Show HN: Webchat with API in just ~60 lines of NodeJS

http://fayechat.kaerast.info/

by kaerast • 15 years ago

33 16 15 years ago

fayechat.kaerast.info

pwr• 15 years ago

xss anyone

lol, yeah, he updated the code to filter out <script> tags and his RegEx is wrong and now won't allow any messages to come through.

kaerast5• 15 years ago

yeah, I rather stupidly didn't think to add any XSS protection initially because this was a simple tech demo. And yes, I managed to balls up the regex for a while.

It's working nicely again now.

asymptotic2• 15 years ago

Remember twitch.me (node.js realtime chat)? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1840914

Chat.io, new HTML5 / Node.JS-powered social group, launches http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2343840

Show HN: Node.js console chat http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2391389

The node.js chat server that was posted earlier http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=980838

Show HN: Meet the new Ajax IM (with Node.js) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1127654

NodeChat http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1866401

Ragechat: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1889883

Using node.js, <blah blah>, to make a real time chat app http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2306423

Chat system with WebSocket and node.js http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1020577

Hey man, doing anything constructive with your free time is a rare and admirable trait. But really, another Node.js chat application? Really?

robinduckett2• 15 years ago

Heh I made Ragechat :D

I took it down because it was a bit of a time sink, but I am going to put it back up at some point (because everyone loves rage faces :D)

erik_p• 15 years ago

please do.

kaerast5• 15 years ago

Sure there's plenty of node.js chat systems out there, but this is quite a nice demo of Faye and how easy it is to build with it.

The Node.JS examples shared previously have been more complete systems from what I can tell, this is a very minimal app designed as basis for you to build something bigger and better. Rather than complaining about needing extra features, fork the code and build something fun and worthwhile.

DTrejo• 15 years ago

Can you talk about faye vs other chat options?

igorgue• 15 years ago

Talking about "doing anything constructive with your free time" while listing all Node.JS chat apps here.

kaerast5• 15 years ago

I wonder just how many hours have been wasted today by people chatting on this. I'd have added metrics if I wanted to do anything other than show a minimal working example of Faye/NodeJS with source code.

mrchess• 15 years ago

You're right, and I have no idea why a thread like this still makes it to the frontpage. It is unfortunate that you need x karma to downvote threads because even us who have been here for a while still don't have the ability to assist with content control.

kaerast5• 15 years ago

I'm guessing if I'd only submitted the source code this would have got just one or two upvotes. And it's really the source code I was wanting to share as a way of showing what you can do with Faye/NodeJS.

malvim• 15 years ago

Heh, you know what, this was not a very nice comment on your part, but I'm bookmarking it right now for when I want to learn more about nodejs.

Thanks for the resource list! :)

asymptotic2• 15 years ago

You're welcome! I'm always glad to help.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=node.js+chat+site%3Aycombinator.com

jamesu• 15 years ago

Is it just me, or is Webchat in node.js the new "Hello World"?

Show HN: Webchat with API in just ~60 lines of NodeJS

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