React-redux-socketio-chat

To see the live version of the app go to http://slackclone.herokuapp.com

Use Guide

First off, clone the repository and then cd react-redux-socketio-chatand npm install

Development

Comes with redux-dev tools and react-transform

npm run dev

And then point your browser to localhost:3001

Production

npm run build
npm start

For setting up mongoDB in your local environment

mkdir db
mongod --dbpath=./db --smallfiles

then to open the database open a new terminal and type in mongo and type in use chat_dev

Helpful Resources and Inspiring Projects

• Erikras' universal redux example: https://github.com/erikras/react-redux-universal-hot-example
• The facebook react flux-chat example: https://github.com/facebook/flux/tree/master/examples/flux-chat
• The awesome community at http://reactiflux.slack.com

Todos

• Make the app persist on browser refresh
• Promise based auth library
• A list of users online
• A react-native version once exponentJS comes to PC
• Move all the CSS to inline styling in the React Components
• validation for username/channelname exists