Joshua Gross
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* Server now works with Express 1.0.0 (beta or beta2) and Connect * `AjaxIM` is now `Hub` and functions as both manager and session middleware * Authentication directory structure neatened * Development controllers and views separated into `dev/` folder * Client-side content moved to `client/` folder * Updated installation instructions in README
Ajax IM
Ajax IM ("Ajax Instant Messenger") is a browser-centric instant messaging framework.
What is Ajax IM?
It uses AJAX to create a real-time (or near real-time) IM environment that can be used in conjunction with existing community and commercial software, or simply as a stand-alone product.
Installation
Install Node.js (known to work with v0.1.98+):
wget http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.1.101.tar.gz
tar xzf node-v0.1.101.tar.gz
cd node-v0.1.101
./configure
make
make install
Install Node Package Manager (npm):
See instructions at http://github.com/isaacs/npm.
Install Connect:
npm install connect
Install Express.js:
npm install express
Installation for Development
If you will want to test Ajax IM standalone for development, you will want to
install Jade as well.
To install Jade:
npm install jade
Starting up the server
Starting the server in development mode is as simple as: node server/app.js
To start the server in production mode: EXPRESS_ENV=production node server/app.js
License
(The MIT License)
Copyright (c) 2010 Joshua Gross
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.