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> gfile is a WebRTC based file exchange software. > It allows to share a file directly between two computers, without the need of a third party. Can it be don

by est 8y ago

> gfile is a WebRTC based file exchange software. > It allows to share a file directly between two computers, without the need of a third party. Can it be done with a single HTML file instead of Go? You know, which can be hosted anywhere even on Github pages.

TomMarius 8y ago
There is Go WASM runtime, isn't there?
- Insanity 8y ago
  Yeah, you can compile to WASM since the last few versions of Go (1.10 or 1.11)!
ggerganov 8y ago
I actually did such kind of experiment recently [0]. As a bonus, the users do not have to copy/paste the SDP data manually - instead it is transmitted through sound! [0] https://ggerganov.github.io/wave-share https://ggerganov.github.io/wave-share
- Antonito 8y ago
  That project is really cool! I'm planning to work on the SDP stuff at some point. It works well, but sharing two base64 encoded strings isn't very practical :/
Sean-Der 8y ago
The use case that excites me is transfer between servers/no X11. Just a single binary, no deps to worry about. They could also be air gapped, both behind NATs and other non-standard topologies. ICE will take care of all the hard problems :)
- est 8y ago
  > transfer between servers A simple NC command would do. Or something like python -m http.server and curl
  - giancarlostoro 8y ago
    Heh can't tell you how many times I've used that python http server. Sure enough no matter the OS if Python is installed, it gives me the edge if I can access machines behind the same network.
  - Sean-Der 8y ago
    That wouldn’t work if they don’t have a direct connection (my main use case) I have a bunch of servers with no public IPs split between different regions.
zimbatm 8y ago
On a server it makes sense if there is no UI involved. Potentially the sender could output a URL that contains the SDP. That way the receiver can either be a CLI or a web browser.
imetatroll 8y ago
The page needs to run the appropriate javascript. That is all. Of course a STUN server at the least is required.
Antonito 8y ago
Yup, it can be done! Actually, it's one of my next objectives for it. I started to write a front-end client, with WebAssembly. It's not fully working yet, but you can take a look at it here: https://github.com/Antonito/gfile/tree/master/_client/web https://github.com/Antonito/gfile/tree/master/_client/web

by est 8y ago

TomMarius 8y ago

There is Go WASM runtime, isn't there?

Insanity 8y ago
Yeah, you can compile to WASM since the last few versions of Go (1.10 or 1.11)!

ggerganov 8y ago

I actually did such kind of experiment recently [0]. As a bonus, the users do not have to copy/paste the SDP data manually - instead it is transmitted through sound! [0] https://ggerganov.github.io/wave-share https://ggerganov.github.io/wave-share

Antonito 8y ago
That project is really cool! I'm planning to work on the SDP stuff at some point. It works well, but sharing two base64 encoded strings isn't very practical :/

Sean-Der 8y ago

The use case that excites me is transfer between servers/no X11. Just a single binary, no deps to worry about. They could also be air gapped, both behind NATs and other non-standard topologies. ICE will take care of all the hard problems :)

est 8y ago
> transfer between servers A simple NC command would do. Or something like python -m http.server and curl
- giancarlostoro 8y ago
  Heh can't tell you how many times I've used that python http server. Sure enough no matter the OS if Python is installed, it gives me the edge if I can access machines behind the same network.
- Sean-Der 8y ago
  That wouldn’t work if they don’t have a direct connection (my main use case) I have a bunch of servers with no public IPs split between different regions.

zimbatm 8y ago

On a server it makes sense if there is no UI involved. Potentially the sender could output a URL that contains the SDP. That way the receiver can either be a CLI or a web browser.

imetatroll 8y ago

The page needs to run the appropriate javascript. That is all. Of course a STUN server at the least is required.

Antonito 8y ago

Yup, it can be done! Actually, it's one of my next objectives for it. I started to write a front-end client, with WebAssembly. It's not fully working yet, but you can take a look at it here: https://github.com/Antonito/gfile/tree/master/_client/web https://github.com/Antonito/gfile/tree/master/_client/web