brunotot / tvz-mean-chat-application

:blush: Zagreb University of Applied Sciences - Javascript project - Chat application - MEAN :blush:

Features

• custom chat design (used and adjusted from https://bootsnipp.com/snippets/1ea0N Copyright@sunil8107)
• sending text messages
• sending videos, pictures, locations and other files as attachments
• downloading attachment files with one click
• real-time messaging (sockets)
• authentication and authorization
• routing and pipes
• CRUD operations
• fully functional REST API with global exception handler

Technologies

• MongoDB
• Express
• Node.js
• Angular
• Web sockets (socket.io, socket.io-client)

Quick startups (2 ways)

• Run with start.bat
  • this process will install all necessary packages for backend and frontend services
  • you may be prompted to give permissions for npm install/update - keep checking startup terminals
  • after packages are installed and services start -- the application will open in your browser
• Manual startup
  • install all necessary packages

    # navigate to source folder (tvz-mean-chat-application)
    npm install
    cd ./angular-src
    npm install
    

  • open terminal for backend and start service

    start cmd
    # navigate to backend source folder (tvz-mean-chat-application)
    npm start
    

  • open terminal for frontend and start service

    start cmd
    # navigate to frontend source folder (tvz-mean-chat-application/angular-src)
    npm start
    

Screenshots

• Sharing text and picture messages
• Sharing location and video messages