fixed messages displaying multiple times

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Web chat (not finished!)
 ========================
-
+Project for hackclub arcade.
 Web chat application using Express.js, Socket.io, bcrypt, Postgresql, and JWT for user authentication .
 
 Selfhost:

backend/socket.js

@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ function initializeSocket(server) {
 
                     for (const row of result.rows) {
                         if (row.username === username || row.recipient === username) {
-                            socket.emit('chat message', { username: row.username, recipient: row.recipient, content: row.content} );
+                            io.to(username).to(recipient).emit('chat message', { username: newMessage.username, recipient: newMessage.recipient, content: newMessage.content });
+
                         }
                     }
                 } catch (e) {
@@ -100,10 +101,6 @@ function initializeSocket(server) {
         `;
                 const result = await db.query(query, [username, recipient]);
 
-                // const formattedMessages = result.rows.map(row =>
-                //     `${row.username} to ${row.recipient}: ${row.content}`
-                // );
-
                 if (result.rows.length > 0) {
                     //const { username: sender, recipient: receiver, content: content, id: id } = result.rows;
                     console.log('Sending messages:', result.rows);

frontend/js/chat.js

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async function initializeSocket() {
         console.log('Connected to server');
     });
 
-    socket.on('chat message', (msg) => {
+    socket.on('chat message', (msg, serverOffset) => {
         console.log('Received message:', msg);
 
         const { username, content, recipient } = msg;