Mobile app with push notifications?

Question

JavaScript

Friends. Just want to describe approximately their abilities. On js I can, using the brain and Google, do something not difficult. And I understand how it works, but there is no practice in something serious.
I have an idea for an app. Kind of like messenger. In short, you need to select a user from the phone book, send something to him. That, in turn, receives and can send something in response. I don't want to grow a beard for 2 years delving into Objective C and java. I just want phonegap and my app.
Therefore, I ask you to give some general algorithm of what is needed for this or throw some tips that will contain keywords that will give direction in Google.
I want to say right away that I do not ask you to think everything over for me. I will just be glad to any message.
Now I have only a vague idea that the application needs to be somehow tied to one user. We need a server that will somehow accept the request and look for the addressee, then forward messages to him. The recipient then becomes the sender and the process repeats. Maybe there are some techniques, practices on how to implement this or something like that?
At the moment I'm trying to understand how node js works and I'm looking at examples of the implementation of online chat. And for some reason they all start with: "See how easy it is to run a server on a node, just 10 lines of code." But then for some reason they roll on it without fail express ... but no, wait, you need to roll more socket.io. And now the server. And those 10 lines it was still not a server? In general, while everything is somehow chaotic for me in this regard. And there is probably a whole KAMAZ with pitfalls ...

Answer 1

Blah blah blah blah. Yes, no one is interested in what you know and what not and what you want.
Ask a specific question - get (or not) a specific answer, otherwise FREELANCE.
JavaScript
Node.js
Mobile development
Phonegap
^^^ A lot
of information on this topic, including in Russian.
ps I do not want to offend anyone, but life is a harsh thing, either you need to sweat yourself, or you need to pay for someone else to sweat for you.

Answer 2

Look towards XMPP. Ready protocol, ready clients, ready servers. The protocol is extensible, able to text, commands, meta-info, streams.

Answer 3

Well, as if on the client side, you need phonegap & js & libs, that's all. Socket.io is rolled out for WebSockets . If you need pushes, use PushWoosh , it's the only one that has the Corodva SDK to my memory.
The rest is not very clear.