This is a full native iPhone app to create realtime, text based group or private chat with Parse.
The app is using Parse as backend which is basically free. (Free plan: 20 GB File Storage, 20 GB Database Storage, 2 TB Data Transfer, 30 req/s).
Really easy to setup, just copy/paste the code and use your own chatrooms.
- Picture media support added
- Push Notification implemented
- JSQMessagesViewController updated
- JSQSystemSoundPlayer updated
- Live chat between multiple devices
- Group and Private chat functionality
- Push Notification support
- Picture media support
- Messages view for ongoing chats
- Multiple chatrooms
- Dynamically add new chatrooms
- Register/Login views
- Facebook login
- Facebook profile picture is grabbed automatically
- Basic Profile view is also included
- Change profile picture possibility
- No backend programming needed
- Copy and paste messages
- Native and easy to customize user interface
- Send button is enabled/disabled automatically
- Arbitrary message sizes
- Data detectors (recognizes phone numbers, links and dates)
- Timestamps possibilities
- Hide keyboard with swipe down
- Smooth animations
- Send/Receive sound effects
- Xcode 6
- iOS 8
- ARC
1., All files located in Classes directory. Vendor files located in Vendor directory and external Frameworks in Framework directory. Some resource files can be found in Resources directory. Simply add Classes, Resources, Vendor and Framework directories to your project.
2., You also need the latest Parse SDK. (Already included, but you can download from here).
To add Parse.framework just unzip the downloaded file and drag the Parse.framework folder into your Xcode project under 'Frameworks'.
More info about how to install Parse SDK.
3., You also need the latest Facebook SDK. (Already included, but you can download from here).
To add FacebookSDK.framework just drag the FacebookSDK.framework folder into your Xcode project under 'Frameworks'.
More info about how to install Facebook SDK.
4., You also need several external libraries which are included. But if you need, you can download them from here:
https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking
https://github.com/jessesquires/JSQMessagesViewController
https://github.com/jessesquires/JSQSystemSoundPlayer
https://github.com/relatedcode/ProgressHUD
To use these libraries, just add AFNetworking, JSQMessagesViewController, JSQSystemSoundPlayer and ProgressHUD directories to your project.
5., You need to register your app at Facebook. More info about how to configure Facebook.
6., You need to use your own Parse account.
7., You need to configure Push Notification.
8., Please replace the existing Parse account details in AppDelegate.m.
9., Please replace the existing Facebook account details in Info.plist.
Do you have any questions or idea? My email is: info@relatedcode.com or you can find some more info at relatedcode.com
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