Anonymous Chat App Server

This is the backend server for the Anonymous Chat App, a simple chat application that allows users to chat anonymously with each other. This server is built using Node.js and Express.js, and is responsible for handling incoming requests, processing them, and returning responses.

Technologies Used

• Node.js: A JavaScript runtime that allows developers to build server-side applications using JavaScript.
• Express.js: A popular Node.js framework used for building web applications and APIs.
• API: A set of protocols and tools for building software applications that interact with each other.

Setup Instructions

To set up and run this project, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/yogesh19k/Anonymous-chat-app-server.git
2. Install Node.js if you haven't already.
3. Navigate to the project directory: cd anonymous-chat-app-server
4. Install the dependencies: npm install
5. Start the server: npm start
6. The server should now be running on http://localhost:3000.

Alternatively, you can access a live demo of this project at https://anonymous-chatapp.glitch.me/.

Frontend

The frontend of this project is available at https://github.com/yogesh19k/Anonymous-chat-app-React.

API Endpoints

This server provides the following API endpoints:

• POST /api: This endpoint adds a new item to the allData array. The request body should contain an object with three properties: id (a string or number), name (a string), and content (a string). The endpoint generates a unique identicon image using the name property and adds it to the img property of the new item, along with a timestamp in the timeStamp property. The response will be a string "ok" if the operation was successful.

• GET /api: This endpoint returns a JSON array of all the items in the allData array, which includes the id, img, content, and timeStamp properties for each item.

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or feature requests, please open an issue on this repository. If you'd like to contribute code, please create a pull request with your changes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.