ChatOnlineApp README

Welcome to ChatOnlineApp! This README provides essential information to help you set up and use the application.

Prerequisites

To run this application, you'll need the following software installed:

Ruby 3.1.1
Ruby on Rails 7.0.8 + Hotwire
PostgreSQL

Cloning a repository

git clone git@github.com:Megonar/ChatOnlineApp.git

In the repository with the project

bundle install

Database Setup

To create and set up the database, follow these steps:

Create the database:
```
rails db:create
```
Apply database migrations:
```
rails db:migrate
```
Seed the database with initial data:
```
rails db:seed
```

Start Application

rails server

Using the API

Get a List of All Chats

To retrieve a list of all chats using the API, make a GET request to the following endpoint:

curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/chats

Send a Message via API to Any Chat

To send a message to a chat using the API, make a POST request with the message text to the following endpoint, replacing CHAT_NAME with the actual chat name:

curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "text": "Your message text"
}' \
http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/chats/CHAT_NAME/messages