Slack Chat

Slack Chat is a channel-based messaging platform created using a Ruby on Rails backend and React frontend. With Slack Chat, people can work together more effectively, connect all their software tools and services, and find the information they need to do their best work — all within a secure, enterprise-grade environment.

Demo

part 1,

part 2,

part 3,

Installation

1. Fork and clone this repository. $git clone https://github.com/NicoleQueen/slackChat
2. Navigate into the slackChat_backend directory. $cd slackChat_backend
3. Enter the command 'bundle install' in the terminal. $bundle install
4. Run "rails db:migrate" in the terminal. $rails db:migrate
5. For testing data, in the ../db/seeds.rb file, uncomment the test data, and run "rails db:seed" in the terminal. $rails db:seed
6. Run "rails server" to begin server. $rails server
7. Navigate into the slack-chat_frontend directory. $cd slack-chat_frontend
8. Enter the command "npm install" in the terminal. $npm install
9. Run "npm start" to view the website. $npm start

Features

• Sign up as a new user or login as a returning user.
• Join a channel to chat with others.
• Write a post and submit.
• Like posts that have been submitted.
• Delete posts that have been submitted.
• User logout.

Built with

• Ruby 2.6.1
• JavaScript
• React 16.13.1
• PostgreSQL

Developer

Qiuyan Peng

https://github.com/NicoleQueen

https://www.linkedin.com/in/qiuyan-peng-12b90b93/

Joshua Lorenc

https://github.com/Jlorenc1

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-lorenc/

License

MIT

Copyright (c) 2020-present, Qiuyan Peng. Joshua Lorenc.