Websocket Server

A Web Socket Server for chat in node.js

Description

A Websocket Server in node.js that uses express and socket.io. In this app I use different methods to make a chat client and a backend server using web sockets with socket.io.

Getting Started

Dependencies

• npm
• node

Installing

• Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/Felipe-Navas/websocket-server-chat.git && cd websocket-server-chat && npm install

• Create a .env file in the root of the project and configure the following:
  • Add the content of ".example.env" into your new ".env" file
    • PORT: In this variable add the port number where the server will run
    • MONGOBD_CNN: mongodb+srv://:@.ml5uh.mongodb.net/test
      • Go to https://cloud.mongodb.com and create an user
      • Create a new cluster
      • Add a new Database User, in the section SECURITY -> Database Access
      • Get the connection string in the section DEPLOYMENT -> Databases, clicking in "Connect"
      • Modify the the password in your connection string
    • SECRETOPRIVATEKEY: In this variable create a secure password for the token generation
    • GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: In this variable set your google client id
    • GOOGLE_SECRET_ID: In this variable set your google secret id
    • CLOUDINARY_URL: In this variable set your "API Environment variable" of your account in https://cloudinary.com/

• Google authentication
  • Go to https://developers.google.com/identity/gsi/web/guides/get-google-api-clientid
  • Create a new proyect in https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/dashboard
  • Configure your OAuth Consent Screen https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials/consent?project=your_proyect_name
  • Create your credentials https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials?project=your_proyect_name
  • Modify the data-client_id in the /public/index.html file with your google client id

Executing program

npm start

Preview of the principal page to login:

Preview of the screen of chat:

Running tests

npm test

Authors

• Felipe Navas - Email

Contributing

1. Fork it (https://github.com/Felipe-Navas/websocket-server-chat/fork)
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/fooBar)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some fooBar')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/fooBar)
5. Create a new Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the [MIT License] - see the LICENSE file for details