rikcav / socket.io

Simple chat application built using Socket.IO for real-time communication.

Chat Application using Socket.IO

This is a simple chat application built using Socket.IO for real-time communication. Users can send messages to a chat room and join different rooms to chat with specific groups of people.

Usage

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/rikcav/socket.io.git

2. Install dependencies (server):

cd server
npm install

3. Install dependencies (client):

cd client
npm install

4. Start the server:

cd server
npm run dev

5. Start the client:

cd client
npm run dev

6. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to see the chat application in action.

Features

• Real-time messaging
• Join different chat rooms
• Simple and clean user interface

Technologies Used

• Socket.IO: For real-time, bidirectional and event-based communication.
• HTML/CSS/JavaScript: For the frontend user interface and interaction.
• Node.js: For the server-side logic and Socket.IO integration.

File Structure

• client: Contains the client-side code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• server: Contains the server-side code (Node.js, Socket.IO).

Getting Started

1. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.
2. Enter a username and click 'Join'.
3. Type a message in the input box and press 'Send'.
4. Messages will be displayed in the chat window in real-time.

Notes

• You can send public messages to all users
• You can join different rooms by entering a room name and clicking 'Join'.
• Messages sent in a room are only visible to users in that room.

Feel free to customize and expand this chat application as needed for your project!