Twilio Chat - Node

Node.js | Express implementation of Twilio Chat

Local Development

First clone this repository and cd into its directory:

$ git clone https://github.com/TwilioDevEd/twiliochat-node.git

$ cd twiliochat-node

Install project's dependencies:
```
$ npm install
```
Copy the sample configuration file and edit it to match your configuration.
```
$ cp .env.example .env
```

You can find your TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID in your Twilio Account Settings. For TWILIO_API_KEY and TWILIO_API_SECRET you need to go here. There youl'll be able to create a new API key obtaining the two required values. For TWILIO_IPM_SERVICE_SID you can go here, where you must create an IP Messaging Service. When the service is created you'll have access to the service's SID.

Start the development server
```
$ npm start
```

That's it!

Expose your localhost to the internet

If you want your chat application to be reachable publicly in the internet, you can use a service like ngrok.

Expose the application to the wider Internet
```
$ ngrok http 3000
```

Run the tests

Run backend tests
```
$ mocha test
```
Run javascript tests:
```
$ cd public && npm install && npm test
```

uttampanara/twiliochat-node

Twilio Chat - Node

Local Development

Expose your localhost to the internet

Run the tests

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