dumb mistake

backend/socket.js

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function initializeSocket(server) {
                 if (result.rows.length > 0) {
                     const newMessage = result.rows[0];
                     const formattedMessage = `Username: ${newMessage.username}, recipient: ${newMessage.recipient}, message: ${newMessage.content}`;
-                    console.log(formattedMessage);
+                    //console.log(formattedMessage);
 
                     // Emit message to the sender's and recipient's rooms
                     io.to(username).to(recipient).emit('chat message', { username: newMessage.username, recipient: newMessage.recipient, content: newMessage.content });
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function initializeSocket(server) {
 
                 if (result.rows.length > 0) {
                     //const { username: sender, recipient: receiver, content: content, id: id } = result.rows;
-                    console.log('Sending historical messages:', result.rows);
+                    console.log('Sending historical messages');
                     socket.emit('messages history', result.rows);
                 } else {
                     io.emit('no messages', );

index.js

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ app.get('/', (req, res) => {
         res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, '/frontend/routes/chat.html'));
     });
 });
-
+initializeSocket(server)
 
 // run server
 server.listen(port, () => {