diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e50103f
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diff --git a/.idea/CircusCircus.iml b/.idea/CircusCircus.iml
index 6eba17a..dc4d93b 100644
--- a/.idea/CircusCircus.iml
+++ b/.idea/CircusCircus.iml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/venv" />
     </content>
-    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.9" jdkType="Python SDK" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Python 3.8 (CircusCircus) interpreter library" level="application" />
   </component>
diff --git a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67a426c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<component name="InspectionProjectProfileManager">
+  <profile version="1.0">
+    <option name="myName" value="Project Default" />
+    <inspection_tool class="PyInterpreterInspection" enabled="false" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="false" />
+    <inspection_tool class="PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection" enabled="true" level="WARNING" enabled_by_default="true">
+      <option name="ignoredIdentifiers">
+        <list>
+          <option value="flask_socketio.rooms.*" />
+        </list>
+      </option>
+    </inspection_tool>
+  </profile>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 0f40f39..e2445a2 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.8 (CircusCircus)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
+  <component name="Black">
+    <option name="sdkName" value="Python 3.9" />
+  </component>
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.9" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
   <component name="PyCharmProfessionalAdvertiser">
     <option name="shown" value="true" />
   </component>
diff --git a/forum/.DS_Store b/forum/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5008ddf
Binary files /dev/null and b/forum/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/forum/__init__.py b/forum/__init__.py
index c10b0f3..695d329 100644
--- a/forum/__init__.py
+++ b/forum/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import socketio
 from flask import Flask
 from forum.routes import rt
 
+
+
 def create_app():
     """Construct the core application."""
     app = Flask(__name__, instance_relative_config=False)
diff --git a/forum/app.py b/forum/app.py
index 4d8a828..3ea770c 100644
--- a/forum/app.py
+++ b/forum/app.py
@@ -1,57 +1,111 @@
 
-from flask import render_template
+from flask import render_template, session
 from flask_login import LoginManager
 from forum.models import Subforum, db, User
+from flask_socketio import SocketIO
 
 from . import create_app
 app = create_app()
+socketio = SocketIO(app)
 
-app.config['SITE_NAME'] = 'Schooner'
-app.config['SITE_DESCRIPTION'] = 'a schooner forum'
+
+app.config['SITE_NAME'] = 'Something, Anything, that is not that'
+app.config['SITE_DESCRIPTION'] = 'a forum for Data to learn from'
 app.config['FLASK_DEBUG'] = 1
 
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    socketio.run(app,port=5555, debug=True)
+
 def init_site():
-	print("creating initial subforums")
-	admin = add_subforum("Forum", "Announcements, bug reports, and general discussion about the forum belongs here")
-	add_subforum("Announcements", "View forum announcements here",admin)
-	add_subforum("Bug Reports", "Report bugs with the forum here", admin)
-	add_subforum("General Discussion", "Use this subforum to post anything you want")
-	add_subforum("Other", "Discuss other things here")
+    print("creating initial subforums")
+    admin = add_subforum("Forum", "Announcements, bug reports, and general discussion about the forum belongs here")
+    add_subforum("Announcements", "View forum announcements here",admin)
+    add_subforum("Bug Reports", "Report bugs with the forum here", admin)
+    add_subforum("General Discussion", "Use this subforum to post anything you want")
+    add_subforum("Other", "Discuss other things here")
+
 
 def add_subforum(title, description, parent=None):
-	sub = Subforum(title, description)
-	if parent:
-		for subforum in parent.subforums:
-			if subforum.title == title:
-				return
-		parent.subforums.append(sub)
-	else:
-		subforums = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.parent_id == None).all()
-		for subforum in subforums:
-			if subforum.title == title:
-				return
-		db.session.add(sub)
-	print("adding " + title)
-	db.session.commit()
-	return sub
+    sub = Subforum(title, description)
+    if parent:
+        for subforum in parent.subforums:
+            if subforum.title == title:
+                return
+        parent.subforums.append(sub)
+    else:
+        subforums = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.parent_id == None).all()
+        for subforum in subforums:
+            if subforum.title == title:
+                return
+        db.session.add(sub)
+    print("adding " + title)
+    db.session.commit()
+    return sub
 
 login_manager = LoginManager()
 login_manager.init_app(app)
 
 @login_manager.user_loader
 def load_user(userid):
-	return User.query.get(userid)
+    return User.query.get(userid)
 
 with app.app_context():
-	db.create_all() # TODO this may be redundant
-	if not Subforum.query.all():
-		init_site()
+    db.create_all() # TODO this may be redundant
+    if not Subforum.query.all():
+        init_site()
 
 @app.route('/')
 def index():
-	subforums = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.parent_id == None).order_by(Subforum.id)
-	return render_template("subforums.html", subforums=subforums)
+    subforums = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.parent_id == None).order_by(Subforum.id)
+    return render_template("subforums.html", subforums=subforums)
+
 
 
+def messageReceived(methods=['GET', 'POST']):
+    print('message was received!!!')
 
