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Remember twich.me (node.js realtime chat)? Here is the source as promised.

62 points by isaacsu 16y ago

isaacsu 16y ago
This is the source code for the app I've been working on. It was featured in HN awhile back. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1590173 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1590173 This is the first time I'm open sourcing my code. Please be nice. Any feedback is welcome. And a twich for the occasion http://twich.me/opensource http://twich.me/opensource
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- DTrejo 16y ago
  Just wondering, but is there a reason you chose not to write this 100% in node?
  - isaacsu 16y ago
    I wasn't very good at node, and I wanted to get it up and running quickly. So I used node for the message passing and php for serving up the client files and routing the rooms. I'd put it to technical incompetence more than anything else.
smilliken 16y ago
Thanks for sharing the code on github, I've been pouring over it for a little while now, and I'm inspired to try my own node project. I see twitch is using php to render views, but I was wondering if anyone has tried any js template engines? I've used jqote (based off of John Resig templating engine, I believe) and it's pretty nice, but I'm curious if anyone else has had experience with any other js templating engines.
- tjarratt 16y ago
  I'm using tuxychandru's grasshopper which does templating (an a lot more - it's a full fledged web server) in a relatively nice way. http://github.com/tuxychandru/grasshopper http://github.com/tuxychandru/grasshopper Another good approach, if you're looking for something that specifically plays well with node, is to look at the modules page on the node.js wiki - it's served me well. http://github.com/ry/node/wiki/Modules http://github.com/ry/node/wiki/Modules
bootload 16y ago
did you run the code using a proxy http server? What is the server setup?
- isaacsu 16y ago
  No proxy. Just apache running on 80 and node running on 443
  - bootload 16y ago
    I only ask because watching the presentation that Ryan Dahl presented in 2009 ~ http://jsconf.eu/2009/video_nodejs_by_ryan_dahl.html http://jsconf.eu/2009/video_nodejs_by_ryan_dahl.html mentions node.js isn't secure enough to use as a webserver for production use yet :)
adamstac 16y ago
Posted to The Changelog: http://thechangelog.com/post/1422032099/twich-php-node-js-realtime-web-based-chat http://thechangelog.com/post/1422032099/twich-php-node-js-re...
poops 16y ago
I made a site just like this http://yamr.net http://yamr.net to be able to group chat with friends/family/co-workers and not have them install anything (can go to yamr.net/any-room-name) It's pretty cool seeing your site and what you decided to do differently. I'll be checking out your source later when I have time. Mine is also built with php/node and I added socket.io so I could take advantage of websockets. I auto-log in users and keep chat history (although right now it only shows the latest 30 messages) If you're looking to implement any features I have (like chat history) PM me and I'll share how I did it
isaacsu 16y ago
I've created a forum for the twich project http://forum.twich.me/ http://forum.twich.me/
QNX 16y ago
Is there a Twich without node.js for a hosted account drop-in?

62 points by isaacsu 16y ago

This is the source code for the app I've been working on. It was featured in HN awhile back. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1590173 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1590173 This is the first time I'm open sourcing my code. Please be nice. Any feedback is welcome. And a twich for the occasion http://twich.me/opensource http://twich.me/opensource

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DTrejo 16y ago
Just wondering, but is there a reason you chose not to write this 100% in node?
- isaacsu 16y ago
  I wasn't very good at node, and I wanted to get it up and running quickly. So I used node for the message passing and php for serving up the client files and routing the rooms. I'd put it to technical incompetence more than anything else.

smilliken 16y ago

Thanks for sharing the code on github, I've been pouring over it for a little while now, and I'm inspired to try my own node project. I see twitch is using php to render views, but I was wondering if anyone has tried any js template engines? I've used jqote (based off of John Resig templating engine, I believe) and it's pretty nice, but I'm curious if anyone else has had experience with any other js templating engines.

tjarratt 16y ago
I'm using tuxychandru's grasshopper which does templating (an a lot more - it's a full fledged web server) in a relatively nice way. http://github.com/tuxychandru/grasshopper http://github.com/tuxychandru/grasshopper Another good approach, if you're looking for something that specifically plays well with node, is to look at the modules page on the node.js wiki - it's served me well. http://github.com/ry/node/wiki/Modules http://github.com/ry/node/wiki/Modules

bootload 16y ago

did you run the code using a proxy http server? What is the server setup?

isaacsu 16y ago
No proxy. Just apache running on 80 and node running on 443
- bootload 16y ago
  I only ask because watching the presentation that Ryan Dahl presented in 2009 ~ http://jsconf.eu/2009/video_nodejs_by_ryan_dahl.html http://jsconf.eu/2009/video_nodejs_by_ryan_dahl.html mentions node.js isn't secure enough to use as a webserver for production use yet :)

adamstac 16y ago

Posted to The Changelog: http://thechangelog.com/post/1422032099/twich-php-node-js-realtime-web-based-chat http://thechangelog.com/post/1422032099/twich-php-node-js-re...

poops 16y ago

I made a site just like this http://yamr.net http://yamr.net to be able to group chat with friends/family/co-workers and not have them install anything (can go to yamr.net/any-room-name) It's pretty cool seeing your site and what you decided to do differently. I'll be checking out your source later when I have time. Mine is also built with php/node and I added socket.io so I could take advantage of websockets. I auto-log in users and keep chat history (although right now it only shows the latest 30 messages) If you're looking to implement any features I have (like chat history) PM me and I'll share how I did it

isaacsu 16y ago

I've created a forum for the twich project http://forum.twich.me/ http://forum.twich.me/

QNX 16y ago

Is there a Twich without node.js for a hosted account drop-in?