RealTalk is a node.js live chat application powered by Socket.io and Express.
- Responsive "User is typing..." event
- Handles countless participant activity
- Provides System alerts about user events
- Real-time communication access
RealTalk uses sockets (protocols that a node uses to send/recieve data across the internet) to communicate from computer to computer. They are actively looking for signals to pickup and send once instructed. The socket.on(eventName, callback) picks up events from sockets and decides to send it to server and vice versa. The client-server model works seamlessly sending each other events and displaying it to the browser.
The GIF below demonstrates the functionality of RealTalk:
It also works well handling multiple sockets at a time:
To view this app, clone this repository and use npm install to download all dependancies. You might need to revise the package.JSON file to choose your own port needed and update versions of dependencies.
On the Command Line, run the application using:
node server.js
On the browser, type localhost:<specified-port> to view the app running.
ENJOY!