This assignment involves the development of a client-server application with anonymous messaging capabilities. The goal is to create a chat application where users can send messages anonymously. The system should also be able to respond to queries about the total number of messages sent.
anonymous-messenger/
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├── cmd/
│ └── main.go # Entry point for the server
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├── internal/
│ ├── config/
│ │ └── config.go # Configuration settings
│ │
│ ├── database/
│ │ └── db.go # Database connection and queries with GORM
│ │
│ ├── handlers/
│ │ ├── websocket.go # WebSocket handling
│ │ └── http.go # HTTP endpoints handling
│ │
│ ├── models/
│ │ └── message.go # Message struct and related methods
│ │
│ ├── server/
│ │ └── server.go # Server setup and initialization
│ │
│ └── websocket/
│ └── hub.go # WebSocket hub to manage clients and broadcasting
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├── pkg/
│ └── logger/
│ └── logger.go # Logging utility for standardized logging
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├── public/
│ └── index.html # Frontend page for chat interaction
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├── go.mod # Go module file
└── go.sum # Go dependencies file
- Go 1.21+
- SQLite
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-repo/anonymous-messenger.git cd anonymous-messenger -
Install dependencies:
go mod tidy
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Run the server:
go run cmd/server/main.go
- Open your browser and navigate to
http://localhost:8080/to access the chat interface.