Chitterz

A little Twitter clone that allows users to post messages to a public stream

Sign up online at https://chitterz.herokuapp.com/users/new

Objectives of exercise

Build a web app that uses a database

Technologies used

• Sinatra
• Ruby
• Postgres
• Data Mapper

How to use

• To sign up: https://chitterz.herokuapp.com/users/new
• To log in: https://chitterz.herokuapp.com/sessions/new
• To view peeps: https://chitterz.herokuapp.com/peeps
• To create a peep: https://chitterz.herokuapp.com/peeps/new
• To filter peeps by tag: https://chitterz.herokuapp.com/tags/(tag_name)

How to set up the application

$ git clone https://github.com/diaryofdiscoveries/chitter-challenge.git
$ cd chitter-challenge
$ bundle
$ createdb chitterz_development
$ rake db:auto_migrate
$ rspec
$ rackup

Tested using:

• Capybara
• RSpec

How to run tests

$ cd chitter-challenge
$ rspec

User stories:

As a Maker
So that I can let people know what I am doing  
I want to post a message (peep) to chitter

As a Maker
So that I can see what others are saying  
I want to see all peeps in reverse chronological order

As a Maker
So that I can better appreciate the context of a peep
I want to see the time at which it was made

As a Maker
So that I can post messages on Chitter as me
I want to sign up for Chitter

As a Maker
So that only I can post messages on Chitter as me
I want to log in to Chitter

As a Maker
So that I can avoid others posting messages on Chitter as me
I want to log out of Chitter