A simple socket.io chat client and server with a responsive AngularJS/Bootstrap UI.

https://github.com/PanchoPuncho/simple-chat

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brew install node

npm install

• If needed, https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/
• mongod

node src/js/server

• mongo --host 127.0.0.1:27017
• use simple-chat
• db.users.find()

• Support at least 2 simultaneous clients
  • Supports n-clients

• Left (or right) windows displaying connected usernames
  • Left window - collapses when accessed through mobile or other portrait style screen.
• Main panel displaying the chat log
  • Displays and distinguishes between sent messages, received messages, and server level messages with updates on connected and disconnected users.
• Chat log should only display the message form the current session (server does not need to push a history)
  • Accordingly, only displaying messages from the current session

• Utilize WebSockets for communication
  • Using socket.io for real-time communication
• User signup (create a username and password), with authentication
  • Using socketio-auth for authentication and MongoDB to store the username, password hash, and user state (active/inactive).

• Tab0: mongod
• Tab1: node src/js/server
• Tab3: If webdriver-manager is not in the path, run export PATH="$PATH:./node_modules/.bin"
• Tab3: sudo webdriver-manager update --standalone --versions.standalone=3.8.0 && sudo webdriver-manager start --versions.standalone=3.8.0
• Tab4: protractor e2e/protractor.conf.js

• https://socket.io/get-started/chat
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/socketio-auth
• https://medium.com/@rwillt/authenticating-socket-io-clients-f1e6f39a25fe