Guff Gaff is a backend for a proper chat application with private and group messaging using WebSockets. It provides a real-time communication between users.
- WebSockets: Uses WebSockets for real-time communication, allowing for instant messaging and updates.
- Private Messaging: Enables users to send private messages to each other.
- Group Messaging: Allows users to create and participate in group conversations.
- Node.js version 18 or later
- Clone the repository:
git clone [email protected]:Ryrahul/Chat.git
- Install dependencies:
npm install
- Start the server:
npm run dev
To use Guff Gaff, you can send WebSocket messages to the server. You can use a tool like Socket.IO or a programming language library to connect to the WebSocket server.
For example, to connect to the WebSocket server using Socket.IO, you can use the following code:
this.httpServer = http.createServer(function (request, response) {
console.log(new Date() + " Received request for " + request.url);
response.writeHead(404);
response.end();
});
this.httpServer.listen(8080, function () {
console.log(new Date() + " Server is listening on port 8080");
});
this.wsServer = new WebSocketServer({
httpServer: this.httpServer,
autoAcceptConnections: true,
});Contributions are welcome!
Guff Gaff is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.