Lab 3: Advanced User Management and Chatroom Module

Lab 3 builds upon the work of Lab 2 by introducing advanced user roles and a brand-new chatroom module, enhancing the project’s features and security.

Table of Contents

1. User Roles
2. Chatroom Module
3. Project Structure
4. Diagram Flow
5. Usage
6. Future Improvements

User Roles

In Lab 3, we have two user roles: 1. Superuser: Has elevated privileges and can perform actions like adding new users. 2. Normal User: Standard users who can use regular features.

New Decorators for Route Protection: - login_required: Ensures the user is logged in. - superuser_required: Ensures the user is a superuser.

Chatroom Module

We introduce a chatroom module where users can: - Create new chatrooms. - Add users to chatrooms they own. - View chatrooms they are a part of.

Chatroom Features:

• CRUD Operations: Users can create, read, update, and delete chatrooms.
• Member Management: Superusers can add or remove members from chatrooms.

Project Structure

The project structure has been updated to reflect the new modules and changes:

.
./main.py
./alembic
./project/chatrooms
./project/users
... (other files and directories)

Diagram Flow

User Module

Chatroom Module

Usage

1. Creating a Chatroom: POST request to /create/ with chatroom details.
2. Viewing Chatrooms: GET request to / to view chatrooms for the logged-in user.
3. Adding a User to Chatroom: POST request to /chatrooms/{chatroom_id}/add_user with the username to add.

Note: Make sure you have the correct user role for specific actions.

Future Improvements

• Implement chat functionality within chatrooms.
• Add more user roles and refine access controls.
• Enhance the chatroom interface and provide notifications for chatroom activity.