twanmulder / flackapp

This is an anonymous chat application.

Flack

About Project:

This is an anonymous chat application in which you can create new rooms and can join existing rooms and can chat with other people in room.

Uniqueness About this project

• Flack does not store user chat in Flack's server.
• It hides the user's identity from other users
• Passwords are encrypted

Technology stack used in this project

• Python
• Flask
• JavaScript
• Socket Programming
• BootStrap
• JQuery
• HTML/CSS

Flack Live

Click here

Run this project on your local machine

1. Clone the repository to your local desktop

git clone paste_link_you_copied

2. Change the directory

cd FlackApp

3. Install requirements.txt

pip install -r requirements.txt 

4. Set environment variables in your shell

export FLASK_APP=application.py
export DATABASE_URL="postgres://vfobhheluegnpw:[e-mail]:5432/da71gb54aqbou7"

5. Run application

flask run

How to contribute

1. Make a Fork.
2. Clone the repository to your local desktop.

git clone paste_link_you_copied

3. Create a new branch (It's necessary).

git checkout -b branchName

4. Make changes and Add to Staging here.

git add .

5. Commit changes.

git commit -m "Message you want to write"

• Always write the message short and easy to understand (ideally 3 to 5 words).

6. Push the changes so that Pull request will be generated.

git push -u origin branchName

7. Make PR.
8. Commits should be descriptive.
9. Try to minimize conflicts.
10. Follow these steps only after you have Git installed in your system.

Where to contribute

1. UX/UI

• You can improve the existing User Interface or can introduce a new layout for Flack.

2. Code reformat

• You can introduce more concise and readable code

3. Improvements in Backend

• You can find any bug or error and can fix it

4. Readme file

• If you think that something is missing from the readme file. You can introduce new sections for the readme file or can improve the existing one.

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