TypeSync

A simple web app to sync text across multiple devices.

The idea is that there is a broadcaster who types in code and listeners who see the code in real time. Sort of like a text-only Google Meet. Backend is written in Go and frontend is written in Svelte. This could be particularly useful for teaching and learning.

This repo contains the backend code.

Find the frontend code here.

Features

• Broadcast code from a broadcaster to multiple listeners
• Broadcaster can see how many listeners are connected
• Listeners can let the broadcaster know if they are able to follow along

Demo 🪄

Usage

Broadcaster

1. Create a TypeSync room

2. Share the room link with your listeners

3. Start typing, press "Send" (Or Ctrl + Enter) to send the code

4. See how many listeners are connected and how many are following along

Listener

1. Go to the room link shared by the broadcaster (Or enter the room code)

2. Let the broadcaster know if you are able to follow along (Press to toggle)

Notes

If there are no listeners, broadcaster closes the tab, and is not seen for 30 minutes, the room will be deleted within a another 30 minutes.

Frameworks and Libraries

• Gin : Web framework
• WebSockets : For real-time communication

Why?

• I thought this would be a fun project to work on
• I wanted to learn Go
• I wanted to get better at backend development
• I wanted to learn Svelte (Not really, but was a good excuse to learn it)
• I wanted to showcase my skills in improving a prduct (i.e. More updates to come)

Contributing

Please feel free to open an issue or a PR if you have any suggestions or improvements. Also, if you find any bugs, please open an issue.