How To Build A Chat App With React And Stream
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Build cross-platform messaging experiences with Stream Chat API. Sign up for Stream's 30 day trial for free: https://gstrm.io/webdevsimplified
Building a chat application is hard, especially if you want it to be a robust and full featured app similar to Facebook Messenger. In this video I will show you how you can use Stream to build out an incredibly robust chat system with ease.
📚 Materials/References:
GitHub Code: https://github.com/WebDevSimplified/facebook-messenger-clone
React Router Video: https://youtu.be/Ul3y1LXxzdU
React Router Article: https://blog.webdevsimplified.com/2022-07/react-router
forwardRef Video: https://youtu.be/zpEyAOkytkU?t=97
forwardRef Article: https://blog.webdevsimplified.com/2022-06/use-imperative-handle/#reactforwardref
React Query Video: https://youtu.be/r8Dg0KVnfMA
CORS Video: https://youtu.be/PNtFSVU-YTI
CORS Article: https://blog.webdevsimplified.com/2021-05/cors
useLocalStorage Hook Video: https://youtu.be/vrIxu-kfAUo
useLocalStorage Hook Video: https://blog.webdevsimplified.com/2019-11/how-to-write-custom-hooks/#uselocalstorage-hook
🌎 Find Me Here:
My Blog: https://blog.webdevsimplified.com
My Courses: https://courses.webdevsimplified.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WebDevSimplified
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DevSimplified
Discord: https://discord.gg/7StTjnR
GitHub: https://github.com/WebDevSimplified
CodePen: https://codepen.io/WebDevSimplified
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:30 - Demo
00:02:33 - Server Setup
00:06:21 - Client Setup
00:12:38 - Client Signup Page
00:31:48 - Server Signup Route
00:38:15 - Client Server Connection
00:44:23 - Client Login Page
00:47:17 - Server Login Route
00:49:20 - Client Finish Auth
01:00:54 - Client Chat Page
01:06:29 - Customizing Channel List
01:15:42 - Client Logout Implementation
01:17:54 - Server Logout Route
01:21:17 - Client New Conversation Page
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Chapters (15)
Introduction
0:30
Demo
2:33
Server Setup
6:21
Client Setup
12:38
Client Signup Page
31:48
Server Signup Route
38:15
Client Server Connection
44:23
Client Login Page
47:17
Server Login Route
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Client Finish Auth
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Client Chat Page
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Customizing Channel List
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Client Logout Implementation
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Server Logout Route
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Client New Conversation Page
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