CRUD Chat Application

This project is a foundational full-stack web application that implements Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) functionalities for chat messages. Built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, it uses EJS for server-side rendering to create a dynamic user interface resembling a chat application.

• Chose a classic RESTful architecture with Node.js and Express to build a scalable and maintainable backend.
• Used MongoDB with Mongoose for flexible data modeling and straightforward database operations.
• Implemented server-side rendering with EJS to create dynamic views without the complexity of a client-side framework.
• Utilized `method-override` to enable proper PUT and DELETE requests from standard HTML forms, ensuring RESTful compliance.

1. Set up the Express server and connected to the MongoDB database using Mongoose.
2. Defined the Mongoose schema for chat messages.
3. Built the core CRUD routes (index, new, create, edit, update, destroy) for managing chats.
4. Created EJS templates for displaying, creating, and editing chat messages.
5. Styled the frontend with basic CSS to mimic the look of a chat interface.