Chat App (Go + React Native)

🚀 A real-time chat application built with Golang (backend) and React Native (frontend).
This project is designed for learning purposes and is open source.

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Features (Planned / Implemented)

• ⏳ User authentication (JWT + REST)
• ⏳ Real-time messaging (WebSockets)
• ⏳ Typing indicators
• ⏳ Online / offline presence
• ⏳ Message read receipts
• ⏳ Group and direct chats
• ⏳ Reactions / polls (future)
• ⏳ Push notifications (future)

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Tech Stack

Backend

• Go (Golang)
• PostgreSQL – store users, chats, messages
• Redis – caching + pub/sub (future scaling)
• WebSockets – real-time messaging
• Gin/Fiber – REST endpoints for auth + history

Frontend

• React Native (Expo)
• Redux Toolkit for state management
• WebSocket client for live messages
• AsyncStorage for session persistence

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Architecture

• HTTP (REST) → login, registration, fetching old messages
• WebSocket → new messages, typing indicators, presence

+-------------+        HTTP (auth, history)       +-------------+
|  React      | <--------------------------------> |   Go API    |
|  Native App |                                    |  (Gin/Fiber)|
+-------------+                                    +-------------+
       |                                                   |
       |                 WebSocket (real-time)             |
       +---------------------------------------------------+