boarder2 / chatty

A web based alternate client for the shacknews chatty (http://www.shacknews.com/chatty).

Chatty

A single-page-application alternative client for the shacknews chatty (http://www.shacknews.com/chatty).

Features above standard chatty:

• Event based: Replies and new root posts are loaded live. No more F5 necessary.
• Reflow action: Re-sorts the chatty instantly, active posts on top, no http call required.
• Live filtering. No more reposts! Filter works without API call in the background (against live threads only).
• Content embed in-post for: raw images, imgur (gifv, albums), gfycat, youtube, vimeo.
• Tabs support:
  • Save a post, author, filter, etc for later quick filtering.
  • Default tabs include: Chatty (all threads), Frontpage (Shacknews posts), Mine (threads containing your username)
• Collapsed post ids are stored in the cloud. Compatible with any other WinChatty V2 cloud collapse using app.
• Collapsing a post eliminates it from view entirely, saving performance. Collapsed posts are still available to search via live filtering.

Example Site

http://chatty.nixxed.com

How to run:

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Notes

1. Uses browser-sync, IE not a real web server
2. Access it at http://localhost:3000

npm start

How to build for production use:

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Notes:

1. Creates 'build' directory
2. Serve build dir as the public root

npm run build

Technology Used

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• Angular2 (SPA Framework)
• TypeScript (Language)
• Gulp (Build automation)