Adding chat functionality to your games and apps

Developers often face challenges and rising costs when adding chat functionality to games and apps, but a new solution using Momento Topics, a serverless publish and subscribe messaging service, aims to simplify this process. By utilizing a sample app built with the Next.js framework and Momento's Web SDK, developers can easily integrate chat features without the need for websockets or additional hosting services, as everything can be deployed quickly on platforms like Vercel or Netlify. The app allows the creation of multiple disposable chat rooms by simply instantiating new topic clients and ensures secure communication through direct connections from the browser to Momento Topics, without intermediary data services. A built-in token vending machine provides short-lived, narrowly-scoped tokens to manage user access and maintain security, making it a convenient option for developers seeking an efficient and scalable chat solution.