Nightwatch

The chatting application to end all chatting applications.

Installation

As an end-user, you have multiple clients to pick from when it comes to accessing Nightwatch.
Here are two of the standard clients for you to choose from:

• Terminal Client (based on urwid)

  • Installation is as simple as pip install nightwatch-chat.
  • The client can be started by running nightwatch in your terminal.

• Browser App

  • Available in the nightwatch/web folder.
  • Alternatively, access it at nightwatch.iipython.dev.

Server Installation

Running a Nightwatch server can be a bit trickier then running the client, but follow along:

git clone https://github.com/iiPythonx/nightwatch && cd nightwatch
git checkout release
uv venv
uv pip install -e .
uvicorn nightwatch.rics:app --host 0.0.0.0

An example NGINX configuration:

server {

    # SSL
    listen              443 ssl;
    ssl_certificate     /etc/ssl/nightwatch.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/nightwatch.key;

    # Setup location
    server_name nightwatch.iipython.dev;
    location /api {
        proxy_pass http://192.168.0.1:8000;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
    }
    location /api/ws {
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection upgrade;
        proxy_pass http://192.168.0.1:8000/api/ws;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
    }
}

Configuration

Configuration is available at:

• *nix systems: ~/.config/nightwatch
• Windows: %LocalAppData%\Nightwatch

Client (terminal) configuration is available at client.json, while the server configuration is stored in server.json.
The Nightwatch client uses the JSON for username, coloring, and more. Check the /config command for more information. The backend chat server uses the config file for the server name, although more is sure to come.