Skygear Chat Quick Start

Follow the steps below to add Skygear Chat to your app.

Step 1: Add Skygear Core to your app

Skygear Core provides you the cloud database and the user authentication modules. They are required modules for Skygear Chat.

Follow the JS quick start guide to add Skygear Core to your app if you haven't.

Step 2: Add Skygear Chat to your app

There are 2 ways to do it. Either use CDN or import the npm package.

Method 1: CDN

Add the following lines into the header of your HTML file right under the CDNs of the Skygear Core.

<script src="https://code.skygear.io/js/polyfill/latest/polyfill.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.skygear.io/js/skygear/latest/skygear.min.js"></script>

<!--Add this line-->
<script src="https://code.skygear.io/js/chat/latest/skygear-chat.min.js"></script>

Method 2: Npm Install

1. Add Skygear Chat to your project using npm install.

npm install --save skygear
npm install --save skygear-chat

2. Then import skygearchat in your JS file.

import skygear from 'skygear'; // From Skygear Quickstart
import skygearchat from 'skygear-chat';

Step 3: Enable the chat in your developer portal

Lastly, enable the chat module in your developer portal. It is in the plug-ins page.

Cool your are all set now.

What's next from here

You got the basic. Next, learn more about:

• Skygear Chat or API reference
• Skygear User Authentication
• Chat Demo Projects in JavaScript