{"id":4170,"date":"2023-11-04T23:14:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T23:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/how-to-build-a-chat-application-with-spring-boot-and-websocket\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T05:47:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T05:47:58","slug":"how-to-build-a-chat-application-with-spring-boot-and-websocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/how-to-build-a-chat-application-with-spring-boot-and-websocket\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Chat Application with Spring Boot and WebSocket"},"content":{"rendered":"
In this tutorial, we will learn how to build a chat application using Spring Boot and WebSocket. WebSocket is a communication protocol that provides full-duplex communication channels over a single TCP connection, making it suitable for real-time applications like chat. Spring Boot, on the other hand, is a framework that simplifies the development of Java applications.<\/p>\n
By the end of this tutorial, you will have a fully functional chat application that allows users to send and receive messages in real-time. Let’s get started!<\/p>\n
To follow along with this tutorial, you will need the following:<\/p>\n
To set up a Spring Boot project, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
pom.xml<\/code> file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<dependencies>\n <!-- Spring Boot starter dependencies -->\n <dependency>\n <groupId>org.springframework.boot<\/groupId>\n <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-websocket<\/artifactId>\n <\/dependency>\n\n <!-- Spring Boot devtools (optional) -->\n <dependency>\n <groupId>org.springframework.boot<\/groupId>\n <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools<\/artifactId>\n <scope>runtime<\/scope>\n <optional>true<\/optional>\n <\/dependency>\n\n <!-- Other dependencies -->\n <!-- Add any other dependencies you may need (e.g., for database access, security, etc.) -->\n<\/dependencies>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n- Create a new package
com.example.chatapp<\/code> for your project.<\/li>\n- Create a new class
ChatApplication<\/code> with the following content:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\npackage com.example.chatapp;\n\nimport org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;\nimport org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;\n\n@SpringBootApplication\npublic class ChatApplication {\n\n public static void main(String[] args) {\n SpringApplication.run(ChatApplication.class, args);\n }\n\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\nCongratulations! You have set up a basic Spring Boot project.<\/p>\n
Step 2: Configure WebSocket Support<\/h2>\n
To configure WebSocket support in your Spring Boot application, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
\n- Create a new package
com.example.chatapp.config<\/code> inside the com.example.chatapp<\/code> package.<\/li>\n- Create a new class
WebSocketConfig<\/code> inside the com.example.chatapp.config<\/code> package with the following content:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\npackage com.example.chatapp.config;\n\nimport org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;\nimport org.springframework.messaging.simp.config.MessageBrokerRegistry;\nimport org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.EnableWebSocketMessageBroker;\nimport org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.StompEndpointRegistry;\nimport org.springframework.web.socket.config.annotation.WebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer;\n\n@Configuration\n@EnableWebSocketMessageBroker\npublic class WebSocketConfig implements WebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurer {\n\n @Override\n public void configureMessageBroker(MessageBrokerRegistry registry) {\n registry.enableSimpleBroker(\"\/topic\");\n registry.setApplicationDestinationPrefixes(\"\/app\");\n }\n\n @Override\n public void registerStompEndpoints(StompEndpointRegistry registry) {\n registry.addEndpoint(\"\/chat\").withSockJS();\n }\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\nThe WebSocketConfig<\/code> class is annotated with @Configuration<\/code> to enable it as a configuration class and @EnableWebSocketMessageBroker<\/code> to enable WebSocket message handling.<\/p>\nThe configureMessageBroker<\/code> method configures the message broker to enable a simple message broker that will be used to send messages to clients on specific target destinations. The \/topic<\/code> prefix is used for destination prefixes. The setApplicationDestinationPrefixes<\/code> method is used to prefix the messages that are sent to message-handling methods.<\/p>\nThe registerStompEndpoints<\/code> method registers the \/chat<\/code> endpoint that clients can connect to using SockJS.<\/p>\n\n- Add an
