real time messaging

backend/package.json

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "pg": "^8.16.3",
     "sequelize": "^6.37.7",
     "sequelize-cli": "^6.6.3",
+    "socket.io": "^4.8.1",
     "stripe": "^18.4.0",
     "uuid": "^11.1.0",
     "winston": "^3.17.0",
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
     "nodemon": "^3.1.10",
     "sequelize-mock": "^0.10.2",
     "sinon": "^21.0.0",
+    "socket.io-client": "^4.8.1",
     "supertest": "^7.1.4"
   }
 }