README.md

λ-chat

A chat messaging service implemented in Haskell (Yesod) and React.

HM is an implementation of a messaging service implemented using the Yesod Web Framework for Haskell and React.

Application Features:

• Supports channels for parallel conversations
• \slashcommands -> for enhanced messaging features.

Development Features:

• Uses yesod-websockets to allow realtime, low-latency communication
• Written in ES6, transpiled using Babel (https://babeljs.io/)

Development setup

Requirements

• Install Haskell Stack for Haskell, GHC, and Stack (https://haskell-lang.org/get-started)

To clone and install dependencies, run:

git clone https://github.com/helloworld/lambda-chat
stack install

To run development server:

stack exec -- yesod devel

Testing

To execute linting, type checking, and run tests, run:

npm run test

Building

TO build:

stack build