Chat21 is the core of the open source live chat platform Tiledesk.com.

With Chat21-ionic you can:

• Send a direct message to a user (one to one message)
• View the messages history
• The read receipts feature allows your users to see when a message has been sent, delivered and read
• Conversations list view with the last messages sent (like Whatsapp)
• With the Presense Manager you can view when a user is online or offline and the inactivity period
• Responsive design (desktop and mobile)
• View the user profile with fullname and email
• Login with email and password (Use firebase email and password authentication method )
• Signup with fullname, email, password and profile picture
• Contacts list view with fulltext search for fullname field

Visit https://web.chat21.org/ to see a live demo of chat21-ionic.

In progress

• Install nodejs: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
• Install git: https://git-scm.com/book/id/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git
• Install Ionic CLI and Cordova : https://ionicframework.com/docs/intro/installation/
• A Firebase project. Create one free on https://firebase.google.com
• "Chat21 Firebase cloud functions" installed. Instructions:https://github.com/chat21/chat21-cloud-functions

• Clone this repository. Run: git clone https://github.com/frontiere21/chat21-ionic.git in the folder in which you'd like to contain the project.
• Build running: npm install

• Create a Firebase account
• Create a Firebase project in the Firebase console, if you don't already have one. https://console.firebase.google.com/
• Deploy Chat21 Firebase Cloud Functions as described here: https://github.com/chat21/chat21-cloud-functions

• Configure the file environment.ts in src/environments folder:

  export const environment = {
   production: false,
   remoteConfig: false,
   remoteConfigUrl: '/firebase-config.json',
   firebaseConfig : {
      apiKey: 'CHANGEIT',
      authDomain: 'CHANGEIT',
      databaseURL: 'CHANGEIT',
      projectId: 'CHANGEIT',
      storageBucket: 'CHANGEIT',
      messagingSenderId: 'CHANGEIT',
      chat21ApiUrl: 'CHANGEIT'
  }
  };```
  
  

• (optional) Update app.module.ts file:
  • open /src/app/app.module.ts and change tenant name
• Update app constants in src/utils/constants.ts

• open /src/firebase-messaging-sw.js and replace messagingSenderId: with < your messagingSenderId > More info here : https://angularfirebase.com/lessons/send-push-notifications-in-angular-with-firebase-cloud-messaging/
• firebase-messaging-sw.js must be accessible in the root of the webapp, for example (https://support.tiledesk.com/firebase-messaging-sw.js)
• After the build process, check the property gcm_sender_id of the manifest.json file. The correct value for firebase is: "gcm_sender_id": "103953800507"

• Config Firebase auth In the Firebase Console open the Authentication section > SIGN IN METHOD tab you need to enable the Email/password Sign-in Provider and click SAVE. This will allow users to sign-in the Web app with their Email https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/

• Now you will need to serve the app. Run: ionic serve in the terminal.

• Run: cordova platform add browser@latest
• Run: ionic cordova build browser

Copy the content of the directory platforms/browser/www to your WebServer public dir.

• Install the Firebase CLI. run: npm install -g firebase-tools
• Run: firebase login (these steps can be avoided if you have already done before)
• Change directories in the terminal to your desired project directory(run: cd platforms/browser) and run: firebase init
  • select hosting (press Spacebar to select) and press return
  • select your project and press return
  • answer the following questions:
    • "what do you want to use as your public directory?" www and press return
    • "configure as a single-page app?" N and press return
    • "file www/index.html alredy exists. Overwrite?" N and press return
• Run: firebase deploy
• In your firebase consol click hosting and click on link your project More info here https://firebase.google.com/docs/hosting/quickstart?authuser=0

• Run on simulator : ionic cordova run android
• Run on device : ionic cordova run android --device

• Run on simulator : ionic cordova run ios
• Run on device : ionic cordova run ios --device