Summary of the functions and features used across the various hooks and components so far - abhiram-shaji/Langroove GitHub Wiki

1. Authentication Management

• Login and Sign-Up:

  • useLogin: Handles user login using Firebase Authentication, manages loading state, and navigates to different screens based on login status.
  • useSignUp: Manages user registration, including form validation, creating a user account, and storing user details in Firestore.

• Logout:

  • useLogout: Handles user sign-out and navigation back to the login screen.

2. User Profile and Friends Management

• Friend List:
  • useFriendList: Fetches the current user's friends from Firestore, allowing for searching and filtering friends based on a search term.

3. Chat Functionality

• Chat List:

  • useChatList: Retrieves and filters the user's chat list, including real-time updates from Firestore.

• Individual Chat Management:

  • useChat: Manages individual chat conversations, including sending messages and fetching chat history. This involves:
    • Real-time updates for messages.
    • Sending messages and updating chat metadata (like last message and participants).

4. Data Management with Firestore

• Real-Time Updates:

  • onSnapshot: Listens for real-time changes in Firestore collections, allowing the app to respond to new data instantly.

• CRUD Operations:

  • addDoc: Adds new documents (e.g., messages) to Firestore.
  • setDoc: Creates or updates documents in Firestore, used for chat metadata.
  • getDoc: Fetches specific documents from Firestore, used for retrieving user and friend details.

5. State Management

• useState: Used extensively for managing local component states, such as current messages, loading states, errors, and search terms.

6. Effects Management

• useEffect: Used to handle side effects, such as fetching data when components mount or when dependencies change (e.g., user login status or recipient changes).

7. Navigation

• React Navigation:
  • Integration with React Navigation for navigating between different screens (e.g., switching between login, sign-up, and main app screens).
  • useNavigation: Hook to programmatically navigate between screens.

8. User Interface Elements

• Loading Indicators and Alerts:
  • Use of loading states and alerts to provide feedback to users during authentication processes and data fetching.