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Chat app

Objective

A chat app for mobile devices using React Native. The app will provide users with a chat interface and options to share images and their location.

Visuals

Mobile view of home page

Screenshot of main view

Built with

Languages

  • Javascript, JSX

Framework, Libraries, Tools

  • React Native
    • React navigation
  • Expo
  • Expo CLI and Expo Go App
  • Gifted Chat
  • Google Firebase / Firestore
  • Android Studio (for testing)

Global

  • expo-CLI to work with Expo

Dependencies

  • expo to set up, develop and test the native app
  • expo-image-picker to gain access to native image library/camera
  • expo-location to gain access to native geo location
  • firebase to enable real-time chat/saving of messages/images and anonymous sign-in
  • react
  • react-native
  • react-native-gifted-chat as library for developing chat apps
  • react-native-safe-area-context
  • react-native-screens
  • react-native-maps to use MapView component for geo location display
  • @react-native-async-storage/async-storage to store messages offline
  • @react-native-community/netinfo to check on- or offline status
  • react-navigation to navigate between screens
  • @react-navigation/native
  • @react-navigation/native-stack

Features

  • A page where users can enter their name and choose a background color for the chat screen before joining the chat.
  • A page displaying the conversation, as well as an input field and submit button.
  • The chat must provide users with two additional communication features: sending images and location data.
  • Data gets stored online and offline.

How to run

  • Create an - or use your - Expo account and download Expo Go on your mobile device
  • It's recommended to also set up a device emulator via Android Studio
  • Before you clone the project, check your current Node version and if necessary downgrade to 16.19.0
  • Then:
    • clone the repo
    • cd into project folder and
    • npm install
  • Log into expo accouunt via the terminal (expo login)
  • You can check the currently logged-in account via expo whoami
  • Start the project via npm start or npx expo start (starts Metro Bundler)
  • Open your mobile device and open the Expo Go App
  • Open the project, which will start the build
  • To stop expo, use control c

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