JoyfulChat Desktop Client based on JavaFX (v.0.0.2)

Running

Get started

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.

Environment variables

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

Usage

Once the application is running, you connect automatically to the server by host and port.

Troubleshooting

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 and port.
• If you are still having problems, please open an issue on GitHub.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to the project, please fork the project on GitHub and submit a pull request.

License

JoyfulChat is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

Release Notes:

• v0.0.1 - Initial internal release. This release only supports basic functionality.