MessageMe

Note

This is an example project to demonstrate my coding skills. It is not actively maintained.

Local Development Setup

Requirements

• Ruby 3+ (see .ruby-version file)
• PostgreSQL 16+

App setup

After installing Ruby and PostgreSQL, follow these steps:

1. Run bundle install to install all necessary Gems
2. Run bin/setup to prepare the database
3. Run rake fake_data:users if you want to create some sample users (optional)
4. Execute bin/dev to run the app locally

App Features

This is a 1-to-1 chat application that uses ActionCable features:

• Users can search for and chat with other users
• Users can send messages to other users
• Users receive browser notifications when they receive a message

Testing

Test the application with RSpec by running the command bundle exec rspec.

Screenshots

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MessageMe.mov