nafeu/node-socket-seed

A starting point for basic Node.js/Express.js applications that use Socket.io and a simple Express API. Ideal for proof-of-concepts.

Node Socket Seed

A starting point for basic Node.js/Express.js applications that use Socket.io and a simple Express API

Requirements

Node.js v7 or higher

Features

• mocha tests with chai-http for API and socket.io interaction testing
• a config page served at /config to easily modify config variables when in dev mode
• starter styles.css with cross-browser recommended fixes from html5-boilerplate

Installation

git clone https://github.com/nafeu/node-socket-seed.git <PROJECT NAME>
cd <PROJECT NAME>
npm install

Development / Basic Usage

npm install -g nodemon
cp sample-config.js config.js
nodemon server.js

If you don't want to use nodemon you can also just run node server.js and omit the nodemon installation.

Go to http://localhost:8000/ in a web browser.

Running Tests

Use npm test

Credits

Nafeu Nasir

License

MIT