Welcome to BetterChat: a chat, but a better one. Built using React, Websockets, NodeJS, express, PostgreSQL.

• Upon arriving to the page, a user is prompted to enter a new username.
• The timeline supports new posts by the current logged in users in real-time using Websockets.
• User messages are persisted across multiple page refreshes using an implemented RESTful API and PostgreSQL.
• Every post has a TimeAgo stamp as well as a user's avatar. A click on a message reveals the time and date it was created at.
• Responsive interface effectively scales with the viewport size and supports Mobile UI.
• Error handling used to implement username validation logic.

To start and seed the database,

1. Install and run PostgreSQL
2. Inside /server/db/ Run $ psql -f seed.db

To start the server, inside the server directory:

1. Do $ npm install
2. Run $ node app.js

To start the client, inside the client directory:

1. Do $ npm install
2. Run $ npm start

To run tests inside client directory:

1. Run $ npm test
2. Press a to run all test