https://github.com/pochetes/realtalk-app

A scalable, socket-induced, live chat interface that uses low latency threading to speak to other people connected.
https://github.com/pochetes/realtalk-app

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A scalable, socket-induced, live chat interface that uses low latency threading to speak to other people connected.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pochetes/realtalk-app
• Owner: Pochetes
• Created: 2021-05-03T23:11:26.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-06-01T04:15:39.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-26T03:41:40.984Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: asynchronous, nodejs, realtime, socket-io, websockets
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 2.77 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# RealTalk

RealTalk is a node.js live chat application powered by Socket.io and Express.

## Features

* Responsive "User is typing..." event

* Handles countless participant activity

* Provides System alerts about user events

* Real-time communication access

## How it Works

RealTalk uses sockets (protocols that a node uses to send/recieve data across the internet) to communicate from computer to computer. They are actively looking for signals to pickup and send once instructed. The `socket.on(eventName, callback)` picks up events from sockets and decides to send it to server and vice versa. The client-server model works seamlessly sending each other events and displaying it to the browser.

The GIF below demonstrates the functionality of RealTalk:

![first-half](public/images/first-half-vid.gif)

It also works well handling multiple sockets at a time:

![second-half](public/images/second-half-vid.gif)

## Installation

To view this app, clone this repository and use `npm install` to download all dependancies. You might need to revise the package.JSON file to choose your own port needed and update versions of dependencies.

On the Command Line, run the application using:

`node server.js`

On the browser, type `localhost:` to view the app running.

ENJOY!