golang_simplechat

creating a simple chat app through golang

view demo at:

www.rubberducklings.com

how to run the app locally:

• install docker, docker-compose
• docker-compose build
• docker-compose up
• goto localhost

how to setup dev environment:

• sudo vim /etc/hosts
• add record - 127.0.0.1 app
• install nginx locally, add a config in sites-enabled config defined in nginx.conf
• or just overwrite local nginx.conf with nginx.conf

#todos

functionalities v1.0:

• users can switch chat rooms
• if last user leaves a chatroom, it will disappear, except for public room
• easier emoji access, user can see all available emojis
• user joins or leaves a room, msg will broadcast to the users in the room
• a user list, where the chatroom shows who is inside the room
• Private msg between users future release
• once ws timeouts, indicate timeout and button to reconnect
• nginx ws no socket timeout
• when user joins they see previous n (5?) chat msg if available future release
• add debugging logs
• some chat logging into db
• secure, wss and https on nginx

deployment: -might do in the future

• git commit triggers build.
• auto deployment.