BasicChat

Instant messaging system using Node.js and MongoDB

Requirements

======================== node.js and npm -- Check out https://nodejs.org/en/

MongoDB -- Check out https://www.mongodb.com/

Mongoose -- Check out http://mongoosejs.com/docs/index.html

express.js -- Once npm is installed, use npm install express

express-session -- Once npm is installed, use npm install express-session

body-parser -- Once npm is installed, use npm install body-parser

socket.io -- Once npm is installed, use npm install socket.io

bcrypt -- Once npm is installed, use npm install bcrypt

Installation

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Once installed, navigate to directory where app.js is located and type node app.js into the console

Features

Media messaging is not yet implemented

• User can log in and chat with anybody else that is logged into the chat room

• User can view statistics about their usage on their profile page

• Socket.io ensures that all messaging is instantaneous

• MongoDB provides adjustable schemas for scalable applications; integrates well with Javascript

Built With

• css
• express.js
• html
• mongodb
• node.js
• socket.io