Real Time Chat Application

A simple, pure JavaScript chat app built using Node.js express.js and socket.io

Demo

You can test this app out live here: https://chatapp-qh55.onrender.com

Features

Uses Express as the application Framework.

Real-time communication between a client and a server using Socket.io.

Created rooms using concept of rooms

ScreenShots

Installation

Running Locally

Make sure you have Node.js and npm install.

1. Clone or Download the repository

   git clone https://github.com/abdul0398/ChatApp
   $ cd Real-Time-Chat-Application

2. Install Dependencies

   npm install

3. Start the Application

   node app.js

Application runs from localhost:3000.

Sockets

Having an active connection opened between the client and the server so client can send and receive data. This allows real-time communication using TCP sockets. This is made possible by Socket.io.

The client starts by connecting to the server through a socket(maybe also assigned to a specific namespace). Once connections is successful, client and server can emit and listen to events.