Server

Image is on docker hub. To run:

docker run -d \
    -v $PUSH_NOTIFICATION_CERTS_FOLDER:/root/cert \
    -e CERT_PATH=/root/cert/$CERT_FILE_NAME_PEM \
    -p 5050:5050 \
    liorsbg/flask-socketio-chat-server:latest

Then go to http://localhost:5050/chat in your favorite browser. Open it in a few tabs for full effect.

Also try curl http://localhost:5050/broadcast?message=Hello%20World! from the command line for fun and profit.

Next, install and run the client (react native) application to have it connect and participate in the chat.

TODOs

• improve and break out notifier; run as a seperate component.
• implement room system (user can join a specific chat room)
• user management
• history and syncronization
• docker-compose with ngnix and likely redis and mongodb
• Improve hacky chat.html and serve static files with nginx

Client

Assuming you have React Native installed like so: https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html

1. cd client/SimpleChat
2. npm-install
3. npm run ngrok (creates an web accessible tunnel to localhost:5050 for on device testing)
4. react-native run-ios
5. When you're done don't forget to pkill ngrok.

Push Notifications and running on Device

fastlane.tools fastlane pem was a life saver in terms of automating provisioning APNs SSL Certificates