A WhatsApp clone build using Flutter and AWS Amplify DataStore

flutter_amplify_datastore_demo

whatsapp download using amplify datastore in flutter

about the project

built with

• flutter
• aws amplify datastore

getting started

to get a local copy up and running follow these simple steps.

prerequisites

• you should have flutter installed in your system.
• aws account is required to provision all the resources.
• aws amplify cli should be installed and configured with aws account.

installation

1. download the repo

   geekyants/flutter_amplify_datastore_demo
   

2. install npm packages

   flutter pub get
   

3. run amplify init to initialize amplify project and app api to provision resource

   amplify init
   amplify add api
   amplify add auth
   // choose email and password authentication.
   

4. replace graphql schema in amplify/backend/api/flutteramplifyapi/schema.graphql file with below content.

   type chatroom
     @model
     @auth(rules: [{ allow: public }])
     @key(name: "byuser", fields: ["userid"]) {
     id: id!
     otheruserid: string
     otherusername: string
     userid: id
     chatid: string
     untitledfield: string
   }
   
   type chatdata @model @auth(rules: [{ allow: public }]) {
     id: id!
     message: string
     createdat: awsdatetime
     chatroomid: string
     senderid: string
   }
   
   type user @model @auth(rules: [{ allow: public }]) {
     id: id!
     username: string!
     email: string
     bio: string
     profileimage: string
     isverified: boolean
     createdat: awsdatetime
     chats: awsjson
     chatrooms: [chatroom] @connection(keyname: "byuser", fields: ["id"])
   }
   

contributing

contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to be learn, inspire, and create. any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

1. download the project
2. create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/flutter_amplify_datastore_demo)
3. commit your changes (git commit -m 'add some flutter_amplify_datastore_demo')
4. push to the branch (git push origin feature/flutter_amplify_datastore_demo)
5. open a pull request