vartalap v0.0.7
VARTALAP
VARTALAP is a simple chat package that helps you build a single or group chat module in your node or any other application where node runs, in a easy manner. It uses Socket.io for real-time communication, MySql for database storage, Express for server creation and Moments for timezone converstions.
Install
npm install vartalap
Usage
.env configuration
Go to node_modules/vartalap
Edit the .env file in this directory. Change the following environment-specific variables with your own configuration details.
VARTALAP_HOST_URL=http://localhost
VARTALAP_DB_HOST=localhost
VARTALAP_DB_USER=root
VARTALAP_DB_PASSWORD=password
VARTALAP_DB=database_name
VARTALAP_PORT=3000
Setup database
npm run setup
This command will create the tables required by the module.
Run chat
npm run start
This command will run the chat at the specified port till the session you are connected to the terminal. For permanent execution use a process manager.
Intall Process Manager
In order to start the socket we must use a process manager. Here we are using the PM2 process manager. Will install the process manager globally. To do so we have used to -g flag.
npm intall pm2 -g
&&
npm start vartalap.js