https://github.com/wasswarichard/chat-application-server

https://github.com/wasswarichard/chat-application-server

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/wasswarichard/chat-application-server
• Owner: wasswarichard
• Created: 2021-02-25T07:00:53.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-03-03T06:45:45.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-09T06:45:19.523Z (2 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 309 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Realtime Chat Application

Is a one-to-one real time chat web application .\

The application runs on https://chatrw-application.herokuapp.com/ remotely

### Access the Backend server remotely

The backend server is deployed to heroku servers at https://chats-application-server.herokuapp.com/ .\

![](images/remote-backend-server.PNG)

Testing the endpoints through postman .\

![](images/back-end-postman.PNG)

### Running the backend server locally.

run npm start to start the backend server locally .\

The server is run locally at http://localhost:5000/ .\

Testing back-end locally through postman

![](images/back-end-api-local.PNG)

### Database structure

The database runs on heroku servers as a back-end server resource plugin in the same environment

The postgres database consists of 2 tables; users and room tables

The users table stores user_name and the their associated chatroom.

The room table stores user_room, message and user_name or sent_by

Screenshoot of the database

![](images/database.PNG)

### Tests.

run npm test to run the tests

![](images/test.PNG)