Bridges Chat Translator

Description

Bridges Chat Translator is a project for Pitt MSIS class Network and Web Data Technologies. It is a cross-language live-messaging app that enables users that speak two different languages to have their messages auto translated via the azure translation API.

Getting Started

To start Bridges Chat Translator, follow the steps below

1. Clone the git repo

   git clone https://github.com/jta26/Chat-Translate

2. Navigate to cloned directory

   cd [YOUR-LOCATION]/Chat-Translate

3. Create .env file.

   touch .env

4. Fill .env file.

   SECRET=[MAKE A SECRET]
   
   DBUSER=[MONGODB USERNAME]
   DBPASSWORD=[MONGODB PASSWORD]
   DBHOST=[MONGODB HOST]
   DATABASE=[MONGODB DB NAME]
   PORT=3000
   TRANSLATION_KEY=[TRANSLATION API KEY]
   
   

   Note that if you are the instructor/TA your zip will come with this with our Database and Azure API key.

5. From the cloned Directory run the following command to install the node_modules required.

   npm install

6. Then to start the application run

   npm start

7. Navigate to the following url in a browser

   localhost:3000/

Technologies Used

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Back End:

• MongoDb
• Mongoose
• Node.js
• express.js
• passport.js
• socket.io

Front End:

• Vanilla JS/HTML/CSS