Nex - AI Chatbot Application

Overview

Nex is a modern AI chatbot application built with Flutter, offering a ChatGPT-like experience. It provides an intuitive interface for AI-powered conversations, backed by Supabase for user management and Hive for local storage. The application implements a clean architecture pattern and uses Provider for state management.

Screenshots

Authentication Flow

Chat Interface

The application features a smooth user experience from authentication to AI interactions:

• Splash Screen: Modern app initialization screen
• Authentication: Clean login and registration interfaces
• Chat History: List of all your AI conversation sessions
• Messages: Interactive AI chat interface with message history

Features

• AI-powered conversational interface
• Context-aware chat responses
• Chat history persistence
• User authentication (Login/Register)
• Modern and clean UI with Google Fonts
• Environment variable support
• Dark/Light theme support [Coming soon]

Tech Stack

• Framework: Flutter
• State Management: Provider
• Backend: Supabase
• Local Storage: Hive
• Authentication: Supabase Auth
• UI Components: Material Design
• Fonts: Google Fonts
• Environment Variables: flutter_dotenv

Project Structure

lib/
├── app/
│   ├── data/        # Data layer (repositories, data sources)
│   ├── models/      # Data models and chat message structures
│   ├── providers/   # State management
│   ├── services/    # AI integration and business logic
│   └── views/       # UI components and pages
└── main.dart        # Application entry point

Dependencies

• flutter_dotenv: ^5.2.1
• provider: ^6.1.1
• supabase_flutter: ^2.3.4
• hive: ^2.2.3
• hive_flutter: ^1.1.0
• google_fonts: ^6.2.1
• flutter_markdown: ^0.7.7+1
• path_provider: ^2.1.5
• http: ^1.2.0
• groq: ^1.0.0

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Flutter SDK (^3.7.2)
• Dart SDK
• A Supabase account and project
• AI API credentials (e.g., OpenAI/Groq API key)

Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/kaiumallimon/nex.git
cd nex

2. Create a .env file in the root directory with your credentials:

SUPABASE_URL=your_supabase_url
SUPABASE_KEY=your_supabase_anon_key
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_ai_api_key

3. Install dependencies

flutter pub get

4. Run the application

flutter run

Architecture

The application follows a clean architecture pattern with the following layers:

• Views: UI components and chat interface
• Providers: State management using Provider package
• Services: AI integration and chat processing
• Models: Chat message models and AI response structures
• Data: Message history and user data management

State Management

The application uses Provider for state management with the following main providers:

• SplashProvider: Handles application initialization
• LoginProvider: Manages authentication state
• RegisterProvider: Handles user registration
• ConversationProvider: Manages AI chat conversations
• ChatProvider: Handles message processing and AI responses
• WrapperProvider: Manages overall application state

Features in Detail

• AI Chat Interface: Clean and intuitive chat interface similar to ChatGPT
• Message History: Persistent storage of chat history using Hive
• User Authentication: Secure login and registration system
• Real-time AI Responses: Integration with AI APIs for natural language processing
• Markdown Support: Proper rendering of code blocks and formatted text in AI responses

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details. The MIT License is a permissive license that allows you to do anything you want with the code as long as you provide attribution back to the author and don't hold them liable.

Contact

For any queries or suggestions, please open an issue in the repository.