A simple chat application using node.js, engine.io, ReactJS. The chat does not have rooms and simply be available to anyone who connects to it.

• The User is prompted to enter a nickname before he enters the chat.
• The User can send text messages displayed to everyone else who is connected.
• The User can delete his own previously sent messages.
• The Server can refuse to publish messages if they contain certain words from a static list.
• The User can see the following statuses of his message:
  • Sending
  • Rejected (rejected by the server because it contains swear-words)
  • Sent (accepted and published by server)
  • Deleted (hidden for other clients, crossed-out from own client)
• The User can edit his own previously sent messages.

Libraries

• express
• engine.io
• react
• react-dom

Building

• make will build the app.
• make env=production will create a minified build.
• make run will start the app
• make run env=production will start the app in production mode