C#•3y ago

❔ Creating a server for a messaging app

For a messaging app I'm developing, I've created a contacts collection (code below) which will contain contact items which correspond to a different user, this includes the other user's Username, Profile picture and the most recent message in the chat between you and said user.

However I'm not sure how to create a server which will store this information and then call said information.

(This will have to come later but I think once the server is created, I'll first have to create a sign up option to the application when it's first launched and will ask the user to input a Username, Email and Profile picture (which can then be changed in a settings tab))

using Solaris.MVVM.Model;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Solaris.MVVM.ViewModel
{
    class MainViewModel
    {
        public ObservableCollection<MessagesModel> Messages { get; set; }
        public ObservableCollection<ContactsModel> Contacts { get; set; }
        public MainViewModel() 
        {
            Messages = new ObservableCollection<MessagesModel>();
            Contacts = new ObservableCollection<ContactsModel>();

            Messages.Add(new MessagesModel
            {
                
            });
        }  
    }
}

using Solaris.MVVM.Model;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace Solaris.MVVM.ViewModel
{
    class MainViewModel
    {
        public ObservableCollection<MessagesModel> Messages { get; set; }
        public ObservableCollection<ContactsModel> Contacts { get; set; }
        public MainViewModel() 
        {
            Messages = new ObservableCollection<MessagesModel>();
            Contacts = new ObservableCollection<ContactsModel>();

            Messages.Add(new MessagesModel
            {
                
            });
        }  
    }
}

Azrael•8/30/23, 3:41 PM

You'd need a database for this & an API.

Azrael•8/30/23, 3:41 PM

You can use JWT to ensure that only authenticated users can access certain endpoints.

AAzrael You'd need a database for this & an API.

AceChewyOP•8/30/23, 3:42 PM

Yh that was my first thought, I'd appreciate recommondations

AAceChewy Yh that was my first thought, I'd appreciate recommondations

Azrael•8/30/23, 3:42 PM

ASP.NET Core for your server.

Azrael•8/30/23, 3:43 PM

MongoDB - NoSQL or PostgreSQL - SQL for your database.

Azrael•8/30/23, 3:43 PM

RESTful API, can be done with ASP.NET.

AceChewyOP•8/30/23, 3:44 PM

Mind briefly explaining what RESTful API is?

AAceChewy Mind briefly explaining what RESTful API is?

Azrael•8/30/23, 3:44 PM

Sure.

AAzrael ASP.NET Core for your server.

AceChewyOP•8/30/23, 3:45 PM

Also would this be compatible with my app which is WPF (.NET framework)?

Azrael•8/30/23, 3:46 PM

A RESTful API (Representational State Transfer) is an architectural style for designing networked applications. It relies on stateless, client-server communication, meaning that server requests from any client are treated as new and no context is stored between requests.