@ComponentScan<\/code> annotation to your ChatApplication<\/code> class to make sure it scans the com.example.chatapp.config<\/code> package:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\npackage com.example.chatapp;\n\nimport org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;\nimport org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;\nimport org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;\n\n@SpringBootApplication\n@ComponentScan(\"com.example.chatapp.config\")\npublic class ChatApplication {\n\n public static void main(String[] args) {\n SpringApplication.run(ChatApplication.class, args);\n }\n\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\nYou have successfully configured WebSocket support in your Spring Boot application.<\/p>\n
Step 3: Create a Chat Controller<\/h2>\n
Next, we will create a chat controller to handle the WebSocket requests. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n
\n- Create a new package
com.example.chatapp.controller<\/code> inside the com.example.chatapp<\/code> package.<\/li>\n- Create a new class
ChatController<\/code> inside the com.example.chatapp.controller<\/code> package with the following content:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\npackage com.example.chatapp.controller;\n\nimport org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.MessageMapping;\nimport org.springframework.messaging.handler.annotation.SendTo;\nimport org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;\n\n@Controller\npublic class ChatController {\n\n @MessageMapping(\"\/chat.sendMessage\")\n @SendTo(\"\/topic\/public\")\n public String sendMessage(String message) {\n return message;\n }\n\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\nThe ChatController<\/code> class is annotated with @Controller<\/code> to indicate that it is a controller class.<\/p>\nThe sendMessage<\/code> method is annotated with @MessageMapping(\"\/chat.sendMessage\")<\/code> to handle messages with the destination \/chat.sendMessage<\/code>. The method returns the message as a string and is sent to all subscribers of the \/topic\/public<\/code> destination.<\/p>\n\n- Create a new HTML file
index.html<\/code> inside the src\/main\/resources\/static<\/code> directory with the following content:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n <title>Chat Application<\/title>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <div id=\"messages\"><\/div>\n <form id=\"message-form\">\n <input type=\"text\" id=\"message-input\">\n <button type=\"submit\">Send<\/button>\n <\/form>\n\n <script src=\"\/webjars\/sockjs-client\/sockjs.min.js\"><\/script>\n <script src=\"\/webjars\/stomp-websocket\/stomp.min.js\"><\/script>\n <script>\n var socket = new SockJS('\/chat');\n var stompClient = Stomp.over(socket);\n\n stompClient.connect({}, function (frame) {\n console.log('Connected: ' + frame);\n\n stompClient.subscribe('\/topic\/public', function (response) {\n showMessage(response.body);\n });\n });\n\n var messageForm = document.getElementById('message-form');\n var messageInput = document.getElementById('message-input');\n\n messageForm.addEventListener('submit', function (event) {\n event.preventDefault();\n\n stompClient.send(\"\/app\/chat.sendMessage\", {}, messageInput.value);\n messageInput.value = '';\n });\n\n function showMessage(message) {\n var messageElement = document.createElement('div');\n messageElement.innerText = message;\n document.getElementById('messages').appendChild(messageElement);\n }\n <\/script>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n<\/code><\/pre>\nThe index.html<\/code> file is a simple HTML file with a form to send messages and a <div><\/code> element to display the received messages.<\/p>\nThe JavaScript code establishes a WebSocket connection with the server using SockJS and Stomp. It then subscribes to the \/topic\/public<\/code> destination to receive message updates from the server. When the form is submitted, it sends the message to the server using the \/app\/chat.sendMessage<\/code> destination.<\/p>\n\n- Run your Spring Boot application by executing the
main<\/code> method of your ChatApplication<\/code> class.<\/li>\n- Open your web browser and navigate to `http:\/\/localhost:8080`. You should see the chat application.<\/li>\n
- Open multiple browser windows or tabs and start chatting!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Congratulations! You have successfully built a chat application with Spring Boot and WebSocket.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
In this tutorial, you have learned how to build a chat application using Spring Boot and WebSocket. We configured WebSocket support in our Spring Boot application, created a chat controller to handle WebSocket requests, and developed a simple front-end interface using HTML and JavaScript. With this chat application, users can send and receive messages in real-time.<\/p>\n
Feel free to explore more advanced features of WebSocket and Spring Boot to enhance your chat application further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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