Chat21 is the core of the open source live chat platform Tiledesk.com.

Features

With Chat21-ionic you can:

• Send a direct message to a user (one to one message)
• View the messages history
• The read receipts feature allows your users to see when a message has been sent, delivered and read
• Conversations list view with the last messages sent (like Whatsapp)
• With the Presense Manager you can view when a user is online or offline and the inactivity period
• Responsive design (desktop and mobile)
• View the user profile with fullname and email
• Login with email and password (Use firebase email and password authentication method )
• Signup with fullname, email, password and profile picture
• Contacts list view with fulltext search for fullname field

Live Demo

Visit https://web.chat21.org/ to see a live demo of chat21-ionic.

Documentation

In progress

Prerequisites

• Install nodejs: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
• Install git: https://git-scm.com/book/id/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git
• Install Ionic CLI and Cordova : https://ionicframework.com/docs/intro/installation/
• A Firebase project. Create one free on https://firebase.google.com
• "Chat21 Firebase cloud functions" installed. Instructions:https://github.com/chat21/chat21-cloud-functions

Installation

• Clone this repository. Run: git clone https://github.com/frontiere21/chat21-ionic.git in the folder in which you'd like to contain the project.
• Next you will need to get all your node_modules back into your application. All these modules are based on your package.json file. In the project folder “chat21-ionic” run: npm install

Firebase Configuration

• Create account Firebase
• Create a Firebase project in the Firebase console, if you don't already have one. https://console.firebase.google.com/

Firebase DB Configuration

• in the Firebase console click 'Add Firebase to your web app' and copy

var config = { 
   apiKey: "<your api key>",
   authDomain: "<your authDomain>",
   databaseURL: "<your databaseURL>",
   projectId: "<your projectId>",
   storageBucket: "<your storageBucket>",
   messagingSenderId: "< your messagingSenderId >" 
};

• Update app.module.ts:
  • go to the root of your project
  • open /src/app/app.module.ts and replace firebaseConfig : {...} whit

  firebaseConfig : {
     apiKey: "<your api key>",
     authDomain: "<your authDomain>",
     databaseURL: "<your databaseURL>",
     projectId: "<your projectId>",
     storageBucket: "<your storageBucket>",
     messagingSenderId: "< your messagingSenderId >"
  };```

• Config Firebase auth In the Firebase Console open the Authentication section > SIGN IN METHOD tab you need to enable the Email/password Sign-in Provider and click SAVE. This will allow users to sign-in the Web app with their Email https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/
• Update app.module.ts:
  • open /src/app/app.module.ts and change tenant name (optional)
• Update firebase-messaging-sw.js:
  • open /src/firebase-messaging-sw.js and replace messagingSenderId: "..." with < your messagingSenderId > More info here : https://angularfirebase.com/lessons/send-push-notifications-in-angular-with-firebase-cloud-messaging/
• Update manifest.json:
  • open /src/manifest.json and replace "name": "chat21-ionic" and "short_name": "chat21-ionic" with the name of your project (optional)

Run App on Browser

• Now you will need to serve the app. Run: ionic serve in the terminal. (Update the plugins if required)

Deploy Chat21 Firebase Cloud Functions

• Readme: https://github.com/chat21/chat21-cloud-functions

Create build browser

• Run: cordova platform add browser@latest
• Run: ionic cordova build browser

Upload project on firebase hosting

https://firebase.google.com/docs/hosting/quickstart?authuser=0

• Install the Firebase CLI. run: npm install -g firebase-tools
• Run: firebase login (these steps can be avoided if you have already done before)
• Change directories in the terminal to your desired project directory(run: cd platforms/browser) and run: firebase init
  • select hosting (press Spacebar to select) and press return
  • select your project and press return
  • answer the following questions:
    • "what do you want to use as your public directory?" www and press return
    • "configure as a single-page app?" N and press return
    • "file www/index.html alredy exists. Overwrite?" N and press return
• Run: firebase deploy
• In your firebase consol click hosting and click on link your project

Run on Android and iOS

• Run on simulator : ionic cordova run android

• Run on device : ionic cordova run android --device

• Run on simulator : ionic cordova run ios

• Run on device : ionic cordova run ios --device