This is a full AngularJS chat app built with PubNub

Features

• Load earlier messages with infinite scroll
• Typing indicator
• Realtime user roster
• OAuth 2.0 authentication flow with Github OAuth
• Private and secure communication
• Friends list
• Direct chat

Roadmap

• Sending pictures
• Group chat
• AES-256 encryption
• Digital Signature Message Verification
• IOS / Android native packaging with Ionic
• ...

Tutorials

Learn how to build this chat app by following these easy-to-follow tutorials:

• Getting started with PubNub’s new AngularJS SDK
• Building an AngularJS Chat App Using History API with Infinite Scroll
• Building an AngularJS Chat App with a User Roster Using Presence API
• Displaying a Typing Indicator in Your AngularJS Chat App Using Custom State API
• AngularJS User Authentication with OAuth 2.0 and Access Manager
• Building a Friend List using Advanced Channel Groups

Quick start instructions

Obtaining OAuth Keys

• Visit https://github.com/settings/profile
• Select OAuth applications in the left panel
• Go to Developer applications tab, then click on the Register new application button
• Application name: Your app name
• Homepage URL: http://localhost:3000
• Authorization callback URL: http://localhost:3000
• Click on the Register application button
• Get your Client ID and Client Secret

Obtaining PubNub Keys

• Visit https://admin.pubnub.com/ to login or create an account
• Click on the New app button and give it a name.
• Click on the Create new keyset button and give it a name
• Get your Publish Key, Subscribe Key and Secret Key

Running the client

• Insert your PubNub keys, OAuth keys and server configuration in a client/config.json file.
  There is an example in the client/sample.config.json or below is how this file looks like:

{
	"PUBNUB_SUBSCRIBE_KEY": "sub-c-61b076f2-fed0-...............",
	"PUBNUB_PUBLISH_KEY": "pub-c-d22410bf-edc6-44fb-............",
	"GITHUB_CLIENT_ID": "1e439e............",
	"GITHUB_REDIRECT_URI": "http://localhost:9000/",
	"GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN_REQUEST_URL": "http://localhost:3000/auth/github",
	"SERVER_URL": "http://localhost:3000/"
}

• Execute the following commands in your terminal:

cd client
bower install
npm install
grunt serve

Run grunt build for building the production app

Running the server

• Insert your PubNub keys, OAuth keys and server configuration in a server/.env file.
  There is an example in the server/.sample.env or below is how this file looks like:

PUBNUB_SUBSCRIBE_KEY=sub-c-61b076f2-fed0-...............
PUBNUB_PUBLISH_KEY=pub-c-d22410bf-edc6-44fb-............
PUBNUB_SECRET_KEY=sec-c-MGM4ZjJkNTYtNzQ1Zi0................
SERVER_PUBNUB_AUTH_KEY=....ANY-RANDOM-STRING.....
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=1e439e............
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=3c69fde2d90e3............
GITHUB_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:9000/
GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN_REQUEST_URL=http://localhost:3000/auth/github

• Execute the following commands in your terminal:

  cd server
  npm install
  npm start