socketchat

A simple chat application, written in Node with the help of Socket.io.

Setup

git clone git@github.com:essoen/socketchat.git
cd socketchat
npm install

Now run npm start and reach the app on localhost:3000.

Run with docker run essoen/socketchat npm start.

Some documentation for the communcation between the client and the server:

login-object:

{
    username: String
}

users-object is a list of usernames currently in the chat.

msg-object:

{
    username: String
    msg: String
}

ctrl-object:

{
    msg: String
}