websocket-chat

Example of using WebSocket to create a simple peer chat program.

To use the example you must already have Node.js installed.

1. Clone this repository to your development environment.
2. Open a console window and execute the following:

   (cd service && npm install)
   npm install

3. Start the backend in VS Code
   1. Open the project in VS Code
   2. Open the service/service.js file.
   3. Press F5 to start debugging. Choose Node.js as the debugging target.
4. Start the backend running from a console window
   1. Change directory into the project root.
   2. Run npm run dev.
5. Use websocket chat
   1. Open two web browser windows to http://localhost:5173.
   2. Start using the chat interface to send messages between the windows.