Examples

This section contains complete example applications built with Chanx. Each example demonstrates different aspects of the framework and provides a reference for common patterns and best practices.

Basic Examples

The basic example demonstrates a simple WebSocket consumer with authentication and message handling. It’s a great starting point for understanding the core concepts of Chanx.

Complete Applications

These examples show more complete applications:

  • Chat Application: A multi-room chat system with user presence tracking and message history

  • Dashboard: A real-time dashboard with data updates and user-specific views

Use Cases

Chanx is well-suited for a variety of real-time applications:

Chat and Messaging

  • Multi-user chat rooms

  • Private messaging

  • Typing indicators

  • Message delivery status

  • Media sharing

Real-time Dashboards

  • Live data visualization

  • Analytics dashboards

  • System monitoring

  • Activity feeds

  • Stock/cryptocurrency tickers

Collaborative Applications

  • Document collaboration

  • Shared whiteboards

  • Multi-user editing

  • Interactive presentations

  • Real-time comments

Notification Systems

  • User notifications

  • System alerts

  • Status updates

  • Event broadcasting

  • Subscription-based updates

Gaming and Interactive Applications

  • Turn-based games

  • Live betting

  • Auction systems

  • Interactive polls

  • Quiz applications

IoT and Device Communication

  • Sensor data streaming

  • Device status monitoring

  • Remote control interfaces

  • Home automation dashboards

  • Fleet management systems

Getting the Examples

The example code is available in the following locations:

  1. GitHub Repository: [https://github.com/username/chanx-examples](https://github.com/username/chanx-examples)

  2. Documentation Source: Located in the examples directory of the documentation source

Running the Examples

Each example includes instructions for:

  1. Installation

  2. Configuration

  3. Running the application

  4. Testing

To run any example:

# Clone the example repository
git clone https://github.com/username/chanx-examples.git
cd chanx-examples

# Setup virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run migrations
python manage.py migrate

# Create a superuser (for authentication examples)
python manage.py createsuperuser

# Run the development server
python manage.py runserver

Then access the example at http://localhost:8000/