Anonymous Chat APP

Basic Chat APP with nodeJS server, Socket IO and vanilla JS.

This project goal is to create an independet chat app with no need for any DB. I would love to hear your suggestions for features refining / code refactoring etc... Feel free to fork

Setup

• Clone
• npm install
• Create a .env file with Open Weather API key and Port number.
• Enjoy chatting.

Dependencies

• body-parser
• dotenv
• ejs
• express
• node-fetch
• sanitizer
• socket.io

Please note - This is a VERRRRY early build - before any refactoring.

main Features

• Anonymous chat app with no database or log collections.
• All chat data is deleted upon closing the app.
• Public room for global chat.
• Private rooms - click on an online user to start a private chat.
• Chat rooms - User can open new PUBLIC chat rooms or join one.
• Location indicator - current room is marked with an indicator.
• Message input indicates current room.
• emojis - Currently not available.

User inputs

• All text inputs are sanitized.

Chat features

• Private Chats will close automatically when user leaves the conversation.
• Chat messages display timestamps.
• Basic implementation of help bot with @ commands
• type @help to get current available commands
• type @weather city name to get a weather report via open weather api (API key required);
• Video & Links sharing - Chat will detrtmin if user link is an image file/ YouTube video or a simple like and will display the content accordingly.

Design

• Utilizing Materialize - https://materializecss.com/
• Desktop and Mobile views are CSS Grid based.
• CSS colors for elements with css variables for future themes.