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how can i create a chat app like telegram in Qt for mobiles

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    Qjay
    wrote on 3 Aug 2017, 16:20 last edited by Qjay 8 Mar 2017, 16:22
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    Hello all , i want to make a chat app pretty much similar to telegram . How can i get started with it , can someone point some starting resources ?

    Thank you !!

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      3 Aug 2017, 16:20

      Hello all , i want to make a chat app pretty much similar to telegram . How can i get started with it , can someone point some starting resources ?

      Thank you !!

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      timday
      wrote on 3 Aug 2017, 21:51 last edited by
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      There's several chat examples in Qt docs:

      • http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebsockets-simplechat-example.html
      • http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebchannel-chatserver-cpp-example.html
      • http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtnetwork-network-chat-example.html

      They're probably mainly about demonstrating Qt's network support for such things (looks like they're all-C++ apps; no QML).

      Does the world really need yet another chat app though? :^)

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        SGaist
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        wrote on 3 Aug 2017, 21:54 last edited by
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        Hi,

        Do you mean a client for the Telegram network ?

        Interested in AI ? www.idiap.ch
        Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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          3 Aug 2017, 21:54

          Hi,

          Do you mean a client for the Telegram network ?

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          Qjay
          wrote on 4 Aug 2017, 07:39 last edited by
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          @SGaist Yeah that can work too .

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            3 Aug 2017, 21:51

            There's several chat examples in Qt docs:

            • http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebsockets-simplechat-example.html
            • http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwebchannel-chatserver-cpp-example.html
            • http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtnetwork-network-chat-example.html

            They're probably mainly about demonstrating Qt's network support for such things (looks like they're all-C++ apps; no QML).

            Does the world really need yet another chat app though? :^)

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            Qjay
            wrote on 4 Aug 2017, 07:39 last edited by
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            @timday it's not for public . the chat ap is only for a small private group .

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              wrote on 4 Aug 2017, 21:15 last edited by
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              How many user do you expect ?
              What kind of hardware are you targetting ?

              Interested in AI ? www.idiap.ch
              Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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              • S SGaist
                4 Aug 2017, 21:15

                How many user do you expect ?
                What kind of hardware are you targetting ?

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                Qjay
                wrote on 5 Aug 2017, 15:34 last edited by
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                @SGaist i am expecting minimum 500 and at max 5000 ( i have stretched this number ) users.

                I am targetting both Android and IOS . but first priority is android !!

                Thank you !!

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                  wrote on 5 Aug 2017, 21:08 last edited by
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                  Then you will likely also be interested in KDE's Telepathy.

                  Interested in AI ? www.idiap.ch
                  Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                  • S SGaist
                    5 Aug 2017, 21:08

                    Then you will likely also be interested in KDE's Telepathy.

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                    Qjay
                    wrote on 6 Aug 2017, 13:29 last edited by Qjay 8 Jun 2017, 13:42
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                    @SGaist thanks for sharing it , but i am not sure how i can use it ? .

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                      wrote on 6 Aug 2017, 20:35 last edited by
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                      This application already support a wide range of chat services and technologies. You can take some inspiration from it. However as @timday wrote, do you really need to write yet another chat application ?

                      Shouldn't you rather provide a server for your customer so they can connect to it with their usual clients.

                      Interested in AI ? www.idiap.ch
                      Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                      • S SGaist
                        6 Aug 2017, 20:35

                        This application already support a wide range of chat services and technologies. You can take some inspiration from it. However as @timday wrote, do you really need to write yet another chat application ?

                        Shouldn't you rather provide a server for your customer so they can connect to it with their usual clients.

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                        Qjay
                        wrote on 7 Aug 2017, 17:34 last edited by
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                        @SGaist i do agree that there might not be a need for another chat application . So what exactly i want to do is / they want is a their own client .

                        So yeah i guess providing a server approach also seems right to me . Just my own server for chat app . Can you list me some chat clients that i can look into . Like you said telegraphy is one of them but i can' use it just like that .

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                          wrote on 7 Aug 2017, 22:20 last edited by
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                          Konversation is an IRC chat client
                          Kopete is an older multi-service chat client.

                          Interested in AI ? www.idiap.ch
                          Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                            Qjay
                            wrote on 10 Aug 2017, 14:38 last edited by
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                            Thanks everyone for insight . I have some idea now from where i should start .

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