Which technologies can I use to build online chat?

• Socket.io

  826 60,170 7.9 TypeScript

  Realtime application framework (Node.JS server)

  

the exact stack isnt quite so important (speaking as it releates specifically to socket.io). I have production projects using socket.io. Front end is react with typescript. backend is nestjs (typescript backend framework) using TypeORM connected to a MySql server. point is, socket.io is javascript and can be integrated as needed. the biggest headache me and my backend dev had was making sure (after realizing this was a breaking issue) the core socket.io dependency that nest.js was using needed to match the socket.io dependency the front end was using. I didnt use any react wrapper libraries on the front end, but this is actually a good exercise in understand and using the lifecycle properties of useEffect

• quickstart-android

  337 8,732 7.9 Java

  Firebase Quickstart Samples for Android

  

You could use https://firebase.google.com/, it's a backend as a service. It has realtime db, authentication, file store,...

• SurveyJS

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  Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  

• phoenix_live_view

  30 5,757 9.8 Elixir

  Rich, real-time user experiences with server-rendered HTML

  

I think Phoenix even has a templating framework for the front-end, called LiveViewer (https://github.com/phoenixframework/phoenix_live_view). And i believe it uses the built-in websockets to communicate changes on front-end to the server.

• Appwrite

  581 41,134 10.0 TypeScript

  Your backend, minus the hassle.

  

Check us out and try it for yourself. Find Appwrite's GitHub Repo here. Cheers!

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