native-messaging-swarm
v1.0.2
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TCP/UDP swarm on top of WebExtension's native messaging protocol
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Native messaging swarm
A swarm library that would allow to replicate a dat stream thorugh tcp/udp from the browser. It uses WebExtension's native messaging protocol.
Installation
npm install native-messaging-swarm
Usage
const runtime = require('browser.runtime') // or window.runtime
const hyperdrive = require('hyperdrive')
const swarm = require('native-messaging-swarm')
const archive = hyperdrive('./test')
const port = runtime.connectNative(`${__dirname}/native.js`)
archive.ready(() => {
// shares the archive through tcp/udp from the native app
swarm(archive, port)
})
Example
Thanks to browser.runtime
, on nodejs it'll spawn
a new process that mimics the native messaging app. In the future the native app can be packaged (https://github.com/zeit/pkg) and would work through a native messaging manifest (see WebExtensions).
Test this already by launching node example.js
. It'll start an archive with a dat.json
and share it through hyperdiscovery
with the native app.
To clone using hyperdiscovery
use node clone.js [key]
.