Light Chat

This is a chat app made by flutter without fancy ui design but most of features for chat app are implemented.

• This app needs unit test 😱 😱 😱

Technology Stack

• flutter
• flutter_redux
• Firebase

Main Feature

• one to one chat
• group chat
• rich text message
• video and audio chat
• group video chat
• add friend and delete friend
• editing and dispatching event in group
• create group and join group
• React to messages with emoji.

Project Structure

This is a Flutter mobile app targeting Android and iOS.

• The code for the Flutter app is contained in the folder lib.
• model folder contains all the database model
• redux folder contains all Action, Middleware, Reducer for state management.
• screen folder contains UI pages
• service folder contains Query from Firestore

How to try it

1. download flutter sdk and 1.12.13+hotfix.9 is the version for this app:

$ flutter doctor

2. git clone it

$ git clone https://github.com/TingzhouJia/flutter-chat.git

3. register your firebase account and setup firestore database

collection	document	collection	document
favorUser	userId	favorList
friends	userId	info	userId
group	groupId
message	userId/ groupId	userId/groupMessage	messages
recentChat	userId	info	userId/SYSTEM
request	userId	requests	userId
user	userId
userGroup	userId	info	groupId

4. model design

• favorUser

name	type	value
favorUser	String	a reference like in mongoDB

• friends

name	type	value
Image	String	use firebase storage to get img url
nickname	String	'kiki'
notification	bool	false
strongNotif	bool	false
setTop	bool	false

• group

name	type	value
authorId	String	wldwklmamcmcmclk39fjfn
description	String	this is a group for learn flutter
hexcolor	String	ffffff
id	String	asklaldd39kk3nd
name	String	flutter study group
newInvitation	List	[ adauish7hqo3 ]
startDate	DateTime	2019-03-12
users	List	wldwklmamcmcmclk39fjfn
visibility	bool	true

Dependencies

  cupertino_icons: ^0.1.2
  flutter_screenutil: ^1.0.2
  agora_rtc_engine: 1.0.5
  permission_handler: ^3.0.0
  dio: ^3.0.9
  emoji_picker: ^0.1.0
  transparent_image: ^1.0.0
  flutter_spinkit: ^4.1.2
  image_picker: ^0.6.3+4
  firebase_storage: ^3.1.3
  firebase_auth: ^0.15.5+3
  firebase_messaging: ^6.0.13
  firebase_database: ^3.0.7
  cloud_firestore: ^0.13.4+2
  json_serializable: ^3.3.0
  image_pickers: ^1.0.7+1
  flutter_redux: ^0.6.0
  built_collection: ^4.3.2
  redux: ^4.0.0
  redux_epics: ^0.13.0
  built_value: ^7.0.9
  flutter_slidable: ^0.5.4
  flutter_svg: ^0.17.3+1
  shared_preferences: ^0.5.6+3
  built_value_generator: ^7.0.9
  font_awesome_flutter: ^8.8.1
  oktoast: ^2.3.1+1
  flutter_datetime_picker: ^1.3.5