first message prototype

index.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const logging = true;
+const logging = false;
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const http = require('http');
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ app.get('/connect', (req, res) => {
     users.push({
         socket: req.socket,
         date: new Date(),
-        chats: [],
+        chats: {},
         name: "",
         id
     });
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ app.post('/nickname', (req, res) => {
         for (const u of users)
             if (u.id === id) {
                 if (logging)
-                    console.log(`(Re-)named user with ID '${id}'!`);
+                    console.log(`(Re-)named user with ID '${id}'.`);
                 u.name = name;
                 break;
             }
@@ -62,20 +62,9 @@ app.post('/nickname', (req, res) => {
     res.status(200).json({ success });
 });
 
-app.post('/chatInit', (req, res) => {
+app.post('/getChat', (req, res) => {
-   const { id, name } = req.body;
+    const { id } = req.body
-   for (const u of users)
-       if (u.id === id) {
-            u.chats.push({
-                messages: [],
-                name
-            });
-            break;
-       }
-});
 
-app.post('/message', (req, res) => {
-    const { id, message } = req.body;
     let name = "";
     for (const u of users)
         if (u.id === id) {
@@ -83,14 +72,49 @@ app.post('/message', (req, res) => {
             break;
         }
 
-    let user = `User '${name}'`;
+    if (name === "") {
-    if (!name)
+        res.status(401).send();
-        user = name = "Anonymous"
+        return;
-    if (logging) {
-        const idStr = (!name) ? ` ID: ${id}.` : '';
-        console.log(`${user} sent message '${message}'.${idStr}`);
     }
 
+    let chats = {};
+    for (const u of users)
+        if (name in u.chats) {
+            const len = u.chats[name].length;
+            if (len > 0)
+                chats[u.name] = u.chats[name].splice(0, len);
+        }
+
+    if (Object.keys(chats).length === 0) {
+        res.status(100).send();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (logging)
+        console.log(`Delivered messages to user with ID '${id}'.`);
+
+    res.status(200).json(chats);
+});
+
+app.post('/message', (req, res) => {
+    const { id, message, name } = req.body;
+    let ownName;
+    for (const u of users)
+        if (u.id === id) {
+            ownName = u.name;
+            if (!u.chats[name])
+                u.chats[name] = [];
+            u.chats[name].push(message);
+            break;
+        }
+
+    let user = `User '${ownName}'`;
+    if (!ownName)
+        user = ownName = "Anonymous"
+    if (logging) {
+        const idStr = (!ownName) ? ` ID: ${id}.` : '';
+        console.log(`${user} sent message '${message}'.${idStr}`);
+    }
 
     res.status(200).send();
 });