5 volatile messages

README.md

@@ -10,8 +10,4 @@ Volatile chat for your company.
 
 # Steps
 
-1.- Add `bower` support.
-2.- Add socket.io client side package to `bower.json`.
-3.- Send and receive information from the client side.
-4.- Add `lodash` and use its template engine.
-4.- Show messages in the corresponding section.
+1.- Set messages to a limit of 141 to be client side volatile.

public/js/chat.js

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         if (data.text) {
 
           messages.push({text: data.text, user_name: data.user_name});
+          messages = volatileMessages(messages);
 
           $content.html(template({messages: messages}));
 
@@ -47,4 +48,12 @@
 
   });
 
+  function volatileMessages(messages) {
+    if (messages.length > 141) {
+      messages.shift();
+    }
+
+    return messages;
+  }
+
 })($, _);