/chat-server

A very simple Node server written in TypeScript to receive and push chat room messages via WebSockets

Primary LanguageTypeScript

Chat Server

A very simple Node server written in TypeScript to receive and push chat room messages via WebSockets.

Running the server

Run build.sh (./build.sh). This script will install the TypeScript compiler if it's missing from the system, an operation for which you'll need to be root/an administrative user. On Windows, this script can be run with MinGW's MSYS interpreter or Cygwin.

Upon successful compilation, start the server with node build/server

Tutorial

I developed this server as part of a tutorial I wrote for CodeProject: Writing a chat server using Node.js, TypeScript, and WebSockets. It demonstrates how to develop this project from scratch.