AetherMeet - Secure & Ephemeral Team Chat Rooms

A modern, secure chat application for temporary team collaboration with real-time messaging, media sharing, and advanced moderation features.

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📋 Overview

AetherMeet is a full-stack web application designed for secure, temporary team collaboration. Built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and Socket.IO, it offers real-time communication with end-to-end encryption capabilities.

Key Features:

• Instant demo rooms (no registration required)
• Secure authenticated rooms with JWT
• Real-time messaging with Socket.IO
• Media file sharing
• Advanced moderation and voting systems
• PDF chat export
• Dark/light theme support

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Backend: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, Mongoose, Socket.IO, JWT, bcrypt
Frontend: EJS, Tailwind CSS, Vanilla JavaScript
Security: Helmet.js, Express Rate Limit, Input Sanitization
Testing: Jest, Supertest, MongoDB Memory Server

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📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18.0.0 or higher)
• npm (v9.0.0 or higher)
• MongoDB (local or cloud)

Setup

1. Clone and install

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/aethermeet.git
   cd aethermeet
   npm install

2. Configure environment

   Create .env file:

   PORT=5000
   MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/aethermeet
   JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key_here
   SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret_here

3. Run the application

   npm start

   Development mode:

   npm run dev

4. Access at: http://localhost:5000

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🧪 Testing

Complete Jest testing suite with 50+ tests covering unit tests, integration tests, and API tests.

Run Tests

# Run all tests
npm test

# Run with coverage
npm test -- --coverage

# Run specific test suite
npm run test:unit          # Unit tests only
npm run test:integration   # Integration tests only
npm run test:api          # API tests only

# Watch mode
npm run test:watch

Test Structure

tests/
├── setup.js                 # Test environment setup
├── helpers.js               # Test utilities
├── unitTests.test.js        # 20+ unit tests
├── integrationTests.test.js # 15+ integration tests
└── apiTests.test.js         # 15+ API tests

Test Coverage

• ✅ Unit Tests - Helper functions, validation, utilities
• ✅ Integration Tests - User/Room models, database operations
• ✅ API Tests - Authentication, room management, health checks

Expected Coverage: 85%+ statements, 75%+ branches

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🚀 Usage

Quick Demo (No Registration)

1. Go to http://localhost:5000
2. Click "Try Demo"
3. Share the room link
4. Start chatting

Full Platform

1. Register - Create account
2. Create Room - Set name, password, admission type
3. Join Room - Enter room code and password
4. Chat - Send messages and share media

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📚 API Documentation

Authentication

Method	Endpoint	Description	Auth
POST	/api/auth/register	Register user	No
POST	/api/auth/login	Login user	No
POST	/api/auth/logout	Logout	Yes
POST	/api/auth/refresh	Refresh token	Yes
GET	/api/auth/sessions	Get sessions	Yes

Rooms

Method	Endpoint	Description	Auth
POST	/api/rooms/create-demo	Create demo room	No
POST	/api/rooms/instant	Create instant room	Yes
POST	/api/rooms/schedule	Schedule room	Yes
POST	/api/rooms/:code/join	Join room	Yes
GET	/api/rooms/:code/export	Export PDF	Yes

System

Method	Endpoint	Description	Auth
GET	/api/health	Health check	No

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📁 Project Structure

aethermeet/
├── tests/                   # Jest test suite
│   ├── setup.js            # Test setup
│   ├── helpers.js          # Test utilities
│   ├── unitTests.test.js   # Unit tests
│   ├── integrationTests.test.js  # Integration tests
│   └── apiTests.test.js    # API tests
├── models/                  # Database models
│   ├── User.js
│   ├── Room.js
│   ├── Message.js
│   └── ...
├── routes/                  # API routes
│   ├── auth.js
│   ├── rooms.js
│   └── ...
├── utils/                   # Utilities
│   └── helpers.js
├── views/                   # EJS templates
├── public/                  # Static files
├── jest.config.js          # Jest configuration
├── server.js               # Main server
└── package.json            # Dependencies

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🎯 Features

Room Management

• Instant demo rooms
• Authenticated rooms
• Scheduled rooms
• Flexible passwords
• Owner approval
• Democratic voting

Communication

• Real-time messaging
• Media sharing
• Message history
• PDF export

Security

• JWT authentication
• Password hashing
• Rate limiting
• Input sanitization
• Session management

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📄 License

ISC License

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👨‍💻 Author

B.Tech Final Year Project

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Ready for Demonstration! 🚀