X-Git-Url: https://git.r.bdr.sh/rbdr/junction/blobdiff_plain/1ed219c8314a0ca1b95ef8593bb608b7659c87a3..30295bf26ceb753bda98b0808c98021dc2b5901b:/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9e420d3..345fa6b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,13 +1,85 @@ # Junction -Connect people through any URL +Connect people through any URL. -## Extension +Junction is a web extension for Firefox, Chrome and Safari that lets you start +an audio call at any URL. -### Testing on Firefox +## Building + +Running `make` or `make package` will regenerate the content script, and +package the extension for all browsers in the `./build/` directory with +the following outputs: + +- `junction.xpi`: The firefox extension +- `junction.zip`: The chrome extension +- `Junction.app`: The safari extension app + +## Developing + +The project is divided into three main parts: + +- `server`: A server that handles message passing to establish the WebRTC + connections. +- `extension`: The main code of the extension itself. +- `safari`: The safari app, it wraps the extension using symlinks. + +### Dependencies + +- `make` to run the build commands. +- `xcode` to build the safari extension. +- `node` and `pnpm` to build the extension, and if you want to run the server + directly. +- `podman` and `podman-compose` if you want to run the server as a container. +- `prettier` to format Javascript, JSON, Yaml, and Markdown. +- `xcbeautify` to format swift + +### Server + +The server is a socket.io server that relays messages between peers to help +establish a WebRTC connection. + +#### Configuration + +You can use environment variables to control the server. + +- `JUNCTION_SERVER_PORT` which port to listen on. Defaults to `8000`. + +### Extension + +The extension uses WebExtension manifest v2 and is compatible with Firefox, +Chrome and Safari. + +You can build all extensions using `make` in the root of the directory. + +If you want to run manually then you can run `pnpm install` from the +`extension` folder to install dependencies, and `pnpm build` to generate the +content script. + +``` +$ pnpm install && pnpm build +``` + +#### Testing on Firefox In order to test on firefox, first go to `about:debugging`, then click on the `This Firefox` option. Then click on `Load Temporary Add-On` and -point the browser to the `extension/manifest.json` file. +point the browser to the `build/junction.xpi` file if you're using `make`, or +`extension/manifest.json` file if you're testing without packaging. + +This will enable the extension and will allow you to use the inspector to +debug. + +#### Testing on Chrome + +In order to test on chrome, first go to `chrome://extensions/`. Make sure +`Developer mode` is enabled. You can drag the `build/junction.zip` file or +click `Load Unpacked` and point the browser to the `extension` directory. + +#### Testing on Safari + +Open `Junction.app` and then enable the extension in Safari. + +### Formatting -This will enable the extension and will allow you to use the inspector to debug. +Running `make format` will format the code with prettify and xcbeautify