Kodo

Kodo is a real-time chat application built with Flutter and Firebase.
It supports live messaging, message reactions, editing, and persistent chat state across sessions.

This repository contains only application code. Firebase configuration is intentionally excluded.

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Features

• Real-time messaging (Firestore + Streams)
• Message reactions
• Persistent local caching
• Firebase Authentication
• Cross-platform (Android, iOS)

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Tech Stack

• Flutter
• Firebase
  • Authentication
  • Cloud Firestore
  • Cloud Storage
• FlutterFire CLI
• Riverpod (state management)

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Project Setup

Prerequisites

• Flutter SDK installed
• Firebase account
• FlutterFire CLI installed

dart pub global activate flutterfire_cli

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Firebase Setup (Required)

This project does not include Firebase credentials.

1. Create a Firebase project

• Go to https://console.firebase.google.com
• Create a new project

2. Register apps

Register the platforms you plan to use (Android / iOS).

3. Generate Firebase config

From the project root:

flutterfire configure

This will generate:

• android/app/google-services.json
• ios/Runner/GoogleService-Info.plist
• lib/firebase_options.dart

⚠️ Do not commit these files.

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Example Config Files

Example (safe) files are provided:

• android/app/google-services.example.json
• lib/firebase_options.example.dart

Rename and replace them with your generated files locally.

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Running the App

flutter pub get
flutter run

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