MAJOR FIX: Chat Latency Fixed

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import { AuthContext } from "./context/AuthContext";
 import { StreamsProvider } from "./context/StreamsContext";
 import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route } from "react-router-dom";
+import { SocketProvider } from "./context/SocketContext";
 import HomePage from "./pages/HomePage";
 import StreamerRoute from "./components/Stream/StreamerRoute";
 import NotFoundPage from "./pages/NotFoundPage";
@@ -25,19 +26,20 @@ function App() {
 
   return (
     <AuthContext.Provider value={{ isLoggedIn, username, setIsLoggedIn, setUsername }}>
-      <StreamsProvider>
-        <BrowserRouter>
-          <Routes>
-            <Route
-              path="/"
-              element={isLoggedIn ? <HomePage variant="personalised" /> : <HomePage />}
-            />
-            <Route path="/:streamerName" element={<StreamerRoute />} />
-
-            <Route path="*" element={<NotFoundPage />} />
-          </Routes>
-        </BrowserRouter>
-      </StreamsProvider>
+      <SocketProvider>
+        <StreamsProvider>
+          <BrowserRouter>
+            <Routes>
+              <Route
+                path="/"
+                element={isLoggedIn ? <HomePage variant="personalised" /> : <HomePage />}
+              />
+              <Route path="/:streamerName" element={<StreamerRoute />} />
+              <Route path="*" element={<NotFoundPage />} />
+            </Routes>
+          </BrowserRouter>
+        </StreamsProvider>
+      </SocketProvider>
     </AuthContext.Provider>
   );
 }

frontend/src/components/Layout/ListRow.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ const ListItem: React.FC<ListItemProps> = ({
   thumbnail,
   onItemClick,
 }) => {
-  console.log(title, "thumbnail", thumbnail);
   return (
     <div
       className="flex flex-col bg-gray-800 rounded-lg overflow-hidden cursor-pointer hover:bg-gray-700 transition-colors"

frontend/src/components/Video/ChatPanel.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
-import { io, Socket } from "socket.io-client";
 import Input from "../Layout/Input";
 import { useAuth } from "../../context/AuthContext";
+import { useSocket } from "../../context/SocketContext";
 
 interface ChatMessage {
   chatter_id: string;
@@ -16,81 +16,60 @@ interface ChatPanelProps {
 const ChatPanel: React.FC<ChatPanelProps> = ({ streamId }) => {
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState<ChatMessage[]>([]);
   const [inputMessage, setInputMessage] = useState("");
-  const [socket, setSocket] = useState<Socket | null>(null);
   const chatContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const { isLoggedIn, username } = useAuth();
+  const { socket, isConnected } = useSocket();
 
-  // Initialize socket connection
+  // Join chat room when component mounts
   useEffect(() => {
-    const newSocket = io("/", {
-      path: "/api/socket.io",
-      withCredentials: true
-    });
-    setSocket(newSocket);
+    if (socket && isConnected) {
+      socket.emit("join", { stream_id: streamId });
 
-    newSocket.on("connect", () => {
-      console.log("Socket Connection established!");
-      // Join the stream's chat room
-      newSocket.emit("join", { stream_id: streamId });
-    });
+      // Load initial chat history
+      fetch(`/api/chat/${streamId}`)
+        .then((response) => {
+          if (!response.ok) throw new Error("Failed to fetch chat history");
+          return response.json();
+        })
+        .then((data) => {
+          if (data.chat_history) {
+            setMessages(data.chat_history);
+          }
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+          console.error("Error loading chat history:", error);
+        });
 
-    newSocket.on("new_message", (data: ChatMessage) => {
-      setMessages(prev => [...prev, data]);
-    });
+      // Handle incoming messages
+      socket.on("new_message", (data: ChatMessage) => {
+        setMessages((prev) => [...prev, data]);
+      });
 
-    newSocket.on("connect_error", (error) => {
-      console.error("Socket connection error:", error);
-    });
-  
-    newSocket.on("connect_timeout", () => {
-      console.error("Socket connection timeout");
-    });
-
-    newSocket.on("error", (error) => {
-      console.error("Socket error:", error);
-    });
-
-    // Cleanup on unmount
-    return () => {
-      newSocket.emit("leave", { stream_id: streamId });
-      newSocket.close();
-    };
-  }, [streamId]);
-
-  // Load initial chat history
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const loadPastChat = async () => {
-      try {
-        const response = await fetch(`/api/chat/${streamId}`);
-        if (!response.ok) throw new Error("Failed to fetch chat history");
-        const data = await response.json();
-        if (data.chat_history) {
-          setMessages(data.chat_history);
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error("Error loading chat history:", error);
-      }
-    };
-
-    loadPastChat();
-  }, [streamId]);
+      // Cleanup
+      return () => {
+        socket.emit("leave", { stream_id: streamId });
+        socket.off("new_message");
+      };
+    }
+  }, [socket, isConnected, streamId]);
 
