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- Comment on agi graph slop, wtf does goverment collapse have to do with ai? 14 hours ago:
i think we are safe till atleast early 2030’s
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- Comment on IDEA to make this site standout why don't you make a live chatbox for people who have logged in? 3 days ago:
what about established accounts?
- Comment on IDEA to make this site standout why don't you make a live chatbox for people who have logged in? 3 days ago:
i it wrong?
- Comment on IDEA to make this site standout why don't you make a live chatbox for people who have logged in? 3 days ago:
yes i meant separate instance also we just have to put this, dark souls wiki also uses it
You don’t need to rewrite the whole page—just inject the pieces for Socket .io and your chat UI where indicated. Here’s exactly what to add or change in existing HTML (THIS PAGE):
1. Include Socket.IO on the client
Find the closing
</head>
tag and just before it insert:<!-- Socket.IO client library (served automatically by your server) --> <script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script> <!-- Optional: simple styles for the chat box --> <style> #chat-container { position: fixed; bottom: 0; right: 0; width: 300px; max-height: 400px; background: white; border: 1px solid #ccc; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: sans-serif; z-index: 1000; } #chat-messages { flex: 1; overflow-y: auto; padding: 8px; } #chat-form { display: flex; border-top: 1px solid #eee; } #chat-input { flex: 1; border: none; padding: 8px; } #chat-send { border: none; padding: 8px 12px; cursor: pointer; } </style> </head>
2. Add the chat HTML
Find the closing
</body>
tag and just before it paste:<!-- Chat widget --> <div id="chat-container"> <div id="chat-messages"></div> <form id="chat-form"> <input id="chat-input" autocomplete="off" placeholder="Type a message…" /> <button type="submit" id="chat-send">Send</button> </form> </div>
3. Wire up the client-side JavaScript
Right below that (still before
</body>
), add:<script> // connect using the global io() function const socket = io(); const form = document.getElementById('chat-form'); const input = document.getElementById('chat-input'); const messages = document.getElementById('chat-messages'); // render incoming messages socket.on('message', ({ from, text }) => { const div = document.createElement('div'); div.textContent = from + ': ' + text; messages.appendChild(div); messages.scrollTop = messages.scrollHeight; }); // on submit send to server form.addEventListener('submit', e => { e.preventDefault(); const msg = input.value.trim(); if (!msg) return; socket.emit('message', msg); input.value = ''; }); </script> </body> </html>
4. Ensure your server is serving this page and Socket.IO
On your Node/Express server (the same one you use to serve the Lemmy/lemm.ee front-end), you need to:
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Install Socket.IO:
npm install socket.io
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Hook it up to your HTTP server (roughly as in the example I shared before), making sure you share sessions so only logged-in users connect.
The minimal changes in your
server.js
(or equivalent) are:const http = require('http'); const socketIO = require('socket.io'); // … your existing Express `app` const server = http.createServer(app); const io = socketIO(server); // (if you have session middleware already:) io.use((socket, next) => { // reuse your Express session middleware here… sessionMiddleware(socket.request, socket.request.res || {}, next); }); io.on('connection', socket => { const user = socket.request.session.user; if (!user) return socket.disconnect(true); socket.broadcast.emit('message', { from: 'SYSTEM', text: `${user.name} joined.` }); socket.on('message', msg => { io.emit('message', { from: user.name, text: msg }); }); socket.on('disconnect', () => { io.emit('message', { from: 'SYSTEM', text: `${user.name} left.` }); }); }); server.listen(3000);
Summary of “what changed” in your HTML
- Head: added
<script src=“/socket.io/socket.io.js”>
+ minimal CSS - Body: injected a
<div id=“chat-container”>…</div>
chat widget - Footer: added a
<script>…</script>
block to wire upio()
With those three small patches, your existing site will host a floating chat box that’s only usable by authenticated users. Let me know if you need help wiring up the session middleware or adjusting the styles!
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- Comment on IDEA to make this site standout why don't you make a live chatbox for people who have logged in? 3 days ago:
yea but do you think it will be a good idea?
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- Comment on Some popular sayings i combined: Evil is smart but kindness is naive, It's easy to give into evil but being Kind is hard 5 days ago:
know when to be evil? i am assuming you meant to say when do we have the right to defend ourselves?
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- Comment on Top 5 advances in medicine this week 1 week ago:
works for me, looks like you are bot unfortunately
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- HMD, Lava to launch feature phones with direct-to-mobile technology, Developed in collaboration with Tejas Networks and powered by Saankhya's chipset, these phones can stream content without internetindianexpress.com ↗Submitted 2 weeks ago to technology@lemmy.world | 9 comments
- Comment on Most influential LLM papers and the ideas they introduced (post 2017) 2 weeks ago:
😘no homo
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