📱 ChatNotes App

ChatNotes is a lightweight mobile app that combines real-time chat and personal note-taking. Built with React Native + TypeScript using Clean Architecture (MVVM), this app is designed to be modular, maintainable, and scalable.

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✨ Features

• 🔐 Login with Firebase Authentication
• 💬 Lightweight real-time chat via WebSocket
• 📝 Personal notes stored locally
• 📥 Chat history saved offline using SQLite
• 🔔 Push notifications with Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)
• 🧠 Clean Architecture with MVVM separation
• ✅ Unit test support for ViewModels and services

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🧱 Technology Stack

Layer	Technology
UI	React Native (TypeScript)
Architecture	Clean Architecture (MVVM)
Authentication	Firebase Auth
Chat	WebSocket (custom client)
Local Storage	SQLite (react-native-sqlite-storage)
Notifications	Firebase Cloud Messaging

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/ayash12/chatnotes-app.git
cd chatnotes-app

2. Install Dependencies

npm install

3. Link Native Modules

npx pod-install

4. Run on Android

npx react-native run-android

5. Run on iOS

npx react-native run-ios

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🔧 Firebase Setup

• Add google-services.json to android/app/
• Add GoogleService-Info.plist to ios/
• Enable Firebase Authentication and Firebase Cloud Messaging on the Firebase Console

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📦 Core Dependencies

• firebase
• @react-navigation/native
• react-native-sqlite-storage
• react-native-push-notification
• react-native-gesture-handler
• react-native-safe-area-context
• react-native-reanimated

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📄 License

MIT License © 2025 - Ayash Abdus Syahiid