Django Channels Chat Application

This project is a Django Channels application that implements WebSocket-based chat functionality. It includes middleware for automatic authentication using refresh tokens stored in cookies and a search function implemented with WebSocket.

Features

Django version: 5.0
Django Channels version: 3.0.5
WebSocket-based chat functionality
Middleware for automatic authentication using refresh tokens stored in cookies
Search function with WebSocket

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/edonssfall/edWebsockets-BE.git

Enter the project directory
```
cd edWebsockets-BE
```
Copy the .env.example file and rename it to .env
```
cp .env.example .env
```
Create a virtual environment
```
python3 -m venv venv
```
Activate the virtual environment
```
source venv/bin/activate
```
Install the dependencies
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Run the migrations
```
python manage.py migrate
```

Usage

Run the development server
```
python manage.py runserver
```
Open the application in your browser
```
http://localhost:8000
```