Chat Application using Async Ajax calls to a Chat server using MongoDB for storage.
This Chat application comes with a client project (/application) and a server project (/server). Server can run on the same Java Application Server but as it's a near to real time application and can process a lot of data, it's recommended to use the Chat Server as a standalone application on another AS. Thus, Chat Client portlets will run on an eXo Platform based App Server, where the Chat Server can run on a standard tomcat installation.
I wrote some blog posts on this app and technologies I use to build it, you can find them here :
If you simply want to build it and use it, follow the steps.
Roadmap is available in the wiki section : Chat Roadmap
Jump to Wiki Install Page : One Server Mode
To be sure, the Chat will never interfere with eXo Platform, you can install it on a separated server. It's of course the recommended configuration.
Jump to Wiki Install Page : Two Servers Mode
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