London | 26-Jul-SDC | Roman Sanaye | Sprint 2 | Chat App

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Task code

Changelist

This PR improves the chat application by adding client identification, message alignment, reactions, and long polling.

Changes made

• Added a persistent clientId using localStorage.
• Messages sent by the current client appear on the right.
• Messages from other clients appear on the left.
• Added like and dislike reactions with reaction counts.
• Implemented long polling to receive new messages.
• Added backend validation for messages and client IDs.
• Refactored the backend notification logic.

Deployed application

Frontend:
https://0l7lqpbmvhm5ffxxppby1k4f.trainees.hosting.cyf.academy/

Backend:
https://x2fkdg4qtvw2zk6tfpgmud7g.trainees.hosting.cyf.academy/