talk.io - A CLI based chat app

talk.io is a command-line chat application built using socket.io and blessed.

backend

• The backend is a express server with Socket.io and Redis.

frontend

• The frontend is CLI application built using the blessed library.

Features

• Built using event driven architecture (events and listeners)
• Send and receive messages in the CLI
• Fast and reliable communication using Socket.IO library
• Message storage using Redis

Instructions to run

For backend

• Start a redis server at default port.
• From the root working directory:

npm run server

For client

• From the root working directory:

npm run client

Using the client

Available commands:

• /login <username> : log in with given username
• /clear : clear the chat
• /logout : log out
• /exit : exit the app