🗨️ Babaclat Chat

Babaclat is a peer-to-peer (P2P) chat application built in Rust, using the power of libp2p and Tokio for asynchronous network communication. It's a decentralized chat tool that allows you to connect with other local peers using gossipsub and mDNS protocols!

🚀 Installation & Setup

Follow these steps to build and run Babaclat on your machine:

git clone https://github.com/xd-Abi/babaclat.git
cd babaclat
cargo run --release

💡 How It Works

1. 🆔 Set Up Your Identity: On the first run, Babaclat will generate a unique identity for you and save it locally. This helps in uniquely identifying you in the network.

2. 📡 Join the Local Chat Network: The app automatically connects to peers in your local network using mDNS and starts discovering other Babaclat users.

3. ✉️ Send & Receive Messages: You can send a message by typing it into the console. Messages are broadcasted using gossipsub, and all connected peers will receive your messages.

4. 🖧Peer-to-Peer Communication: Babaclat is a true P2P chat application, meaning it requires at least two nodes running on different computers within the same network. If no other node is found, the app won’t be able to send or receive messages.

5. 👥 Show Who's Online: When a new peer joins or leaves, a notification is shown in the chat.

📜 Command Guidelines

1. Start Chatting: Once you run the app, you'll be prompted to enter your nickname. The default is Falcon.
2. Send a Message: Just type your message in the console and press Enter. It will be broadcast to all the connected peers.
3. User Join/Leave Notifications: The app will show notifications when users join or leave the chat.

🔧 Technical Details

• libp2p is used for peer-to-peer communication.
• mDNS is used for peer discovery on the local network.
• gossipsub is the messaging protocol that handles message propagation.
• tokio provides the async runtime.
• serde is used for serializing and deserializing messages.