+@socketio.on('my event')
+def handle_my_custom_event(json, methods=['GET', 'POST']):
+    print('received my event: ' + str(json))
+    socketio.emit('my response', json, callback=messageReceived)
 
+# @socketio.on('connect')
+# def handle_connect():
+#     username = session.get('username')
+#     room = session.get('room')
+#     if username is None or room is None:
+#         return
+#     if room not in rooms:
+#         leave_room(room)
+#     join_room(room)
+#     send({
+#         "sender": "",
+#         "message": f"{username} has entered the chat"
+#     }, to=room)
+#     rooms[room]["members"] += 1
+#
+# @socketio.on('message')
+# def handle_message(payload):
+#     room = session.get('room')
+#     name = session.get('name')
+#     if room not in rooms:
+#         return
+#     message = {
+#             "sender": name,
+#             "message": payload["message"]
+#         }
+#     send(message, to=room)
+#     rooms[room]["messages"].append(message)
+# @socketio.on('disconnect')
+# def handle_disconnect():
+#     room = session.get("room")
+#     name = session.get("name")
+#     leave_room(room)
+#     if room in rooms:
+#         rooms[room]["members"] -= 1
+#         if rooms[room]["members"] <= 0:
+#             del rooms[room]
+#         send({
+#         "message": f"{name} has left the chat",
+#         "sender": ""
+#     }, to=room)
diff --git a/forum/models.py b/forum/models.py
index 8add9ae..9a5bc35 100644
--- a/forum/models.py
+++ b/forum/models.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash, check_password_hash
 from flask_login import UserMixin
 import datetime
+import markdown
 
 # create db here so it can be imported (with the models) into the App object.
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ class User(UserMixin, db.Model):
     posts = db.relationship("Post", backref="user")
     comments = db.relationship("Comment", backref="user")
 
+
     def __init__(self, email, username, password):
         self.email = email
         self.username = username
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ class Post(db.Model):
     subforum_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('subforum.id'))
     postdate = db.Column(db.DateTime)
 
+
+
     #cache stuff
     lastcheck = None
     savedresponce = None
@@ -80,12 +84,15 @@ def __init__(self, title, description):
         self.title = title
         self.description = description
 
+
 class Comment(db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
     content = db.Column(db.Text)
     postdate = db.Column(db.DateTime)
     user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'))
     post_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey("post.id"))
+    replies = db.relationship('Reply', backref='comment', cascade='all, delete-orphan')
+
 
     lastcheck = None
     savedresponce = None
@@ -115,27 +122,68 @@ def get_time_string(self):
             self.savedresponce =  "Just a moment ago!"
         return self.savedresponce
 
+
+class Reply(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    content = db.Column(db.Text)
+    postdate = db.Column(db.DateTime)
+    user_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('user.id'))
+    comment_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey("comment.id"))
+
+    user = db.relationship('User', backref='replies')
+
+
+    lastcheck = None
+    savedresponce = None
+    def __init__(self, content, postdate, user_id, comment_id):
+        self.content = content
+        self.postdate = postdate
+        self.user_id = user_id
+        self.comment_id = comment_id
+    def get_time_string(self):
+        #this only needs to be calculated every so often, not for every request
+        #this can be a rudamentary chache
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        if self.lastcheck is None or (now - self.lastcheck).total_seconds() > 30:
+            self.lastcheck = now
+        else:
+            return self.savedresponce
+
+        diff = now - self.postdate
+        seconds = diff.total_seconds()
+        if seconds / (60 * 60 * 24 * 30) > 1:
+            self.savedresponce =  " " + str(int(seconds / (60 * 60 * 24 * 30))) + " months ago"
+        elif seconds / (60 * 60 * 24) > 1:
+            self.savedresponce =  " " + str(int(seconds / (60*  60 * 24))) + " days ago"
+        elif seconds / (60 * 60) > 1:
+            self.savedresponce = " " + str(int(seconds / (60 * 60))) + " hours ago"
+        elif seconds / (60) > 1:
+            self.savedresponce = " " + str(int(seconds / 60)) + " minutes ago"
+        else:
+            self.savedresponce =  "Just a moment ago!"
+        return self.savedresponce
+
 def error(errormessage):
-	return "<b style=\"color: red;\">" + errormessage + "</b>"
+    return "<b style=\"color: red;\">" + errormessage + "</b>"
 
 def generateLinkPath(subforumid):
-	links = []
-	subforum = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == subforumid).first()
-	parent = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == subforum.parent_id).first()
-	links.append("<a href=\"/subforum?sub=" + str(subforum.id) + "\">" + subforum.title + "</a>")
-	while parent is not None:
-		links.append("<a href=\"/subforum?sub=" + str(parent.id) + "\">" + parent.title + "</a>")
-		parent = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == parent.parent_id).first()
-	links.append("<a href=\"/\">Forum Index</a>")
-	link = ""
-	for l in reversed(links):
-		link = link + " / " + l
-	return link
+    links = []
+    subforum = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == subforumid).first()
+    parent = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == subforum.parent_id).first()
+    links.append("<a href=\"/subforum?sub=" + str(subforum.id) + "\">" + subforum.title + "</a>")
+    while parent is not None:
+        links.append("<a href=\"/subforum?sub=" + str(parent.id) + "\">" + parent.title + "</a>")
+        parent = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == parent.parent_id).first()
+    links.append("<a href=\"/\">Forum Index</a>")
+    link = ""
+    for l in reversed(links):
+        link = link + " / " + l
+    return link
 
