatbot
npm install
npm run dev

Your app should now be running on http://localhost:5173 (Vite’s default port).

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🧠 Future Scope

• Integrate NLP or AI-based response generation

• Add chat history persistence

• Support API-based message handling (e.g., OpenAI, Dialogflow)

• Enhance UI/UX with animations and themes

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🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you’d like to modify or add.

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📄 License

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