minchat_ynh/README.md

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# Minchat for YunoHost

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*[Lire ce readme en français.](./README_fr.md)*

> *This package allows you to install Minchat quickly and simply on a YunoHost server.
If you don't have YunoHost, please consult [the guide](https://yunohost.org/#/install) to learn how to install it.*

## Overview

Minchat is a free minimalist chat application. It is based on [wojtek77/chat](https://github.com/wojtek77/chat), itself based on [Gabriel Nava's tutorial](http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-simple-web-based-chat-application--net-5931).

### Features

- Simple web chat: only requires a browser ; no XMPP application.
- No need for users to register. Just need the web address. But optional authorisation control.
- On connection, the page is fed with the messages of the day
- Args are in the URL as *get* arguments, so that you can share the URL or make it a favorite to avoid filling a form.  
Example : `https://yourdomain.org/minchat/?room=Living&name=John`
- Optionaly multi room

**Shipped version:** 1.0~ynh4


## Screenshots

![Screenshot of Minchat](./doc/screenshots/minchat_ynh_screenshot01.gif)

## Disclaimers / important information

### Setup

The setup is optional. If you leave it as is, there is a single unnamed room, opened to all users. If you want to customize the access control, edit the file `conf/setup.ini` (if missing, copy it from `conf/sample/setup.ini`). The interesting parameter is `auth` that indicates which user is authorized to which room.

In this example `auth = John:Game,John:Family,Mary:Game,Tim:Family,admin:*,*:Public,*:`,
- `John:Game,John:Family` = John can access the Game room, the Family room 
- `Mary:Game` = Mary can access the Game room 
- `Tim:Family` = Tim can access the Family room 
- `admin:*` = admin can access all rooms
- `*:Public` = everybody can acccess the Public room
- `*:` = everybody  can access the unnamed room

### Hints for users

- The URLs you send are linked or transformed to images when preceeded by a `!`
- If multiple rooms are allowed by the administrator in the `setup.ini`, you can have several tabs opened to different rooms in the same browser.


## Documentation and resources

* Official app website: <https://github.com/wojtek77/chat>
* Upstream app code repository: <https://github.com/wojtek77/chat>
* YunoHost documentation for this app: <https://yunohost.org/app_minchat>
* Report a bug: <https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/minchat_ynh/issues>

## Developer info

Please send your pull request to the [testing branch](https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/minchat_ynh/tree/testing).

To try the testing branch, please proceed like that.

``` bash
sudo yunohost app install https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/minchat_ynh/tree/testing --debug
or
sudo yunohost app upgrade minchat -u https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/minchat_ynh/tree/testing --debug
```

**More info regarding app packaging:** <https://yunohost.org/packaging_apps>