 
 #Post checks
 def valid_title(title):
-	return len(title) > 4 and len(title) < 140
+    return len(title) > 4 and len(title) < 140
 def valid_content(content):
-	return len(content) > 10 and len(content) < 5000
+    return len(content) > 10 and len(content) < 5000
 
diff --git a/forum/routes.py b/forum/routes.py
index 75993e5..62350e9 100644
--- a/forum/routes.py
+++ b/forum/routes.py
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-from flask import render_template, request, redirect, url_for
+
+from pyexpat.errors import messages
+from flask import render_template, request, redirect, url_for, flash, session
 from flask_login import current_user, login_user, logout_user
 from flask_login.utils import login_required
 import datetime
+import markdown
 from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, url_for
-from forum.models import User, Post, Comment, Subforum, valid_content, valid_title, db, generateLinkPath, error
+
+from forum.models import User, Post, Comment, Subforum, valid_content, valid_title, db, generateLinkPath, error, Reply
 from forum.user import username_taken, email_taken, valid_username
+from markupsafe import Markup
+from flask_socketio import join_room, leave_room, send, rooms
+from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash, check_password_hash
+
+from roomcode import generate_room_code
 
 ##
 # This file needs to be broken up into several, to make the project easier to work on.
@@ -12,136 +21,270 @@
 
 rt = Blueprint('routes', __name__, template_folder='templates')
 
+
+
+
+
 @rt.route('/action_login', methods=['POST'])
 def action_login():
-	username = request.form['username']
-	password = request.form['password']
-	user = User.query.filter(User.username == username).first()
-	if user and user.check_password(password):
-		login_user(user)
-	else:
-		errors = []
-		errors.append("Username or password is incorrect!")
-		return render_template("login.html", errors=errors)
-	return redirect("/")
+    username = request.form['username']
+    password = request.form['password']
+    user = User.query.filter(User.username == username).first()
+    if user and user.check_password(password):
+        login_user(user)
+    else:
+        errors = []
+        errors.append("Username or password is incorrect!")
+        return render_template("login.html", errors=errors)
+    return redirect("/")
 
 
-@login_required
+# @login_required
 @rt.route('/action_logout')
 def action_logout():
-	#todo
-	logout_user()
-	return redirect("/")
+    #todo
+    logout_user()
+    return redirect("/")
 
 @rt.route('/action_createaccount', methods=['POST'])
 def action_createaccount():
-	username = request.form['username']
-	password = request.form['password']
-	email = request.form['email']
-	errors = []
-	retry = False
-	if username_taken(username):
-		errors.append("Username is already taken!")
-		retry=True
-	if email_taken(email):
-		errors.append("An account already exists with this email!")
-		retry = True
-	if not valid_username(username):
-		errors.append("Username is not valid!")
-		retry = True
-	# if not valid_password(password):
-	# 	errors.append("Password is not valid!")
-	# 	retry = True
-	if retry:
-		return render_template("login.html", errors=errors)
-	user = User(email, username, password)
-	if user.username == "admin":
-		user.admin = True
-	db.session.add(user)
-	db.session.commit()
-	login_user(user)
-	return redirect("/")
+    username = request.form['username']
+    password = request.form['password']
+    email = request.form['email']
+    errors = []
+    retry = False
+    if username_taken(username):
+        errors.append("Username is already taken!")
+        retry=True
+    if email_taken(email):
+        errors.append("An account already exists with this email!")
+        retry = True
+    if not valid_username(username):
+        errors.append("Username is not valid!")
+        retry = True
+    # if not valid_password(password):
+    # 	errors.append("Password is not valid!")
+    # 	retry = True
+    if retry:
+        return render_template("login.html", errors=errors)
+    user = User(email, username, password)
+    if user.username == "admin":
+        user.admin = True
+    db.session.add(user)
+    db.session.commit()
+    login_user(user)
+    return redirect("/")
 
 
 @rt.route('/subforum')
 def subforum():
-	subforum_id = int(request.args.get("sub"))
-	subforum = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == subforum_id).first()
-	if not subforum:
-		return error("That subforum does not exist!")
-	posts = Post.query.filter(Post.subforum_id == subforum_id).order_by(Post.id.desc()).limit(50)
-	if not subforum.path:
-		subforumpath = generateLinkPath(subforum.id)
+    subforum_id = int(request.args.get("sub"))
+    subforum = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == subforum_id).first()
+    if not subforum:
+        return error("That subforum does not exist!")
+    posts = Post.query.filter(Post.subforum_id == subforum_id).order_by(Post.id.desc()).limit(50)
+    if not subforum.path:
+        subforumpath = generateLinkPath(subforum.id)
 
-	subforums = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.parent_id == subforum_id).all()
-	return render_template("subforum.html", subforum=subforum, posts=posts, subforums=subforums, path=subforumpath)
+    subforums = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.parent_id == subforum_id).all()
+    return render_template("subforum.html", subforum=subforum, posts=posts, subforums=subforums, path=subforumpath)
 
 @rt.route('/loginform')
 def loginform():
-	return render_template("login.html")
+    return render_template("login.html")
 
 
 @login_required
 @rt.route('/addpost')
 def addpost():
-	subforum_id = int(request.args.get("sub"))
-	subforum = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == subforum_id).first()
-	if not subforum:
-		return error("That subforum does not exist!")
+    subforum_id = int(request.args.get("sub"))
+    subforum = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == subforum_id).first()
+    if not subforum:
+        return error("That subforum does not exist!")
 
