An Order Chat Bot

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  Foodie Bot

Inspiration

I was eager to know how chatbots worked. This inspiration came to me in a restaurant, hence the name.

What it does

It helps to take item orders, print total order and get order history

How I built it

It uses socket.io for bi-directional communication between the client and server. It also allows for storage of order items in the local storage for persistency.

Challenges I ran into

Persistency of data across various tabs using socket.io . I want user to be able to view all the order history from everywhere and the session middleware for storing session was really challenging. I hope to improve on that later.

Accomplishments that I am proud of

I got to learn the use of socket.io, sessions, and storing of data in the client's side local storage

What I learned

The use of the new technologies and comprehending documentations

What's next for An Order Chat Bot

How to store the user order in a safer place to disallow manipulation. I hope to team up with engineers that can help.

Built With

• css3
• express.js
• html5
• javascript
• mongodb
• node.js
• socket.io