   // Auto-scroll to bottom when new messages arrive
   useEffect(() => {
     if (chatContainerRef.current) {
-      chatContainerRef.current.scrollTop = chatContainerRef.current.scrollHeight;
+      chatContainerRef.current.scrollTop =
+        chatContainerRef.current.scrollHeight;
     }
   }, [messages]);
 
   const sendChat = () => {
-    if (!inputMessage.trim() || !socket) {
-      console.log("No message to send or socket not initialized!");
+    if (!inputMessage.trim() || !socket || !isConnected) {
+      console.log("Invalid message or socket not connected");
       return;
-    };
+    }
 
     socket.emit("send_message", {
       stream_id: streamId,
-      message: inputMessage.trim()
+      message: inputMessage.trim(),
     });
 
     setInputMessage("");
@@ -102,7 +81,7 @@ const ChatPanel: React.FC<ChatPanelProps> = ({ streamId }) => {
       sendChat();
     }
   };
-  
+
   return (
     <div id="chat-panel" className="h-full flex flex-col rounded-lg p-4">
       <h2 className="text-xl font-bold mb-4 text-white">Stream Chat</h2>
@@ -113,11 +92,21 @@ const ChatPanel: React.FC<ChatPanelProps> = ({ streamId }) => {
         className="flex-grow w-full max-h-[50vh] overflow-y-auto mb-4 space-y-2"
       >
         {messages.map((msg, index) => (
-          <div key={index} className="grid grid-cols-[8%_minmax(15%,_100px)_1fr] items-center bg-gray-700 rounded p-2 text-white">
+          <div
+            key={index}
+            className="grid grid-cols-[8%_minmax(15%,_100px)_1fr] items-center bg-gray-700 rounded p-2 text-white"
+          >
             <span className="text-gray-400 text-sm">
               {new Date(msg.time_sent).toLocaleTimeString()}
             </span>
-            <span className={`font-bold ${msg.chatter_id === username ? "text-blue-400" : "text-green-400"}`}> {msg.chatter_id}: </span>
+            <span
+              className={`font-bold ${
+                msg.chatter_id === username ? "text-blue-400" : "text-green-400"
+              }`}
+            >
+              {" "}
+              {msg.chatter_id}:{" "}
+            </span>
             <span>{msg.message}</span>
           </div>
         ))}
@@ -145,4 +134,4 @@ const ChatPanel: React.FC<ChatPanelProps> = ({ streamId }) => {
   );
 };
 
-export default ChatPanel;
+export default ChatPanel;

frontend/src/context/SocketContext.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import React, { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { io, Socket } from 'socket.io-client';
+
+interface SocketContextType {
+  socket: Socket | null;
+  isConnected: boolean;
+}
+
+const SocketContext = createContext<SocketContextType | undefined>(undefined);
+
+export const SocketProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ children }) => {
+  const [socket, setSocket] = useState<Socket | null>(null);
+  const [isConnected, setIsConnected] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const newSocket = io("http://localhost:8080", {
+      path: "/socket.io/",
+      withCredentials: true,
+      transports: ['websocket'],
+      upgrade: false
+    });
+
+    newSocket.on('connect', () => {
+      console.log('Socket connected!');
+      setIsConnected(true);
+    });
+
+	newSocket.on('connect_error', (error) => {
+		console.error('Socket connection error:', error);
+	  });
+
+    newSocket.on('disconnect', () => {
+      console.log('Socket disconnected!');
+      setIsConnected(false);
+    });
+
+    setSocket(newSocket);
+
+    return () => {
+      newSocket.close();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <SocketContext.Provider value={{ socket, isConnected }}>
+      {children}
+    </SocketContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
+
+export const useSocket = () => {
+  const context = useContext(SocketContext);
+  if (context === undefined) {
+    throw new Error('useSocket must be used within a SocketProvider');
+  }
+  return context;
+};

nginx/nginx.conf

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ rtmp {
 }
 
 http {
+    access_log off;
     # Enable HLS
     server {
         listen 8080;

web_server/blueprints/streams.py

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def get_specific_stream(streamer_username, stream_id):
     if stream:
         return jsonify(stream)
 
-    abort(404)
+    return jsonify({'error': 'Stream not found'}), 404
 
 @login_required
 @stream_bp.route('/get_followed_streamers')