-	return render_template("createpost.html", subforum=subforum)
+    return render_template("createpost.html", subforum=subforum)
 
 @rt.route('/viewpost')
 def viewpost():
-	postid = int(request.args.get("post"))
-	post = Post.query.filter(Post.id == postid).first()
-	if not post:
-		return error("That post does not exist!")
-	if not post.subforum.path:
-		subforumpath = generateLinkPath(post.subforum.id)
-	comments = Comment.query.filter(Comment.post_id == postid).order_by(Comment.id.desc()) # no need for scalability now
-	return render_template("viewpost.html", post=post, path=subforumpath, comments=comments)
+    postid = int(request.args.get("post"))
+    post = Post.query.filter(Post.id == postid).first()
+    if not post:
+        return error("That post does not exist!")
+    if not post.subforum.path:
+        subforumpath = generateLinkPath(post.subforum.id)
+    comments = Comment.query.filter(Comment.post_id == postid).order_by(Comment.id.desc()) # no need for scalability now
+    return render_template("viewpost.html", post=post, path=subforumpath, comments=comments)
 
 @login_required
 @rt.route('/action_comment', methods=['POST', 'GET'])
 def comment():
-	post_id = int(request.args.get("post"))
-	post = Post.query.filter(Post.id == post_id).first()
-	if not post:
-		return error("That post does not exist!")
+    post_id = int(request.args.get("post"))
+    post = Post.query.filter(Post.id == post_id).first()
+    if not post:
+        return error("That post does not exist!")
+    content = request.form['content']
+    postdate = datetime.datetime.now()
+    comment = Comment(content, postdate)
+    current_user.comments.append(comment)
+    post.comments.append(comment)
+    db.session.commit()
+    return redirect("/viewpost?post=" + str(post_id))
+
+
+
+@login_required
+@rt.route('/Chat', methods=["GET", "POST"])
+def Chat():
+    # session.clear()
+    # if request.method == "POST":
+    #     name = request.form.get('username')
+    #     create = request.form.get('create')
+    #     code = request.form.get('code')
+    #     join = request.form.get('join')
+    #     if not name:
+    #         return render_template('chat.html', error="Name is required", code=code)
+    #
+    #     room_code = None
+    #
+    #     if create is not None:
+    #         room_code = generate_room_code(6, [])
+    #         new_db_room = Room(room_code=room_code)
+    #         db.session.add(new_db_room)
+    #         db.session.commit()
+    #         # rooms[room_code] = new_room
+    #         if room_code not in rooms:
+    #             rooms[room_code] = {'members': 0, 'messages':[]}
+    #     elif join is not None:
+    #         # no code
+    #         if not code:
+    #             return render_template('chat.html', error="Please enter a room code to enter a chat room", name=name)
+    #         # invalid code
+    #         existing_room = Room.query.filter_by(room_code=code).first()
+    #         if not existing_room:
+    #             return render_template('chat.html', error="Room code invalid", name=name)
+    #         room_code = code
+    #     if room_code:
+    #         session['room'] = room_code
+    #         session['name'] = name
+    #         return redirect(url_for('routes.Room'))
+    # else:
+        return render_template('chat.html')
+
+#
+# @login_required
+# @rt.route('/Room')
+# def Room():
+#     room = session.get('room')
+#     name = session.get('username')
+#     if name is None or room is None or room not in rooms:
+#         return redirect(url_for('Chat'))
+#     messages = rooms[room]['messages']
+#     return render_template('room.html', room=room, user=name, messages=messages)
+
+
+
+
+
+# #implement like comments but on user instead of post
+# @login_required
+# @rt.route('/action_message', methods=['POST'])
+# def message():
+#    user_id = int(request.args.get("user"))
+#    user = User.query.filter(User.id == user_id).first()
+#    if not user:
+#        return error("This user does not exist!")
+#    content = request.form['content']
+#    postdate = datetime.datetime.now()
+#    message = Message(content, postdate)
+#    current_user.messages.append(message)
+#    user.messages.append(message)
+#    db.session.commit()
+#    return redirect(url_for('routes.Chat', post=message.user_id))
+
+
+
+
+@login_required
+@rt.route('/action_reply/comment/<int:comment_id>', methods=['POST']) #attempt to mimic comment as a reply
+def action_reply(comment_id):
+	comment = Comment.query.get_or_404(comment_id)
 	content = request.form['content']
 	postdate = datetime.datetime.now()
-	comment = Comment(content, postdate)
-	current_user.comments.append(comment)
-	post.comments.append(comment)
+	reply = Reply(content=content, postdate=postdate, user_id=current_user.id, comment_id=comment_id)
+	db.session.add(reply)
 	db.session.commit()
-	return redirect("/viewpost?post=" + str(post_id))
+	return redirect(url_for('routes.viewpost', post=comment.post_id))
+
 
