Toju / Zoracord

Desktop chat app with three parts:

• src/ Angular client
• electron/ desktop shell, IPC, and local database
• server/ directory server, join request API, and websocket events

Install

1. Run npm install
2. Run cd server && npm install
3. Copy .env.example to .env

Config

Root .env:

• SSL=true uses HTTPS for Angular, the server, and Electron dev mode
• PORT=3001 changes the server port in local development and overrides the server app setting

If SSL=true, run ./generate-cert.sh once.

Server files:

• server/data/variables.json holds klipyApiKey
• server/data/variables.json also holds releaseManifestUrl for desktop auto updates
• server/data/variables.json can now also hold optional serverHost (an IP address or hostname to bind to)
• server/data/variables.json can now also hold serverProtocol (http or https)
• server/data/variables.json can now also hold serverPort (1-65535)
• When serverProtocol is https, the certificate must match the configured serverHost or IP

Main commands

• npm run dev starts Angular, the server, and Electron
• npm run electron:dev starts Angular and Electron
• npm run server:dev starts only the server
• npm run build builds the Angular client
• npm run build:electron builds the Electron code
• npm run build:all builds client, Electron, and server
• npm run lint runs ESLint
• npm run lint:fix formats templates, sorts template props, and fixes lint issues
• npm run test runs Angular tests

Server project

The code in server/ is a small Node and TypeScript service. It handles the public server directory, join requests, websocket updates, and Klipy routes.

Inside server/:

• npm run dev starts the server with reload
• npm run build compiles to dist/
• npm run start runs the compiled server