This is a simple chat application that is built on NodeJS. It uses socket.io library which enables real-time, event-based communication. It shows how socket.io rooms can be used to create different chat rooms. This application can be run locally as well as on Cloud Foundry landscape.
Features:
- Login with name, email id.
- Chat with a user who has logged into the same chat room.
- Only 2 people are allowed per room. If more people enter, they will be directed to a different room.
- Node js
- Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Cloud Foundry trial or enterprise account, sign up for a Cloud Foundry environment trial account on SAP Cloud Platform
Running the application
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Clone this repository
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Login to Cloud Foundry by typing the below commands on command prompt
cf api <api> cf login -u <username> -p <password>api- URL of the Cloud Foundry landscape that you are trying to connect to.username- Email address of your sap.com account.password- Your sap.com passwordSelect the org and space when prompted to. For more information on the same refer link.
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Edit Manifest
Open the manifest.yml file and replace <I/D/C numbers> placeholder with your SAP User ID so that the host name is unique in the CF landscape. You can find your SAP User ID in your sap.com profile.
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Push the application
cf push -
Once the application has been pushed successfully, open the URl in a web browser. You can test by opening the same chat room in different browser tabs.
No known issues.
In case you find a bug, or you need additional support, please open an issue here in GitHub.
Copyright (c) 2018 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. This file is licensed under SAP Sample Code License Agreement, except as noted otherwise in the LICENSE file.