 @login_required
 @rt.route('/action_post', methods=['POST'])
 def action_post():
-	subforum_id = int(request.args.get("sub"))
-	subforum = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == subforum_id).first()
-	if not subforum:
-		return redirect(url_for("subforums"))
+    subforum_id = int(request.args.get("sub"))
+    subforum = Subforum.query.filter(Subforum.id == subforum_id).first()
+    if not subforum:
+        return redirect(url_for("subforums"))
+    user = current_user
+    title = request.form['title']
+    content = request.form['content']
+    content_html = markdown.markdown(content)
+    print(f"Generated HTML: {content_html}")
+    #check for valid posting
+    errors = []
+    retry = False
+    if not valid_title(title):
+      errors.append("Title must be between 4 and 140 characters long!")
+      retry = True
+    if not valid_content(content_html):
+      errors.append("Post must be between 10 and 5000 characters long!")
+      retry = True
+    if retry:
+      return render_template("createpost.html", content_html=Markup(content_html), subforum=subforum,  errors=errors)
+    post = Post(title, content_html, datetime.datetime.now())
+    subforum.posts.append(post)
+    user.posts.append(post)
+    db.session.commit()
+    return redirect("/viewpost?post=" + str(post.id))
 
-	user = current_user
-	title = request.form['title']
-	content = request.form['content']
-	#check for valid posting
-	errors = []
-	retry = False
-	if not valid_title(title):
-		errors.append("Title must be between 4 and 140 characters long!")
-		retry = True
-	if not valid_content(content):
-		errors.append("Post must be between 10 and 5000 characters long!")
-		retry = True
-	if retry:
-		return render_template("createpost.html",subforum=subforum,  errors=errors)
-	post = Post(title, content, datetime.datetime.now())
-	subforum.posts.append(post)
-	user.posts.append(post)
-	db.session.commit()
-	return redirect("/viewpost?post=" + str(post.id))
 
+
+
+@login_required
+@rt.route('/user')
+def user():
+	user_id = request.args.get('user_id')
+
+	if user_id:
+		user = User.query.get_or_404(user_id)
+		posts = Post.query.filter(Post.user_id == user.id).all()
+		comments = Comment.query.filter(Comment.user_id == user.id).all()
+		replies = Reply.query.filter(Reply.user_id == user.id).all()
+		return render_template('user.html', user=user, posts=posts, comments= comments, replies= replies)
+	elif current_user.is_authenticated:
+		return redirect(url_for('routes.user', user_id=current_user.id))
+	else:
+		return redirect ('/loginform')
+
+
+@login_required
+@rt.route('/change_password', methods=['POST', 'GET'])
+def change_password():
+	if request.method == 'POST':
+		old_password = request.form['old_password']
+		new_password = request.form['new_password']
+		confirm_password = request.form['confirm_password']
+
+		if not check_password_hash(current_user.password_hash, old_password):
+			flash('Old password does not match records.', 'danger')
+			return redirect(url_for('routes.change_password'))
+
+		if new_password != confirm_password:
+			flash('New and confirm do not match.', 'warning')
+			return redirect(url_for('routes.change_password'))
+
+		current_user.password_hash = generate_password_hash(new_password)
+		db.session.commit()
+
+		flash('Password has been updated', 'success')
+		return redirect(url_for('routes.change_password'))
+
+	return render_template('change_password.html')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/forum/static/style.css b/forum/static/style.css
index 2dd2e2e..f6259d5 100644
--- a/forum/static/style.css
+++ b/forum/static/style.css
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 
 }
 .header{
-	border: 1px solid black;
+	border: 5px solid black;
 	overflow: hidden;
 	vertical-align: middle;
-	padding: 0.5%;
+	padding: 3.5%;
 	margin-bottom: none;
 }
 .content{
diff --git a/forum/templates/.DS_Store b/forum/templates/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5008ddf
Binary files /dev/null and b/forum/templates/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/forum/templates/change_password.html b/forum/templates/change_password.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c69253f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forum/templates/change_password.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{% extends 'layout.html' %}
+{% block body %}
+{{ path|safe }}
+
+<div class="loginbox">
+    <h3>Change Password</h3>
+
+    {% with messages = get_flashed_messages(with_categories=true) %}
+        {% if messages %}
+            <div class="flashes">
+                {% for category, message in messages %}
+                    <div class="alert alert-{{ category }}">
+                        {{ message }}
+                    </div>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </div>
+        {% endif %}
+    {% endwith %}
+
+    <form action="/change_password" method="POST">
+        <input class="loginelement" type="password" placeholder="Old Password" name="old_password" required><br>
+        <input class="loginelement" type="password" placeholder="New Password" name="new_password" required><br>
+        <input class="loginelement" type="password" placeholder="Confirm New Password" name="confirm_password" required><br>
+        <input class="loginelement" type="submit" value="Change Password">
+    </form>
+</div>
+
+{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/forum/templates/chat.html b/forum/templates/chat.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be358b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forum/templates/chat.html
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{% extends 'layout.html' %}
+{% block body %}
+{{ path|safe }}
+
+
+    <h2> Data Cohort's Chatroom </h2>
+    <div class="message_holder"></div>
+
+    <form action="" method="POST">
+      <input type="text" class="username" placeholder="User Name"/>
+      <input type="text" class="message" placeholder="Messages"/>
+      <input type="submit"/>
+    </form>
+
+    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/4.7.4/socket.io.min.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+      var socket = io.connect('http://' + document.domain + ':' + location.port);
+
+      socket.on( 'connect', function() {
+        socket.emit( 'my event', {
+          data: 'User Connected'
+        } )
+        var form = $( 'form' ).on( 'submit', function( e ) {
+          e.preventDefault()
+          let user_name = $( 'input.username' ).val()
+          let user_input = $( 'input.message' ).val()
+          socket.emit( 'my event', {
+            user_name : user_name,
+            message : user_input
+          } )
+          $( 'input.message' ).val( '' ).focus()
+        } )
+      } )
+      socket.on( 'my response', function( msg ) {
+        console.log( msg )
+        if( typeof msg.user_name !== 'undefined' ) {
+          $( 'h3' ).remove()
+          $( 'div.message_holder' ).append( '<div><b style="color: #000">'+msg.user_name+'</b> '+msg.message+'</div>' )
+        }
+      })
+    </script>
+{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/forum/templates/createpost.html b/forum/templates/createpost.html
index 85947a6..c62d116 100644
--- a/forum/templates/createpost.html
+++ b/forum/templates/createpost.html
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@
 
