chatty

https://chatty-web.herokuapp.com/

realtime websockets chat inspired by 2000s ICQ. you can chat in real-time, everybody can see what you write before hitting enter, and maximum 20 concurrent users. only messages from the last 5 minutes are kept.

setup

backend:

• Set up and install redis
• Install nodejs 8.9.4 or above

frontend:

• Install yarn
• Run yarn install && yarn run start
• Go to http://localhost:8080

tasks

• Persist connections
• Add different colors for uncommitted lines
• Usernames
• Store the last 5 minutes of messages
• Store clients and messages in redis
• Page style
• Add simple color formatting
• Add different colors for users
• Deploy to heroku
• Stop ability to spoof another user