vctormb / react-express-chat

Chat made with React, Express, MongoDB and Socket.io

About the project

I've created this chat based on Discord interface just for fun using styled components. The main goal of this project is to learn more about communicating users in real time using React and Socket.IO using Node Express.

Some cool patterns were used to organize the app's logic such as Redux, Context API and Render Props.

Live demo: https://react-chat-express.herokuapp.com

Running the back-end

yarn install # 1. install the dependencies
yarn dev # 2. run the project

To connect with your Mongo's database in development mode, you need to create a file called development.js inside config folder and put your Mongo's connection. E.g.:

module.exports = {
 mongoUri: `mongodb://<dbuser>:<password>@ds243501.mlab.com:43501/react-chat-express`
}

Running the front-end

cd client # 1. navigate into client's folder
yarn install # 2. install the dependencies
yarn start # 3. run the project

Screenshots

TODO

• The back-end needs improvement
• Add “{user} is typing” functionality
• Add authentication with token
• Add public channel for everyone
• etc...