Chat Rooms and Channels

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This lesson will teach you how to build advanced chat room features with multiple rooms, channels, and permission systems. You’ll learn how to:

• Create and manage multiple chat rooms
• Implement hierarchical channel organization
• Build permission and role-based access control
• Add moderation features and user management
• Handle room discovery and navigation

What You’ll Build

By the end of this lesson, you’ll have implemented:

• Multiple chat room management system
• Hierarchical channel organization
• Role-based permissions and access control
• Moderation tools and user management
• Room discovery and search functionality

Key Concepts Preview

% Room management
-record(room, {id, name, description, type, permissions, created_by, created_at}).
-record(channel, {id, name, room_id, topic, permissions}).

% Permission system
check_permission(UserId, RoomId, Permission) ->
    case get_user_role(UserId, RoomId) of
        {ok, Role} -> has_permission(Role, Permission);
        {error, not_member} -> false
    end.

This lesson builds on the authentication from Lesson 18 and prepares you for the testing strategies we’ll explore in Lesson 20.

This lesson is currently under development. Check back soon for the complete content!