 	<form action="action_post?sub={{ subforum.id }}" method="POST">
 
-		<input class="inputbox" size="100" type="text" placeholder="Title" name="title"><br>
+		
+		<input class="form-control" size="100" type="text" placeholder="Title" name="title"><br>
 
-		<textarea class="inputbox" rows="25" cols="100"  name="content" placeholder="Enter post here"></textarea><br>
 
-		<input class="inputbox" type="submit" value="Submit Post">
+		<textarea class="form-control" rows="25" cols="100"  name="content" placeholder="Enter post here"></textarea><br>
+
+
+		<input class="btn btn-outline-primary" type="submit" value="Submit Post">
 	</form>
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/forum/templates/header.html b/forum/templates/header.html
index 9403a0d..00f82ee 100644
--- a/forum/templates/header.html
+++ b/forum/templates/header.html
@@ -1,8 +1,29 @@
-<a href="/" id="nolinks"><b>{{ config.SITE_NAME }}</b></a>{% if config.SITE_DESCRIPTION %} - {% endif %} <i>{{ config.SITE_DESCRIPTION }}</i>
-<div class="login">
+
+<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-secondary">
+	<div class="container-fluid d-flex justify-content-center">
+	  <a href="/" id="nolinks" class="navbar-brand">
+		<b>{{ config.SITE_NAME }}</b>
+		
+	  </a>
+	  {% if config.SITE_DESCRIPTION %}
+		<span class="text-muted"> - </span>
+		<i class="text-muted">{{ config.SITE_DESCRIPTION }}</i>
+		
+	  {% endif %}
+	</div>
+  </nav>
+  </nav><button class="login">
 	{% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
 	<b {% if current_user.admin %} style="color: red;" {% endif %}>{{ current_user.username }}</b><a class="logoutlink" href="/action_logout">(logout)</a>
 	{% else %}
 	<a href="/loginform">Click here to login or register!</a>
 	{% endif %}
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+
+{% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
+    <div class="actualuser">
+        <a href="{{ url_for('routes.user', user_id=current_user.id) }}">Profile</a>
+		    <a href="{{ url_for('routes.change_password') }}">Change Password</a>
+		<a href="{{ url_for('routes.Chat') }}">Chatroom</a>
+	</div></button>
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/forum/templates/layout.html b/forum/templates/layout.html
index a2a5e14..e7d6e99 100644
--- a/forum/templates/layout.html
+++ b/forum/templates/layout.html
@@ -1,30 +1,59 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
 <head>
-	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{url_for('static', filename="bootstrap.min.css")}}">
-	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{url_for('static', filename="style.css")}}">
-	<title>{{ config.SITE_NAME }}</title>
+	<meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
+    <link href="https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.3/assets/css/docs.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <title>Bootstrap</title>
+	<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-QWTKZyjpPEjISv5WaRU9OFeRpok6YctnYmDr5pNlyT2bRjXh0JMhjY6hW+ALEwIH" crossorigin="anonymous">
+
+    <title>{{ config.SITE_NAME }}</title>
+        <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/4.0.1/socket.io.js" integrity="sha512-q/dWJ3kcmjBLU4Qc47E4A9kTB4m3wuTY7vkFJDTZKjTs8jhyGQnaUrxa0Ytd0ssMZhbNua9hE+E7Qv1j+DyZwA==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
 </head>
+
 <body>
-<div class="page">
-	<div class="header">
-		{% include 'header.html' %}
-	</div>
-	{% if errors %}
-	<div class="errors">
-	{% for error in errors %}
-		<p class="error">
-			{{ error }}
-		</p>
-
-	{% endfor %}
-	</div>
+    <body style="background-color:powderblue;">
+
+
+
+    
+
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="row"></div>
+    <div class="col-sm-3"> <img src="https://i.ibb.co/czb9V1q/logo.png" width="150" height="150"alt="Your Logo"></div>
+    <div class="col-sm-9"></div>
+    
+    <div class="col-sm-2"></div>
+    <div class="col-sm-8">{% include 'header.html' %}</div>
+    <div class="col-sm-2"></div>
+    
+       
+    </div>
+    {% if errors %}
+    <div class="errors">
+    {% for error in errors %}
+        <p class="error">
+            {{ error }}
+        </p>
+
+    {% endfor %}
+    
+    </div>
 {% endif %}
-	<div class="content">
-		{% block body %}{% endblock %}
-	</div>
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="row"></div>
+        <div class="col-sm-2"></div>
+        <div class="col-sm-8">{% block body %}{% endblock %}</div>
+        <div class="col-sm-2"></div>
+    </div>
 </div>
+
+
 </body>
 
