Pulse

Pulse is a real-time chat and collaboration demo designed to showcase production-minded full-stack development skills. The app includes a Socket.io server, typed React client primitives, and test coverage around core chat room behavior.

Tech Stack

• React + TypeScript
• TailwindCSS
• Node.js + Express
• Socket.io
• MongoDB-ready architecture
• Jest

Repository Highlights

• Real-time room-based messaging with typing indicators
• Typed socket hook for clean React integration
• Presentational chat components with clear state contracts
• Automated tests around room membership and broadcasting
• Semantic versioning and changelog scaffolding for release discipline

Suggested Git Workflow

• Use Conventional Commits such as feat: add room-based message broadcasting
• Tag milestones with semantic versions like v0.1.0, v0.2.0
• Keep PR labels concise and signal-rich: feature, realtime, frontend, backend, tests, docs

Getting Started

npm install
npm test
npm run dev:server

Project Structure

server/
client/hooks/
components/
tests/server/