App Flutter - Chat Online

About the Project

The Chat Online is a simple chat application developed with Flutter and integrated with Firebase for authentication and real-time communication. It includes the following features:

• Splash Screen
• Sign Up
• Login
• Conversations List
• Chat Screen
• Real-time Messaging

Features

• UI Design: Simple and intuitive interface.
• Firebase Integration: Integration with Firebase for authentication and data storage.
• Firebase Authentication: User authentication with email and password.
• Firestore Database Integration: Use of Firestore as the database for storing and retrieving conversations.
• Realtime Chat Functionality: Real-time chat with sending and receiving messages.
• Unread Message Counter: Counter for unread messages.
• Last Message shown: Displays the last message in the conversations list.
• Error Handling: Robust error handling.
• Optimization and Best Practices: Optimized code with best practices.
• Enhancement & Debugging: Continuous improvement and code debugging.
• Provider State Management: State management using Provider.
• MVVM Architecture: Architecture based on the MVVM pattern.

Installation and Running the Project

Follow the steps below to set up and run the project on your machine:

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/raffashe/chat_online.git
cd chat_online

2. Install Flutter dependencies

flutter pub get

3. Set up Firebase

Note: As the project is connected to Firebase, you will need to notify the developer to configure Firebase correctly in your testing environment. Contact them to get the configuration files (google-services.json for Android and GoogleService-Info.plist for iOS).

4. Run the project

flutter run

Dependencies

The project uses the following dependencies:

Dependency	Version	Description
firebase_core	^3.8.0	Flutter integration with Firebase for app initialization.
firebase_auth	^5.3.3	User authentication using Firebase Authentication.
cloud_firestore	^5.5.0	Real-time NoSQL database provided by Firebase Firestore.
firebase_storage	^12.3.6	File and media storage in Firebase Storage.
provider	^6.1.2	Simple state management using the Provider approach.
flutter_screenutil	^5.9.3	Tool for responsive UI design.
cupertino_icons	^1.0.8	Cupertino-style icon package for iOS.
flutter_lints (dev)	^4.0.0	Recommended set of lints for good coding practices in Flutter.
flutter_test (dev)		Testing framework for Flutter applications.

Notes

• Firebase needs to be properly configured for the project to work. This includes adding Firebase configuration files for both Android and iOS.
• Make sure to use the compatible Flutter SDK version as specified in the pubspec.yaml file.