XTerminal

A command_line chat application where users can send and receive messages from other member of the chat group.

Features

• Users can signin into the application with pass key.
• Users can create a chatroom.
• Users can join a chatroom.
• Users can view the lists of users in their chatroom.
• Users can also leave a chatroom.
• Users can delete a chatroom created by them.
• Users are only allowed to be a member of a chatroom at a time.
• Users can broadcast messages to every member of the chatroom they are in.
• Users can also send a direct message to a user in the same chatroom.

TECHNOLOGIES

• Socket.io Socket.IO enables real-time, bidirectional and event-based communication. It works on every platform, browser or device, focusing equally on reliability and speed.
• Javascript.
• Nodejs - A javascript runtime built on Chrome's V8 javascript engine.
• Express - A web framework for Nodejs.
• Eslint - A Javascript linter.
• Babel - A Javascript compiler.

INSTALLATION

• install Node js
• Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/kleva-j/Terminal_ChatApp.git
• Navigate to the location in your terminal
• Using git checkout to the Client branch.
• Run npm install to install dependencies
• Run npm start to get the app started on your local machine.

HOW TO USE / INSTRUCTIONS

• After installation in order to signin to the application you are required to provide a secret key/password.
• After you sign in you are then required to set a username for yourself.
• Instructions will be provided on how to use the app after your username have been set

Author

• Michael Obasi

Licence

• MIT License