itReverie / gifsAppServer

Server instance that uses a socket-io server to dispatch messages to a front end reactjs app.

Server web socket for the favorite gifs web app

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The valid messages for the web socket are:

• ADD_FAVORITE_GIF
• REMOVE_FAVORITE_GIF
• SET_FAVORITE_GIF

1. Install dependencies:

 npm install

2. Run the tests:

 npm run test

3. Run the server:

 npm start

By default the socket on the server runs in:

 http://127.0.0.1:5000

You can modify the port in which it will run on the config.js file.

Backend

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The application was deployed in Heroku (although there is nothing to see as it is a back end service):

https://gifsappserver.herokuapp.com/

Frontend

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The front end for this web socket is in the following repo on GitHub:

https://github.com/itReverie/gifsAppClient

The deployment of the front end is in the following heroku instance:

https://gifsappclient.herokuapp.com/