Unreal Chat

A real-time chat application built with SolidJS, GraphQL, and Prisma.

Project Structure

This is a monorepo containing the following packages:

• apps/api: GraphQL API server built with Apollo Server, GraphQL, and Prisma
• apps/web: Web client built with SolidJS and URQL GraphQL client

Features

• Real-time chat with GraphQL subscriptions
• User authentication
• Chat room management
• Message sending and receiving
• Public and private chat rooms

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or later)
• npm (v10 or later)
• MariaDB or MySQL

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/unreal-chat.git
cd unreal-chat

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

Create a .env file in the apps/api directory:

DATABASE_URL="mysql://root:password@localhost:3306/unreal_chat"
JWT_SECRET="your-secret-key"

Create a .env file in the apps/web directory:

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:4000/graphql
VITE_WS_URL=ws://localhost:4000/graphql

4. Initialize the database:

npm run prisma:init

5. Start the development servers:

# Start both API and web servers
npm run dev

# Or start them individually
npm run api:dev
npm run web:dev

The API will be available at http://localhost:4000/graphql and the web app at http://localhost:5173.

Available Scripts

• npm run dev - Start all development servers
• npm run api:dev - Start the API development server
• npm run web:dev - Start the web development server
• npm run build - Build all packages
• npm run api:build - Build the API
• npm run web:build - Build the web app
• npm run prisma:generate - Generate Prisma client
• npm run prisma:migrate - Run Prisma migrations
• npm run prisma:studio - Open Prisma Studio

Technologies

Backend (API)

• Apollo Server
• GraphQL
• Prisma ORM
• MariaDB
• JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

Frontend (Web)

• SolidJS
• URQL GraphQL Client
• GraphQL Subscriptions
• CSS

License

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