💬 Mini WhatsApp

A simple full-stack chat messaging app built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and EJS — supporting full CRUD operations.

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🚀 Features

• View all chats
• Create a new chat message
• Edit an existing message
• Delete a message (with confirmation popup)
• Clean and minimal UI

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Backend	Node.js, Express.js
Database	MongoDB, Mongoose
Templating	EJS
Styling	CSS
Other	Method-Override

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📁 Project Structure

mini-whatsapp/
│
├── models/
│   └── chat.js          # Mongoose schema
│
├── views/
│   ├── home.ejs         # Home page
│   ├── chat.ejs         # All chats page
│   ├── new.ejs          # Create new chat
│   └── edit.ejs         # Edit chat message
│
├── public/
│   ├── style.css        # Stylesheet
│   └── script.js        # Delete confirmation popup
│
├── index.js             # Main server file
├── init.js              # Seed data file
└── package.json

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⚙️ Setup & Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/mini-whatsapp.git
cd mini-whatsapp

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Make sure MongoDB is running

mongosh

4. Seed the database (optional)

node init.js

5. Start the server

node index.js

6. Open in browser

http://localhost:8080

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📌 REST API Routes

Method	Route	Description
GET	/	Home page
GET	/chats	Get all chats
GET	/chats/new	New chat form
POST	/chats	Create new chat
GET	/chats/:id/edit	Edit chat form
PATCH	/chats/:id	Update a chat
DELETE	/chats/:id	Delete a chat

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🌱 Environment

Make sure MongoDB is running locally on:

mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/whatsapp

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👤 Author

Made with ❤️ by Tharak

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📄 License

This project is open source and free to use.