Chitter Challenge

Chitter is a small Twitter clone that will allow the users to post messages to a public stream.

User Stories:

STRAIGHT UP

As a Maker
So that I can let people know what I am doing  
I want to post a message (peep) to chitter

As a maker
So that I can see what others are saying  
I want to see all peeps in reverse chronological order

As a Maker
So that I can better appreciate the context of a peep
I want to see the time at which it was made

As a Maker
So that I can post messages on Chitter as me
I want to sign up for Chitter

HARDER

As a Maker
So that only I can post messages on Chitter as me
I want to log in to Chitter

As a Maker
So that I can avoid others posting messages on Chitter as me
I want to log out of Chitter

Technical Approach:

Use PostgreSQL to integrate database into Chitter and make SQL queries with PG gem.
Develop the web-based app using Ruby language and sinatra framework.
Test the app with Rspec and Capybara frameworks.

Domain Model

on paper, need to computerise

Class Responsibility Collaborator

|----------------------------------------|
|               Messages                 |
|----------------------------------------|
| Responsibilities     |  Collaborators  |
|----------------------------------------|
| show messages        | User            |
| show time of message |                 |
| show user's name     |                 |
|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|                   User                 |
|----------------------------------------|
| Responsibilities    | Collaborators    |
|----------------------------------------|
| find a user         |                  |
| sign up with email, |                  |
| password, name, and |                  |
| a username          |                  |
| * post message      |                  |
|----------------------------------------|

Setup Database

Create database chitter_manager using syntax CREATE DATABASE chitter_manager;
Create user table to store user information with CREATE TABLE users (id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, fullname VARCHAR(60), username VARCHAR(60) UNIQUE, email VARCHAR(60) UNIQUE, password VARCHAR(60));
Create peeps table to store peeps with CREATE TABLE messages (id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, message VARCHAR(150), time TIMESTAMP, user_id INTEGER REFERENCES users (id));
Create database chitter_manager_test following the same steps as documented above.

##Incomplete

The peeps displayed do not show the username - I would inject the User class into the Message class and use the username from the User class.
I would've liked to add more buttons on each page to swiftly move from one page to another
CSS styling
input a user_id foreign key into the messages table as each message has a user (one-to-many relationship)

Notes on functionality:

You don't have to be logged in to see the peeps.
Makers sign up to chitter with their email, password, name and a username (e.g. samm@makersacademy.com, password123, Sam Morgan, sjmog).
The username and email are unique.
Peeps (posts to chitter) have the name of the maker and their user handle.
Your README should indicate the technologies used, and give instructions on how to install and run the tests.