 
-</html>
+
+
+
diff --git a/forum/templates/room.html b/forum/templates/room.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4317f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forum/templates/room.html
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{% extends 'layout.html' %}
+{% block body %}
+
+<h1>Howdy! </h1>
+<!--<div id="room-container">-->
+<!--    <h1 id="home-header">Forum Chat</h1>-->
+<!--    <div id="room-subscription">-->
+<!--        <h2 id="room-code-display"> Room Code: <span>{{ room }}</span></h2>-->
+<!--        <a href="{{ url_for('routes.Chat') }}" id="leave-chat-btn">Leave the Chat</a>-->
+<!--    </div>-->
+<!--</div>-->
+
+<!--<div id="chat-room-widget">-->
+<!--    <div id="msg-container"></div>-->
+<!--    <ul id="messages"></ul>-->
+<!--</div>-->
+<!--<div id="message-box">-->
+<!--      <input type="text" placeholder="Enter your message" id="message-input" name="message" />-->
+<!--      <button type="submit" id="send-btn" onclick="sendMessage()">Send</button>-->
+<!--    </div>-->
+<!--<script type="text/javascript" src="{{ url_for('static', filename='socketio.min.js') }}"></script>-->
+<!--<script type="text/javascript">-->
+<!--    var socketio = io();-->
+<!--    socketio.on("message", function (message) { createChatItem(message.message, message.sender) });-->
+<!--    function createChatItem(message, sender) {-->
+<!--      var messages = document.getElementById("messages");-->
+<!--      if (sender === "") {-->
+<!--        content = `<p class="member-activity">${message}</p>`;-->
+<!--      } else {-->
+<!--        var senderIsUser = "{{ user }}" === sender;-->
+<!--        var content = `-->
+<!--          <li class="message-item ${senderIsUser ? "self-message-item" : "peer-message-item"}">-->
+<!--              <p>${message}</p>-->
+<!--              <small class="${senderIsUser ? "muted-text" : "muted-text-white"}">${new Date().toLocaleString()}</small>-->
+<!--          </li>-->
+<!--      `;}-->
+<!--      messages.innerHTML += content;-->
+<!--    }-->
+<!--    function sendMessage() {-->
+<!--      var msgInput = document.getElementById("message-input");-->
+<!--      if (msgInput.value === "") return;-->
+<!--      var msg = msgInput.value;-->
+<!--      socketio.emit("message", { message: msg, room: "{{ room }}", sender: "{{ user }}" }); // Emit room and sender-->
+<!--      msgInput.value = "";-->
+<!--    }-->
+<!--  </script>-->
+<!--  {% for message in messages %}-->
+<!--  <script type="text/javascript">-->
+<!--    createChatItem("{{ message.message }}", "{{ message.sender }}");-->
+<!--  </script>-->
+<!--  {% endfor %}-->
+{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/forum/templates/user.html b/forum/templates/user.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5bab63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/forum/templates/user.html
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{% extends 'layout.html' %}
+{% block body %}
+{{ path|safe }}
+
+    {% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
+        <h2> Welcome, {{ user.username }}</h2>
+        <h3>These are your posts:</h3>
+        {% if posts %}
+            <ul>
+                {% for post in posts %}
+                    <li>
+                        <a href="/viewpost?post={{ post.id }}">{{post.title}}</a>
+                        <p>{{ post.content }}</p>
+                    </li>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
+        {% else %}
+            <p>You have no posts at this time.</p>
+        {% endif %}
+        <h3>These are your comments:</h3>
+        {% if comments %}
+            <ul>
+                {% for comment in comments %}
+                    <li>
+                        <a href="/viewpost?post={{ comment.post_id }}">{{comment.post.title}}</a>
+                        <p>{{ comment.content }}</p>
+                    </li>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
+        {% else %}
+            <p>You have no comments at this time.</p>
+        {% endif %}
+
+        <h3>These are your replies:</h3>
+        {% if replies %}
+            <ul>
+                {% for reply in replies %}
+                    <li>
+                        <a href="/viewpost?post={{ reply.comment.post_id }}">{{reply.comment.post.title}}</a>
+                        <p>{{ reply.content }}</p>
+                    </li>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </ul>
+        {% else %}
+            <p>You have no replies at this time.</p>
+        {% endif %}
+
+    {% else %}
+        <a href="/loginform">Click here to login or register!</a>
+    {% endif %}
+
+{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/forum/templates/viewpost.html b/forum/templates/viewpost.html
index 3f489ca..2641853 100644
--- a/forum/templates/viewpost.html
+++ b/forum/templates/viewpost.html
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 <div class="actualpost">
 	<div class="actualposttitle">
+{% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
 		<a href="/viewpost?post={{ post.id }}">{{post.title}}</a>
 		<div class="postposter" {% if post.user.admin %} style="color: red;" {% endif %}>
 			{{ post.user.username }}
@@ -14,64 +15,129 @@
 		</div>
 	</div>
 	<div class="postcontent">
-		{{post.content}}
+		{{post.content | safe }}
 	</div>
 
