Cairo is a Javascript based chat application.
Demo: https://cairo-chat.herokuapp.com/

Features include:

• smileys
• sounds
• custom buddy icons
• languagues
• automatic language translations
• offline notifications
• blinkers
• and many more!

1. Download Ant: Apache Ant
   On Mac: How to Apache Ant on Mac OS X
2. Download TomEE: Apache TomEE Webprofile
   On Mac: brew install tomee-webprofile

1. Run: ant -f build/build.xml
2. Deploy app by creating a soft link to it:
   ln -s $(pwd)/WebContent $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/cairo
3. Navigate to: http://localhost:8080/cairo
4. Login:
   Username: your_user_name
Password: istanbul

1. Create WAR file: ant -f build/build.xml war
2. Install Heroku Java plugin: heroku plugins:install java
3. Deploy WAR file: heroku war:deploy cairo.war --app cairo-chat
4. Navigate to: https://cairo-chat.herokuapp.com/

1. Your wallpaper, sound & blinker choices are remembered across sessions.
   These are stored in cookies on the client side.
2. The System sends you notifications when other users login, logoff, change status, and so forth.
3. You can upload a custom wallpaper or buddy icon.
   These images are stored on the server and remembered across sessions.
4. When the server goes down, or when we lose connection to it, you get an alert on the client side immediately.
5. Notable keyboard shortcuts:
   Esc: close currently in focus chat window
Cmd + f: full screen

Peter Szocs, Tech Lead at Bloomberg LP.

• http://www.peterszocs.com/
• https://medium.com/@pitanyc
• https://github.com/pitanyc
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/szocspeter