Chat-Application

A real-time Chat Application

User Stories

• User can log in to a Room by entering a UserName and Room Name --If the room does not exist, a new room is created. Else, the user joins other users on the room. --If UserName already exists, the user will be prompted to enter a new UserName
• User enters Room and he can actually see all the users in the specific room on the sidebar.
• User can send a message to all users in the specific room. This message is emitted to all the users in the room
• User can leave the room by closing the window. The user name no longer appears on the side bar user list

Technical Design and Architecture

1. Use of Websocket for realtime update of information from Server to Client, using socket.io, which uses the Observer Design Pattern.

How to run the app locally

npm run start

How it works

live Site

Live Version of Application

Next Steps

• Frontend using React
• Improve it to become a copy of Slack