Developing a Simple Online Chat Room Using Flask

Introduction

This project utilizes SSE (Server-Sent Events) and Redis to implement an online chatroom. Prior knowledge of Python and JavaScript syntax, as well as a basic understanding of Flask and Redis usage, is required.

In this section of the experiment, we will learn and practice the following concepts:

• Web real-time communication
• The functioning of SSE
• Utilization of Redis

👀 Preview

🎯 Tasks

In this project, you will learn:

• How to create a simple online chatroom using Flask and SSE
• How to implement user login functionality
• How to use Redis for message storage and retrieval

🏆 Achievements

After completing this project, you will be able to:

• Set up SSE for real-time communication in a web application
• Use Redis to store and retrieve messages in a chatroom application
• Implement user login functionality in Flask