Coders Chat - Chat App Assignment using Socket.io

This is my web chat app that I designed and built, this is also in conjunction with my program Interactive Media Design at Fanshawe College.

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes. See deployment for notes on how to deploy the project on a live system.

Cloning the Project

Before you can do anything you first must clone the git repository, in terminal paste:

$ git clone https://github.com/grahamvickers/vickers_graham_coder_chat.git

Prerequisites

You must have the following programs installed to run this application:

• Node.js

Installing

You will need to install the following in order to run the website:

• Node.js must be installed for the content to be displayed, follow the install steps below:

Install through the command line (required):

$ npm install 

Node.js Packages:

$ npm i -s express

Deployment

Once everything is installed, now in terminal within the project folder, type:

$ npm start

Now in the browser of your choice go to: localhost:3030

Built With

• HTML5 - Layout
• CSS3 - Styling
• JaveScript - Functions
• Socket.io - API
• Vue.js - JS modules and framework
• Node.js - Framework
• Sass - CSS compiler
• Gulp - JS enhancement
• Express - Handlebars

Browser Capability

• Chrome - 100%
• Firefox - 100%
• Safari - 95%

Issues

• Disconnect Bug - Users are alerted of a disconnection message & alert after about 5/10 minutes, although they never have left.

Author

• Graham Vickers - Design & Build - Fanshawe College

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Trevor for teaching me how to use vue.js, greensock, and socket.io to complete this project.

License

MIT