Real-Time Chat Application

This project is a real-time chat application built using Flask and Socket.IO for the backend, and HTML, CSS, and jQuery for the frontend. The application allows multiple users to communicate instantly in a chat room environment.

Features

• Real-Time Messaging: Users can send and receive messages instantly without refreshing the page.
• User Management: Simple username system to identify users in the chat room.
• Responsive Frontend: The interface is clean and responsive, built with HTML, CSS, and enhanced with jQuery for dynamic interactions.
• Socket.IO Integration: Utilizes WebSockets via Flask-SocketIO for seamless bidirectional communication between clients and server.

Backend

• Flask: Provides a lightweight framework to handle HTTP requests and manage routing.
• Flask-SocketIO: Handles WebSocket connections to enable real-time communication.
• Event Handling: Implements events for joining, leaving, and sending messages in the chat room.

Frontend

• HTML & CSS: Structured and styled the chat interface for a clean user experience.
• jQuery: Handles dynamic updates and interactions without full page reloads.
• Real-Time Updates: Listens to Socket.IO events to instantly display new messages.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/realtime-chat-app.git