Review Paper on : VartalApp

Abstract

In today’s fast-paced digital environment, real-time communication tools have become essential for effective collaboration, especially among distributed teams. This research project presents VartalApp, a web-based real-time messaging application designed to enable seamless team communication through virtual chat rooms. The system allows users to create and join rooms using a unique room ID and username, promoting focused and organized discussions. Built with Spring Boot, WebSocket, and MongoDB on the backend and React on the frontend, VartalApp ensures smooth and responsive interaction with a modern, user-friendly interface. The application leverages WebSocket technology to enable bi-directional, low-latency communication between clients and servers, ensuring real-time message delivery. This project explores the system’s design, development process, architectural choices, and implementation details, with a focus on scalability, usability, and data integrity. Additionally, the study addresses security measures such as session management and message confidentiality to ensure a safe communication environment. The outcomes of this project demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of using open-source tools to develop a lightweight, real-time messaging platform suitable for academic, organizational, or personal use.

Introduction

Overview

VartalApp is a lightweight, web-based real-time messaging application designed for remote teams and small groups seeking simple, distraction-free communication. Unlike complex existing platforms, it allows users to create or join chat rooms using just a username and unique room ID, without registration.

Key Objectives

• Enable real-time messaging via WebSocket.

• Deliver a user-friendly interface with React.

• Offer scalable, secure communication using Spring Boot and MongoDB.

• Ensure data persistence and responsive cross-platform experience.

Architecture & Technologies

• Frontend: Built with React for responsiveness and real-time UI updates.

• Backend: Spring Boot manages WebSocket connections and message routing.

• Database: MongoDB stores chat messages and room data.

• Communication Flow: WebSocket enables instant, bi-directional messaging within chat rooms.

Technologies Used

Key Features

• Real-time messaging without refresh or delay.

• Room-based communication using unique IDs.

• No registration needed—just name and room ID.

• Cross-platform support via web browsers.

• Data persistence for chat logs.

• Scalable and modular for future enhancements (e.g., file sharing, notifications).

Testing & Evaluation

• Unit testing, load testing, and security testing were conducted to ensure performance and reliability under stress and to protect against vulnerabilities.

Limitations

• High server costs for large-scale deployments.

• Battery usage from background sync.

• Dependence on constant internet connectivity.

Conclusion

VartalApp successfully demonstrates the development of a lightweight, real-time messaging application tailored for simple and effective team communication. By leveraging technologies like Spring Boot, WebSocket, MongoDB, and React, the application provides seamless bi-directional messaging with minimal setup, allowing users to create and join chat rooms easily. The project highlights the importance of real-time communication in modern digital collaboration and shows that it is possible to build scalable and responsive chat systems using open-source tools. Although the current version focuses on core messaging features, future enhancements such as user authentication, message encryption, and multimedia sharing can further improve the platform’s functionality and security. Overall, VartalApp meets its objectives by delivering an intuitive, responsive, and secure messaging environment suitable for academic, organizational, or casual use.

References

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Copyright

Copyright © 2025 Tarun Soni, Shweta Singh, Jitendra Mishra, Ali Raza, Sourabh Pandey. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.