https://github.com/mikaelm1/blind-chat-ios

https://github.com/mikaelm1/blind-chat-ios

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mikaelm1/blind-chat-ios
• Owner: mikaelm1
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-09-20T03:15:49.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-04-15T19:01:21.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-11T17:48:40.844Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Swift
• Size: 411 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Blind Chat

A chat application built in Swift using Swift socketio [library](https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client-swift) for client 

side chat functionality. Communicates with a Flask [backend](https://github.com/mikaelm1/blind-chat-api). 



## Getting Started

### Setup Client Side

1. Either clone the repo or download the zip project.

2. `cd` into the directory where you downloaded the project and run`pod install`

3. Open the .xworkspace project

4. If you see a file called `APIKeys.swift` under Util directory, delete it

5. Find the IP address of youre computer ([instructions](http://www.wikihow.com/Find-Your-IP-Address-on-a-Mac)). Open `APIManager.swift` and change line 15 to:`private let localhost = "your ip address"`. Then open `ChatAPIManager.swift` and change line 16 to: `var socket = SocketIOClient(socketURL: URL(string: "http://yourIPAddress:5000")!)`

### Setup Backend

1. Go to the backend [repo](https://github.com/mikaelm1/blind-chat-api) and either clone or download it.

2. `cd` into the directory where you downloaded the project and run `virtualenv venv`

3. Then run `source venv/bin/activate`. This will activate the virtual environment created above.

4. While in the virtual environment, run `pip install -r requirements.txt`. This will install all the necessary dependencies 

5. Create a file called settings.py. Add the following to the file:

```

import os 

SECRET_KEY = 'supersecretpassword'

DEBUG = True 

DB_USERNAME = 'root'

DB_PASSWORD = ''

CHAT_DATABASE_NAME = 'chatdb'

DB_HOST = 'localhost'

DB_URI = "mysql+pymysql://%s:%s@%s/%s" % (DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST, CHAT_DATABASE_NAME)

SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = DB_URI

SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS = True 

SERVER_HOST = "your ip address"

```

6. Run `python manage.py run`. If you don't get any errors, then the server is running. You can now run the iOS app and start chatting!

### Note

Running the app on the simulator can sometimes fail to connect to the server. If it doesn't connect, rerun the app.