jquery-chat
100% pure javascript realtime chat (client and server) facebook/gmail style web chat.
To see demo please visit jquery-chat.net
The jQuery Chat plugin can be used to add a JavaScript-based chatting system to your site, allows webmasters/developers to add a fully-working chat room on top of their site, see 'index.html' as an example.
Built with these components -> Jquery, Node.js, Socket.IO
Note: By default the chat is configured to use an existing Heroku app, so you will not need to install Node and npm. (Skip step 3 in the installation process)
Features
* Multi themes support (jquery-ui)
* 100% javascript (client and server side)
* Configuration file (fancy things and connecting stuff)
* Support multiple languages
* New message pop-up notifications
* Multi users chat
* Search users
* Sounds
* Browser support: (Opera, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer)
Usage:
You need to call the next set of scripts in your own site. If you have already loaded jQuery or UI there is no need to include them.
<link id='theme' rel='stylesheet' />
<link rel='stylesheet' href='css/tipsy.css' />
<link rel='stylesheet' href='css/chat.css' />
<script src='https://jquery-chat.herokuapp.com/socket.io/socket.io.js'></script>
<script src='js/jquery-1.11.2.min.js'></script>
<script src='js/jquery-ui-1.10.4.custom.min.js'></script>
<script src='js/jquery.tipsy.js'></script>
<script src='js/jquery.main.js'></script>
<script src='config.js'></script>
<script src='i18n_en.js'></script>Getting Started:
- Install Node.js and npm
- Use any Webserver (Apache, IIS, Nginx, Lighttpd, etc)
Note: Remember to clone the project behind a webserver, if you want to execute local file index.html it wont work.
Installation
1. Clone the project
$ cd /var/www/
$ git clone https://github.com/lovelle/jquery-chat
$ cd jquery-chat
2. Configuration
# Go to cloned project
$ cd /var/www/jquery-chat/
# Adjust personal setting to 'server' ip or dns
$ editor config.js
# And the same for line 11 in index.html
$ editor index.html
3. Install and run Node.js
$ cd /var/www/jquery-chat/server
$ npm install
$ npm start
4. Run
Lets it, to finish remember you must have a webserver, if you dont want to install a full webserver you can do it with python server:
# Go to project folder
$ cd /var/www/jquery-chat
# Run webserver with python lib
$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer
Finish!, go to visit http://localhost:8000/
License
See LICENSE.