real-time-chat-application

Real-time chat application built using Vue.js + Socket.IO

Features

• Real time chat with other users
• Change your name by sending "/name {new username}"
• Change your username color by sending "/color {RRGGBB}"
• Uses cookies to remember your username and color from a previous session. Cookie lasts one hour.
• Converts some text emojis (   :)   :(   :O  ) into pictoral emojis
• Shows all current users when fullscreen

Project setup

npm install

Running Instructions

node server.js

Then go to localhost:3000

To simulate multiple users, open localhost:3000 in one or more incognito tabs. This will create a new session instead of reusing an existing one.