Chat

This is a M.E.A.N. stack Chat application, it contains a chat server (index.js) and a chat client (index.ejs/app.js). It provides following features:

• Send and receive message to and from the chat.
• 1:1 chat can be converted to a group chat by just sharing the URL.
• Get notification if a member joins or leaves the chat.

Demo

Sample deployment on Heroku

Version

0.5

Technologies

• Javascript
• Angular.js
• Node.js
• Socket.io
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Bootstrap
• HTML5
• CSS3

Installation & Setup

• git clone or download and unzip this project.
• Download and install node.js https://nodejs.org
• Use the following command to install node packages mentioned in packages.json

npm install

• Download and install MongoDB https://www.mongodb.com
• Mention the connection string in index.js line # 18 and run MongoDB.
• Run the project using following command:

npm start

• After running the server, you can access the app at http://localhost:5000

Deploying on Heroku

Heroku doesnt support static port number. So, make sure to change the port number in index.js line # 6 to process.env.PORT. Mention the server URL on the client side (app.js line # 6). For MongoDB hosting, I would recommend https://mlab.com

Coming soon...

• Private chatrooms using system generated ID and user assigned password
• Emoticons support

License

MIT (Open source)

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Version History:

v0.5

• Resolved security vulnerabilities in NPM modules, upgraded all outdated modules

v0.4

• Updated as per Heroku's node project structure
• Migrated to MongoDB from Redis for persisting messages

v0.3

• Upgraded Node.js to v5.0.0
• Upgraded Socket.io to v1.0

v0.2

• Performance enhancements

v0.1

• Basic working setup