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+import json
+from channels.generic.websocket import AsyncWebsocketConsumer
+from channels.db import database_sync_to_async
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from rest_framework_simplejwt.tokens import AccessToken
+from .models import Conversation, Message
+from .serializers import MessageSerializer
+
+User = get_user_model()
+
+class ChatConsumer(AsyncWebsocketConsumer):
+    async def connect(self):
+        self.conversation_id = self.scope['url_route']['kwargs']['conversation_id']
+        self.conversation_group_name = f'chat_{self.conversation_id}'
+        
+        # Authenticate user via JWT
+        token = self.scope.get('query_string').decode('utf-8').split('=')[1]
+        
+        try:
+            access_token = AccessToken(token)
+            user_id = access_token['user_id']
+            self.user = await self.get_user(user_id)
+            
+            # Check if user is part of the conversation
+            conversation = await self.get_conversation(self.conversation_id)
+            if not await self.is_participant(conversation, self.user):
+                await self.close()
+                return
+            
+            await self.channel_layer.group_add(
+                self.conversation_group_name,
+                self.channel_name
+            )
+            
+            await self.accept()
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error: {e}")
+            await self.close()
+    
+    async def disconnect(self, close_code):
+        await self.channel_layer.group_discard(
+            self.conversation_group_name,
+            self.channel_name
+        )
+    
+    async def receive(self, text_data):
+        text_data_json = json.loads(text_data)
+        message = text_data_json['message']
+        
+        # Save message to database
+        conversation = await self.get_conversation(self.conversation_id)
+        message_obj = await self.create_message(conversation, self.user, message)
+        
+        # Serialize message
+        serializer = MessageSerializer(message_obj)
+        
+        # Send message to room group
+        await self.channel_layer.group_send(
+            self.conversation_group_name,
+            {
+                'type': 'chat_message',
+                'message': serializer.data
+            }
+        )
+    
+    async def chat_message(self, event):
+        message = event['message']
+        
+        # Send message to WebSocket
+        await self.send(text_data=json.dumps({
+            'message': message
+        }))
+    
+    @database_sync_to_async
+    def get_user(self, user_id):
+        return User.objects.get(id=user_id)
+    
+    @database_sync_to_async
+    def get_conversation(self, conversation_id):
+        return Conversation.objects.get(id=conversation_id)
+    
+    @database_sync_to_async
+    def is_participant(self, conversation, user):
+        if user.user_type == 'property_owner':
+            return conversation.property_owner.user == user
+        elif user.user_type == 'vendor':
+            return conversation.vendor.user == user
+        return False
+    
+    @database_sync_to_async
+    def create_message(self, conversation, user, text):
+        return Message.objects.create(
+            conversation=conversation,
+            sender=user,
+            text=text
+        )
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