webrtc-explorer

webrtc-ring

tl;dr ring inspired ring DHT algorithm using WebRTC as transport layer for P2P in the browser. You can find more about how it works underneath at HOW_DOES_IT_WORK

It enables you to communicate between several browsers in a p2p/decentralized fashion though a DHT.

Badgers


How to create a node

webrtc-ring uses browserify

var ring = require('webrtc-ring');

var nodeConfig = {
  signalingURL: 'http://url-to-webrtc-ring-signaling-server.com'
};
var node = ring.createNode(nodeConfig);

node.e.on('ready', function () {
  // this node is ready
});

How to communicate with other nodes

Send a message to a Node responsible for the ID 1af17e73721dbe0c40011b82ed4bb1a7dbe3ce29

var toId = '1af17e73721dbe0c40011b82ed4bb1a7dbe3ce29'; 
// 160 bit ID represented in hex(`git_sha1` module is a good way to generate these)

node.send(destID: toId, 
          data: 'hey, how are you doing');

Send a message to this node sucessor (next node in ring)

node.sendSucessor(data: 'hey, how are you doing');

Receive a message

node.e.on('message', function(message) {
  console.log(message);
});

Other options

logging

add the logging flag to your nodeConfig

var nodeConfig = {
  //...
  logging: true
  //...
};