README.md

CGI-Platypi

Running the application

• Make sure postgres is running
• brew install maven
• mvn install
• Open project in intellij
• Click the run button
• Hit https://desolate-shelf-99763.herokuapp.com/

Running the unit tests

• Make sure postgres is running
• createdb cgi_platypi_test
• Open project in intellij
• Go to tests and hit run button

User Stories

As a CGI Platypi user, So that I can start chatting to other users, I want to be able to send messages into a chat room. As a CGI Platypi user, So that I can see what other users are saying, I want to be able to view messages that other users have sent in a chat room. As a CGI Platypi user, So that I can look back on messages I’ve sent and received, I want messages to be saved in a chat log through a database. As a CGI Platypi user, So that I can tell other users who I am, I want to be able to create a user account for myself. As a CGI Platypi user, So that I can differentiate myself from other users, I want to be able to customise my user account with an avatar (ideally a platypus). As a CGI Platypi user, So that I can talk to different groups of people, I want to be able to switch between different chat rooms.