BIGCHAT

The node.js & cassandra based messaging service which uses TTL in cassandra to automatically delete messages, cool right

This was a 2 hour hack project during a training session with DigBigData, so please don't judge, enjoy and hope it helps you.

Requirements

• Node.js
• Cassandra (See below if not installed)

Setting up Node Modules/Plugins

The following plugins are required

• express
• socket.io
• node-cassandra-cql

To install these run

npm install express
npm install socket.io
npm install node-cassandra-cql 

Run

./startServer.sh

Config

To update the config, add it startServer.sh

• CASSANDRA_HOST
• CASSANDRA_KEYSPACE

Cassandra

Run vagrant to setup local cassandra cluster

vagrant up

NOTE

You need to have vagrant and berkshelf installed

CQL

You need run the cql/bigchat.cql to create the KEYSPACE and TABLE

Using Big Chat

Navigate to http://localhost:3000

You can register on the left hand side

Once registered chat away

Enjoy