Camel Chat 🐪

A real-time chat application built with OCaml, Dream (with Lwt), and WebSockets.

Features

• Real-time messaging using WebSockets
• Simple and clean web interface
• Built with OCaml and Dream web framework

Prerequisites

• OCaml (>= 4.08.0)
• opam (OCaml package manager)
• dune (build system)

Installation

1. Create a new opam switch for the project:

opam switch create . --deps-only

2. Install dependencies:

opam install dream yojson lwt

Building and Running

1. Build the project:

dune build

2. Run the server:

dune exec src/server.exe

3. Open your browser and navigate to:

http://localhost:8080

Project Structure

• src/
  • server.ml - HTTP and WebSocket server
  • chat_room.ml - Chat room logic and client management
  • dune - Build configuration
• static/
  • index.html - Chat UI
  • client.js - WebSocket client code