perfectmak / kotlin-realtime-counter-server-pusher

Code for Pusher Reatlime Counter Tutorial in Kotlin

Realtime Counter (Kotlin Nodejs Server)

This is a realtime server for broadcasting click events. It is implemented in Kotlin (compiled to Javascript) and uses Pusher for its realtime feature. You can find a client android application that responds to the realtime click events here. Also, see here for a tutorial on how this project works.

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

You need to have the following before you can setup and test this project on your local machine:

• A free Pusher account
• Node.js version 5 or greater
• Gradle

Installation

1. Create an app on Pusher and copy your app's id, key, and secret.
2. Clone this repository and cd into it.
3. Execute npm install to download dependencies.
4. Update src/main/kotlin/realtimecounter/App.kt with your Pusher Credentials.
5. Execute gradle build to build the project and javascript files.
6. Then execute node build/app.js to start the realtime server.
7. The server is now accessible at http://localhost:9999. You install the accompanying android app here to interact with this server.

Built With

• Kotlin - Static Typed programming language
• Pusher - APIs to enable devs building realtime features