Flutter Chat Application

A feature-rich, scalable, and interactive chat application built with Flutter, Firebase, and ZegoCloud.

🌟 Features

• Real-time Messaging: Instant messaging powered by Firebase Firestore.
• Authentication: Secure login and sign-up using Firebase Auth and Google Sign-In.
• Audio and Video Calls: High-quality voice and video calls integrated via ZegoCloud.
• Media Sharing: Send and receive images seamlessly (Cloudinary integration).
• State Management: Efficient state handling using Riverpod.
• Modern UI: Clean and responsive user interface with Cherry Toast notifications.

📸 Screenshots

🚀 Getting Started

Follow these steps to set up the project locally on your machine.

Prerequisites

• Flutter SDK (version 3.10.4 or higher)
• Android Studio or VS Code
• A Firebase project
• A ZegoCloud account

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/chatapp_flutter.git
   cd chatapp_flutter

2. Install dependencies

   flutter pub get

3. Configure Environment Variables Create a .env file in the root directory and add your required keys (like Cloudinary, ZegoCloud API keys, etc.):

   # Add your environment variables here

4. Run the app

   flutter run

🛠️ Tech Stack & Packages

• Framework: Flutter
• State Management: flutter_riverpod
• Backend Services:
  • firebase_core
  • firebase_auth
  • cloud_firestore
• Communication:
  • zego_uikit_prebuilt_call
  • zego_uikit_signaling_plugin
• Media & Image Handling:
  • image_picker
  • cloudinary_public
• Other Utilities:
  • google_sign_in
  • cherry_toast
  • flutter_dotenv
  • permission_handler
  • intl

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!

📝 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.