This document is designed to walk you through the process of writing a chat script for an online community.
## Introduction
A chat script is a piece of code that runs in a web browser. When a user types a message into a chat window, the chat script processes the message and displays it in the chat window. A chat script is similar to a web page in that it can contain HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. However, unlike a regular web page, chat scripts do not have to be hosted on a web server. Instead, they can be run directly from a user’s computer. Chat scripts are commonly used in online communities, such as Discourse, Stack Overflow, and GitHub issues and pull requests.
## What is a chat Script?
The term “chat script” is a bit of a misnomer, because chat scripts are not really “scripts” in the traditional sense of the word. The term “script” is usually used to refer to a computer program that is written in a high-level language such as JavaScript, Python, Ruby, or PHP. In the context of chat scripts, the term refers to the code that is run in the web browser when a user sends a message to the community.
## What is the difference between chat scripts and web pages?
Web pages are static documents that are hosted on web servers. Web pages are typically written in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, but they can also be written in other languages such as PHP, ASP.NET, ColdFusion, and Ruby on Rails. A web server is a computer that is configured to host web pages on the Internet. Web servers are typically used to host websites that are designed to be viewed by people using web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Web browsers are programs that allow people to view and interact with web pages. When you visit a website, your web browser connects to the web server that hosts the website and downloads the web pages that make up the website.
Chat scripts are different from web pages because they are not hosted on servers. They are instead run directly in web browsers, which is why they are referred to as “chat scripts”. Chat scripts can be written using any programming language that is supported by the web browsers that people use to view them. For example, you can write chat scripts using JavaScript, PHP, or Python. The language that you use to write your chat script does not matter, as long as you are able to write the code in the language that your community uses to communicate with each other. For more information about the languages that are supported by web browsers and how to use them, see the Browser Support Matrix.
Note: Chat scripts cannot be hosted in the same way that web pages are hosted. They cannot be stored on a server and accessed by people over the internet. They can only be run in a browser, which means that they are only viewable by people who use the same web browser as the person who wrote the script. If you want your community to be able to view the chat scripts that you write, you will need to host them on a website that is accessible to people using different web browsers. For information about how to host chat scripts on websites, see Hosting Chat Scripts on Websites.
If you are interested in learning more about how chat scripts work, you may want to take a look at the HTML5 WebSockets API and the Server-Sent Events (SSE) APIs. These two APIs are used by chat scripts to send messages to each other and to receive messages from each other, respectively. For a more in-depth look at how these two APIs work, check out the WebSockets Tutorial.
## Browser Support Matrix
Writing chat scripts is a great way to learn how to write code in a specific programming language. It is also a good way to get your feet wet if you are new to web development. If your community has a lot of traffic, it can be a good source of income for you, as you can earn money by writing code for your community. In this section, we’ll talk about some of the benefits that you can expect to receive if you write your own chat scripts for your online community.
## Learn a New Programming Language
Writing a chat script allows you to learn a new programming language, even if you don’t have any prior experience with that language. This is because you do not need to learn the syntax of the language before you can start writing code. You can learn the basics of a new language in a short amount of time. Once you have learned the basics, it will be easier for you to pick up the language if you want to learn more about it in the future. In addition to learning new programming languages, it is also possible to learn new web development techniques by writing your own web applications.
## Earn Money
If you have an online community that has a large number of visitors, it may be possible to earn some money from your community by writing scripts for it. If the community that you are writing for is popular enough, it could be worth your while to write a few scripts for them. Some of the popular online communities that you might want to write scripts for include:
– Stack Overflow – Stack Overflow is one of the most popular websites on the internet, and it is used by programmers to ask and answer questions about programming. It was founded in 2008 and has been growing in popularity ever since. There are currently more than 4 million registered users, and the site receives more than 50 million unique visitors every month. There is a large amount of money to be made if you can figure out a way to make your community popular enough to earn money from it.
– Reddit – Reddit is a social news website that allows people to post links, text, images, videos, and other types of content. The site has millions of visitors every day. It has more than 100 million unique users every month, and there are more than 10,000 communities on the site.