To get started with the project, you will need to have the following installed:
Java 8+
Once you have the necessary software installed, you can clone the project from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/alexdoublesmile/joyful-chat-client.git
To run the project, open the project in your IDE and run the Main class, or you can use terminal.
While running, you can set some environment variables for additional chat server config:
Env name | Description | Default values |
---|---|---|
SERVER_HOST | server host value | localhost |
SERVER_PORT | server port value | 8080 |
CLIENT_NAME | client window name | JoyfulChat |
CLIENT_WIDTH | window width (px) | 500 |
CLIENT_HEIGHT | window height (px) | 500 |
Once the application is running, you connect automatically to the server by host
and port
.
If you encounter any problems running the project, please check the following:
- Make sure you have the
Java 8+
installed. - Make sure you are running the project from the
root
directory of the project. - Make sure you connected to the server by properly
host
andport
. - If you are still having problems, please open an issue on GitHub.
If you would like to contribute to the project, please fork the project on GitHub and submit a pull request.
JoyfulChat is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.
- v0.0.1 - Initial internal release. This release only supports basic functionality.