This project consists of a WebSocket server and web frontend for real-time chat functionality. The server implements a custom WebSocket protocol, and the frontend provides a simple web interface for connecting to chat rooms.

Project Structure

chatrooms/
├── server/           # WebSocket server implementation
│   └── src/
│       ├── net/      # Network layer and WebSocket implementation
│       └── index.ts  # Server entry point
├── frontend/web/     # Web frontend
│   └── src/
│       ├── main.ts   # Frontend WebSocket client
│       └── style.css # Styles
└── package.json      # Root workspace configuration

Architecture

Server: Node.js TypeScript server with custom WebSocket implementation
Frontend: Vanilla TypeScript web client using Vite for development
Workspace: Managed as npm workspaces for monorepo development

Prerequisites

Node.js (version specified in .nvmrc)
npm

Installation

npm install

Development

Start the server

npm run dev:server

The server will start on port 3000.

Start the web frontend

npm run dev:web

Linting

# Lint server code
npm run lint:server

# Lint and fix server code
npm run lint:fix:server

Features

Custom WebSocket server implementation
Real-time bidirectional communication
Connection management with keep-alive
TypeScript throughout the stack
Development tools with hot reload

Author

Alexander Zinn

License

ISC