Chat Up! is a real-time chat application with a Frutiger Aero aesthetic, enabling message exchange between devices on the same local network.
- Local C++ HTTP server
- Real-time messaging across network devices
- Frutiger Aero design aesthetic
- Avatar support and user profiles
- Message history (last 4 messages displayed)
- g++ (C++17)
- make
- raylib
git clone https://github.com/FrankSteps/chat-up.git
cd chat-up
make
make run
make cleanServer runs on http://localhost:5000
chat-up
├── app # Desktop application source
│ ├── user.cpp
│ └── window.cpp
├── assets # Screenshots and project images
│ ├── app-screenshot.png
│ └── browser-screenshot.png
├── backend # C++ HTTP server with message routing
│ ├── main.cpp
│ └── server.cpp
├── builds # Compiled executable output directory
│ └── chatup
├── frontend # Web browser client (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
│ ├── images
│ │ ├── favicon
│ │ │ └── icon_user.ico
│ │ └── icons
│ │ ├── icon_user_aqua-green.png
│ │ ├── icon_user_black.png
│ │ ├── icon_user_blue.png
│ │ ├── icon_user_orange.png
│ │ ├── icon_user_pink.png
│ │ ├── icon_user_purple.png
│ │ ├── icon_user_red.png
│ │ └── icon_user_white.png
│ ├── index.html
│ ├── script.js
│ └── style.css
├── include # C++ header files and library declarations
│ ├── httplib.h
│ ├── shared.h
│ └── user.h
├── LICENSE # MIT License
├── makefile # Build configuration and compilation rules
└── README.md # Project documentation
- No authentication or encryption
- Messages stored in memory (lost on restart)
- Local network only
- Under active development
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.