This is a simple server built on Node.js, Express and Typescript (Javascript) that demonstrates the use of Websockets, Express and Typescript on the backend.
It acts as a simple bot named Byte that can perform simple actions like
- Telling you his name
- Telling you the time
- Telling you a simple fact
These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes
Prerequisites
- Git Download here
- NPM and Node.js Download here
Installation
- Install git, and the node.js on your local machine.
- Create a folder anywhere you wish on your local machine
- Open a command prompt in that folder and run
- run
git cloneto clone the project - open the project folder location and run
npm install - then run
npm startto start the server - open your browser and navigate to
http://localhostto ensure the server is running - open a command prompt and type
ipconfigto get your IPv4 Address. - Grab any Websocket client of your choice and connect to
ws://{ipv4address}?deviceId={any random string}e.g ws://10.3.1.160?deviceId=686a603d-f287-4c06-8369-3f116d1aa724
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file