This repo contains a P2P (peer-to-peer) chat app that my partner and I built using C#. The goal of this course was to learn more about C#, Visual Studio, and the MVVM design pattern.
Our chat app allows people to talk to each other directly over the internet without needing a central server. It's a true peer-to-peer setup, meaning that chats are private and happen directly between users' own internet connections.
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Choose Your Network Endpoint: Users can start the application by selecting an IP address and port to listen for incoming chat requests.
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Send and Receive Chat Requests: Once set up, users can send chat requests to others knowing their IP and port, and also receive incoming requests.
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Simultaneous Conversations: The application supports having multiple chat conversations simultaneously.
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Local Conversation Storage: All chats are stored locally in JSON format.
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Reconnect Feature: When a conversation is no longer active, a reconnect button will be visible.
- Clone the Repository: First, clone this repository to your local machine using the following command in your preferred terminal:
git clone git@github.com:alexandengstrom/p2p-chat-application.git - Open the Project in Visual Studio: Open Visual Studio, go to File > Open > Project/Solution, and navigate to the folder where you cloned the repo. Select the solution file (ChatApp.sln) to open the project.
- Build the Project: Go to Build > Build Solution (or press Ctrl+Shift+B). This will compile the project and make sure there are no errors.
- Run the Application: After the build is successful, run the application by pressing F5 or clicking on the Start button in Visual Studio. This will launch the P2P chat application.
