craigstroman / node-chat-deprecated

A Node.js based chat room using Socket.io.

Node Chat

A chat room using Node.js and Socket.io. Based on the tutorial from https://www.sitepoint.com/chat-application-using-socket-io/.

To run locally:

• Open terminal and run git clone https://github.com/craigstroman/node-chat.git.
• Then cd node-chat and run npm install and also bower install.
• To start it then run npm start in the terminal.

Version History

Version 1.4.0

• Switched to using Angular.

Version 1.3.0

• Switched CSS to SCSS.
• Using Gulp to run tasks now.
• Starting to switch Node.js code to ES6.

Version 1.2.0

• Added a Mongo DB to save and redisplay conversation threads when new users enter chat.
• Added MomentJS for formatting dates.
• Changed CSS for messages displayed in chat.
• Now showing time stamp for message in chat.

Version 1.1.0

• Changing directory structure.
• Removing the nano scroller plugin and just using standard built in scrollbars.
• Changing some of the CSS.

Version 1.0.0

• Created app and Git repository.