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ccli

Created by: Eduardo Bruggmann
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26h 21m 10s

A command-line chat application built with TypeScript and WebSockets.
The project implements a real-time messaging system with a WebSocket-based client and server, supporting multiple channels and concurrent connections directly from the terminal.

This project uses AI

During the development of ccli, I used ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot to assist with debugging and resolving architectural issues, particularly those related to UI/UX conflicts caused by input handlers. These conflicts emerged from the interaction between user-typed data and third-party libraries managing terminal input. AI tools were used to help identify inconsistencies, refine event handling logic, and improve overall structural coherence.
All final decisions, architectural direction, and implementation choices were reviewed and validated by me.

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Eduardo Bruggmann
Eduardo Bruggmann shipped ccli
about 1 month ago

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I’m shipping ccli, a real-time chat CLI built with TypeScript, Node.js, and WebSockets.
This project deepened my understanding of real-time communication, event-driven architecture, and client–server design. The most challenging part was refining the UI/UX in a terminal environment, making the interaction intuitive while keeping the internal logic clean and maintainable.
The server was deployed to the cloud, and the client was published as an npm package, completing the full development and distribution cycle.
Shipped.

Eduardo Bruggmann
Eduardo Bruggmann worked on ccli
about 1 month ago
10h 22m logged

Reimplemented the core messaging system to ensure reliable real-time communication between clients and the server. This included refining message handling, improving internal flow, and stabilizing edge cases discovered during testing.

Finalized the CLI UI, focusing on clearer user interaction, command flow, and overall usability within the terminal.

In addition, deployed the server-side application to Render and published the client-side package to npm, completing the full delivery pipeline from development to distribution.

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Eduardo Bruggmann
Eduardo Bruggmann worked on ccli
about 1 month ago
10h 25m logged

After evaluating the initial implementation, I decided to restart the project with a new architecture. While the core functionality remains the same, the previous structure was limiting maintainability and future extensions, especially as the CLI grew in complexity.

I performed a full refactor from scratch, reorganizing the codebase and introducing additional libraries to better support the project’s goals. In particular, I integrated @inquirer/prompts to improve user interaction, command flow, and overall CLI UX in a more structured and extensible way.

This refactor focused on cleaner separation of concerns between the client, server, and command handling logic, resulting in a more robust foundation for further development, bug fixing, and feature expansion.

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Eduardo Bruggmann
Eduardo Bruggmann worked on ccli
about 2 months ago
5h 33m logged

Set up the initial project structure and tooling.
Implemented the basic WebSocket server and client to enable real-time communication from the CLI.

With the core connection working, the next steps will focus on bug fixing, refinement, and improving the overall CLI UI/UX.

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