+	{% else %}
+	<a href="/loginform">Login or register to view this post.</a>
+	{% endif %}
+
 </div>
-<div class="addcomment" id="addcomment">
-	<form action="/action_comment?post={{ post.id }}" method="POST">
-		<textarea class="inputbox varwidth" rows="6" name="content"></textarea><br>
-		<input class="inputbox" style="margin-bottom: 1%;" type="submit" value="Comment">
-	</form>
-</div>
-<div style="text-align: center;">
 
-	
 
-	{% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
-	<input type="button" id="displayaddcomment" onclick="toggle()" value="Add a comment">
+{% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
+	<div class="addcomment" id="addcomment" style="display: none;">
+		<form action="/action_comment?post={{ post.id }}" method="POST">
+			<textarea class="form-control" placeholder="enter comment..." rows="6" name="content"></textarea><br>
+			<input class="btn btn-outline-primary" style="margin-bottom: 1%;" type="submit" value="Comment">
+		</form>
+	</div>
+
+	<div style="text-align: center;">
+		<input type="button" id="displayaddcomment" onclick="toggleAddComment()" value="Add a comment">
+	</div>
+{% else %}
+	<div style="text-align: center;">
+		<a href="/loginform">Login or register to make a comment</a>
+	</div>
+{% endif %}
+
+
+
+
+
+
 
-	{% else %}
-	<a href="/loginform">Login or register to make a comment</a>
-	{% endif %}
-</div>
 {%if comments%}
 <div class="comments">
+{% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
 {% for comment in comments %}
-	
 	<div class="comment">
 		<div class="commentuser">
-			(<span  {% if comment.user.admin %} style="color: red;" {% endif %}>{{ comment.user.username }}</span>) - 
+			(<span  {% if comment.user.admin %} style="color: red;" {% endif %}>{{ comment.user.username }}</span>) -
 		</div>
 		<div class="commentcontent">
 			{{ comment.content }}
 		</div>
-		
+
 		<div class="commenttime">
 			{{ comment.get_time_string() }}
 		</div>
+
+		{% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
+        <div style="margin-left: 20px;">
+            <input type="button" id="displayreplyform-{{ comment.id }}" onclick="toggleReply('replyform-{{ comment.id }}', 'displayreplyform-{{ comment.id }}')" value="Reply">
+            <div id="replyform-{{ comment.id }}" style="display: none;">
+                <form method="POST" action="{{ url_for('routes.action_reply', comment_id=comment.id) }}">
+                    <textarea name="content" placeholder="Write a reply..." required></textarea><br>
+                    <button type="submit">Post Reply</button>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        {% endif %}
+
+		{% if comment.replies %}
+           <div class="replies">
+               {% for reply in comment.replies %}
+                   <div class="reply" style="margin-left: 40px; border-left: 1px solid #ccc; padding-left: 10px;">
+                       <div class="replyuser">
+                           (<span {% if reply.user.admin %} style="color: red;" {% endif %}>{{ reply.user.username }}</span>) -
+                       </div>
+                       <div class="replycontent">
+                           {{ reply.content }}
+                       </div>
+                       <div class="replytime">
+                           {{ reply.get_time_string() }}
+                       </div>
+                   </div>
+               {% endfor %}
+           </div>
+       {% endif %}
+
 	</div>
 	<br>
-	
 {% endfor %}
+{% else %}
+	<a href="/loginform">Login or register to view comments</a>
+	{% endif %}
 </div>
+
+
 {% endif %}
+
 <script type="text/javascript">
-function toggle(){
-	var div = document.getElementById("addcomment");
-	var button = document.getElementById("displayaddcomment")
-	if(div.style.display == "none" || div.style.display.trim() == ""){
-		div.style.display = "inline";
-		button.value="Hide";
-	}else{
-		div.style.display = "none";
-		button.value="Add a comment"
-	}
-	
+function toggleAddComment(){
+    var div = document.getElementById('addcomment');
+    var button = document.getElementById('displayaddcomment');
+
+    if (div.style.display === "none" || div.style.display.trim() === "") {
+        div.style.display = "block";
+        button.value = "Hide Comment";
+    } else {
+        div.style.display = "none";
+        button.value = "Add a comment";
+    }
+}
+
+function toggleReply(elementIdToShowHide, buttonId){
+    var div = document.getElementById(elementIdToShowHide);
+    var button = document.getElementById(buttonId);
+
+    if (div.style.display === "none" || div.style.display.trim() === "") {
+        div.style.display = "block";
+        button.value = "Hide Reply";
+    } else {
+        div.style.display = "none";
+        button.value = "Reply";
+    }
 }
 </script>
 
 
-{% endblock %}
 
 
+
+
+
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 39287bc..0460f6a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-Flask
-Flask-Login
+Flask~=3.1.0
+Flask-Login~=0.6.3
 Flask-SQLAlchemy
 gunicorn
 itsdangerous
 Jinja2
 MarkupSafe
 SQLAlchemy
-Werkzeug
+Werkzeug~=3.1.3
 wheel
-honcho
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+honcho
+Flask-SocketIO~=5.5.1
+python-socketio~=5.12.1
+Markdown~=3.7
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diff --git a/roomcode.py b/roomcode.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8632396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roomcode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from random import random
+from string import ascii_letters
+
+
+def generate_room_code(length: int, existing_codes: list[str]) -> str:
+    while True:
+        code_chars = [random.choice(ascii_letters) for _ in range(length)]
+        code = ''.join(code_chars)
+        if code not in existing_codes:
+            return code
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