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Light Chat

A lightweight Android chat application built with React and Capacitor for connecting to locally or remotely hosted LLMs.

Features

  • LLM API Integration: Connect to any OpenAI-compatible API endpoint
  • Session Management: Multiple chat sessions with add/remove functionality
  • Dark Theme: Sleek black/dark UI design
  • Conversation Export: Save chats as text, log, or markdown files
  • Custom System Prompts: Inject your own system prompts for personalized interactions
  • Model Configuration: Custom model name support for local LLMs
  • Offline Ready: Capacitor wrapper for native Android APK generation

Tech Stack

  • Frontend: React + TypeScript
  • Mobile Wrapper: Capacitor
  • Build Tool: Vite
  • Package Manager: pnpm
  • Testing: Vitest + React Testing Library
  • Android Studio: For final APK generation

Getting Started

Prerequisites

  • Node.js (v18+)
  • pnpm
  • Android Studio (for APK building)
  • Capacitor CLI

Installation

# Install dependencies with pnpm
pnpm install

# Start development server
pnpm dev

Build for Android

# Type check TypeScript code
pnpm type-check

# Build the web app
pnpm build

# Sync with Capacitor
npx cap sync

# Open in Android Studio
npx cap open android

Project Structure

The codebase follows these principles:

  • Simple: Keep things straightforward
  • Modular: Separate concerns into distinct modules
  • Reusable: Abstract common functionality
  • Tested: Unit tests for all components

Contributing

When adding features:

  1. Look for existing similar functions to abstract
  2. Write unit tests
  3. Keep components small and focused
  4. Follow the modular architecture
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