#codechat
Note: this package is no longer maintained and may or may not work properly.
In order to set this project up you will need the dependencies for Derby including Redis and MongoDB.
###Install
Clone into a directory and run: npm install, npm start
Navigate to localhost:3000/ to access the client application.
###Commands
Type commands in the command bar in the footer. You must prefix a command with . or /
####about Learn more about codechat.
####room (name) Move to a room.
ex. /room jquery-testing will take you to the room 'jquery-testing'.
####users (room) Get users in current room or specified room.
ex. /users lobby would output the users in the room 'lobby'.
####start [packages...] Set up a template for your new project using specified packages. Currently supports:
'jquery': jQuery
'zepto': zepto.js
'three': three.js
'normalize': Normalize.css
'layout': adds a container div wrapping an HTML5 header and footer
'canvas': simply appends a canvas element to the HTML
ex: /start jquery normalize will append a jQuery CDN script tag in the script container and a Normalize CDN link tag in the style container. After the project is started the code is automatically refreshed.
#####Note: if left blank, this command will generate a project with empty <style>, <script> and <div> tags in the respective containers.
####refresh [all] Refresh the code window for yourself or all users in the room.
ex: /refresh all will refresh the code for all users in the current room. This is necessary after script updates or if your code is rendering improperly.
####empty (code(type)|chat)
Empty the code or chat messages in the current room. Can pass html, css or js to empty a specific type of code.
ex: /empty code will set all of your code containers to an empty string.
####color (num) Change your user color. Accepts values from 0-10.
ex: /color 0 = burnt orange, /color 4 = green, /color 9 = light blue.
####server ("string") Echo a userless server message to the current room.
ex: /server "There really is no need for this command" would emit "There really is no need for this command" to the current room.
###Keybindings
' / ' - Reveal Code Editor
' . ' - Expand Code Panel
' , ' - Expand Chat Panel
' Enter ' - Focus Command Input