A Realtime Chat Widget with a Ruby backend, made with the help of this tutorial from Pusher.
First, clone the repo and navigate to the correct directory:
$ git clone git@github.com:nazwhale/pusher-realtime-chat-widget.git
$ cd pusher-realtime-chat-widget/src/ruby-sinatra
Install the relevant dependencies with Bundler:
$ gem install bundler
$ bundle install
And run the program with the help of Sinatra:
$ ruby chat.rb
Navigate to http://localhost:4567/ to see the side-by-side example or http://localhost:4567/chat.html to see the standalone example.
To send a Gif, simply type "Gif me a/some/an" followed by the name of the gif you would like to send.
The program will look up a gif from the Giphy API and insert it into the chat window.
Happy chatting!
