Web Chat App

This is a simple example of a multi-user single-room real-time web chat application built with aiohttp and asyncio. It allows multiple users to join a chat room and exchange messages in real-time.

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Features

• Real-time communication using WebSocket
• Single chat room for all users

Requirements

• Python 3.7 or higher
• aiohttp
• asyncio
• redis-py
• docker

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/kimjinmyeong/webchat-app.git

2. Change into the project directory:

cd webchat-app

3. Build the Docker image:

docker compose build

Usage

1. Run the application using Docker Compose:

docker compose up

2. Open your web browser and visit http://localhost:8080 to access the chat application.

3. Enter your username and start chatting!

Project Structure

The project consists of the following files:

• server.py: The main server file that handles HTTP requests, WebSocket connections, and message broadcasting.
• templates/index.html: The HTML template for the home page.
• templates/error.html: The HTML template for the error page.
• templates/chat.html: The HTML template for the chat room.