impress.io = socket.io + impress.js

What is impress.io?

impress.io is a presentation tool using impress.js and socket.io

Feature

• Synchronize presenter's page and listeners' page
• Catch Github webhook, Reload
• Catch file update, Reload

How to use impress.io

impress.io uses markdown2impress

requirement tools:

1. Node.js & perl

2. cpanm

   $ curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus

3. grunt

   $ npm install grunt-cli -g

4. forever

   $ npm install forever -g

How to create presentation

$ git clone git://github.com/yosuke-furukawa/impress.io.git
$ cd impress.io
$ git submodule init
$ git submodule update
$ npm install
$ grunt build // if you have errors, sudo may help you.

Write markdown and use markdown2impress

$ grunt impress:create --file=README.md // or write your markdown
$ open index.html

If you are presenter, you would run socket.io and use it to be better!

How to run socket.io

you need external host for running Socket.io.

$ grunt create:user --user=<username> --pass=<password>
$ grunt server:start
$ grunt server:stop // for stop

• access http://your_host_name:port/
• enter your username and password and login.

Recreate impress page for socket.io

$ grunt impress:create --file=README.md --socket_url=http://your_host_name:port/
$ open index.html

If you don't wanna recreate, use watchImpress command

$ grunt impress:watch --file=README.md --socket_url=http://your_host_name:port/

Catch Github webhook, then reload all client browsers.

• Settings > Service Hooks > WebHookURLs

• Add http://your_host_name:webhookport/

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