simbaste / simplechatapp

This is a sample app for communication between start TV and android app

Chat App

Chat App is a simple Android application built using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. It allows users to chat with nearby devices using WebSocket communication. The app features two tabs: one for listing nearby devices and another for chatting with connected devices.

Features

• Display nearby Samsung devices using the SmartView SDK
• Chat interface to communicate with connected Samsung devices
• WebSocket communication for real-time messaging with nearby Samsung devices

Screenshots

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

• Android Studio Arctic Fox (2020.3.1) or newer
• Kotlin version 1.5.0 or newer

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/simbaste/SimpleChatApp.git

2. Open the project in Android Studio.

3. Build and run the project on an emulator or physical device.

Usage

• Upon launching the app, you will see two tabs: Nearby Devices and Chat.
• The Nearby Devices tab displays a list of devices detected nearby.
• Tap on a device in the list to navigate to a screen where you can interact with the selected device.
• In the Chat tab, you can send messages to connected devices.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps to contribute to the project:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
3. Make your changes.
4. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add new feature').
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
6. Create a new Pull Request.

Authors

• Stephane Darcy SIMO MBA - Initial work

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Special thanks to OpenAI for providing the ChatGPT model used for generating README documentation.