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Sample project with a simple implementation of the webxdc read and write APIs.
Demo (no server or installation required)
Open index.html in your web browser
Click 'Add Peer' to open as many peers as you like
Type a message and press 'Send' to see the update in each peer. (For Safari you might need to check the setting under Develop > Disable Local File Restrictions.)
Developing webxdc apps
Simply copy webxdc.js from this repo beside your index.html and you are ready to go
to develop and test your app in most browsers.
Bundle your app using ./create-xdc.sh your-app-name
and send it to your friends 🙂
Further Hints and Troubleshooting
Limitations
Due to the nature of most browsers and how they scope localStorage,
each emulated peer will get the same localStorage.
To really test the storage usage of your Webxdc,
bundle the app and test it in Delta Chat directly
where all peers get their own localStorage.
Alternatively, use the more advanced webxdc-dev tool.
To use the devtool in safari you need to disable the local file restrictions
under Develop -> Disable Local File Restrictions.
After doing this you can use the dev tool simulator.
Make sure to reload (Cmd + R) all simulator tabs/windows to apply this setting.
Without this option Add Peer seems to work (it opens a new instance), but the instances will not be able to communicate.
Developing on Android
install Termux
install Python and Git in Termux
git clone the devtool repo or your fork of it
use python -m http.server to serve it for development using nano/vim
when you are done, use ./create-xdc.sh for bundling
copy the created .xdc file to a location from where you can access and send it via Delta Chat
pro tip: you can create symbolic link to a folder in the external storage
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Sample project with a simple implementation of the webxdc read and write APIs