Chat-Application

• This chat application is built using Node.js with Express.js in th backend to integrate socket.io for real time chatting feature.
• The Front end consists of Vanilla JavaScript, CSS and HTML.

Prerequisites

• Install Nodejs
• Install Express
• Install moment
• Install Express

Setup for First-time Users

1. Clone App

 $ git clone [email protected]:aditya28sarin/Chat-Application.git

2. Move in Directory

 $ cd Chat-Application

3. Install node packages

$ npm install 

4. Run Locally

$ npm start  

NOTE: The port by default will be http://localhost:3000/

Want to Contribute?

To start contributing, follow the below guidelines:

1. Fork this repository.

2. Clone your forked copy of the project.

 $ git clone https://github.com/<your_user_name>/Chat-Application.git

3. Navigate to the project directory

 $ cd Chat-Application

4. Checkout into a new branch

 $ git checkout -b <branch_name>

5. Make you changes

6. Add and commit your changes

 $ git add . && git commit -m "<your_message>"

7. Push Code to Github under your branch

 $ git push origin <branch_name>   

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