MVP List

0. Push to Heroku .5 days

0a. Production README .5 days

0b. Account Creation, Login/Logout, Guest/Demo Login 1.5 days

1. Live Chat 3 days

• the entire app revolves around this feature - real-time messaging from one client to another
• the first implementation will be of one monolithic chatroom
• any logged in user will be able to participate in the chat and view messages
• CRUD for messages

2. Channels 2 days

• channels represent the first step in slicing the initial monolithic chatroom into smaller pieces
• channels will be public chatrooms with specific names

3. Direct Message 2 days

• direct messaging represents a further step in the 'from general to specific' trajectory of feature implementation
• dms will be private chatrooms of two users
• multiperson dms will be added time-permitting

4. Workspaces/Teams OR multi-person DM 2 days

• teams will be setup by an admin
• they will be invite only and direct to a different extension / subdomain? eg slaq.com/appacademy || appacademy.slaq.com
• teams will replace the typical landing screen; each team will be a new iteration of the landing screen complete with channels and dms, the only difference being that they are invite only
• admin will have CRUD access on workspace channels

5. Message Searching 1/2 day

• this will be a front end feature that will filter the display of messages in the current window based on the contents of the search bar

6. Notifications 1 day

• users will be notified upon receipt of new messages in dms, channels, team