netasmcom / socketify

Raw TCP and UDP Sockets API on Desktop Browsers

Socketify

TCP and UDP Sockets API on Chrome, Firefox and Safari desktop browsers with extensions via native messaging.

What? A cross-platform, cross-browser extension for desktop browsers that injects simple & easy-to-use UdpPeer, TcpServer and TcpClient sockets API into page window, available in plain JavaScript.

Why? I was prototyping a web-based multiplayer-online game then realized that WebSocket and WebRTC standard APIs are not flexible enough to achieve custom networking solutions when needed. After that I took the challenge and decided to provide raw UDP and TCP sockets with a simple API so that people can implement their own network transport layer on top. Especially for real-time games, you'd better use thin UDP transport layer to fight with network congestion!

How? Using Native Messaging APIs on Chrome↗ and Firefox↗, we are exchanging messages with native host app (Messenger) so it does all socket operations for us.

Getting Started

• Installation Guides
• Example Test Page
• API Documentation

TODO

• Native Messaging Host
• Socketify API
• Chrome Extension
• Firefox Porting
• Installation Guides
• API Documentation
• Unity WebGL Support
• Extension Popup Menu
• Host App Installer
• Safari Extension
• Encryption Support

socketify's Issues

Unable to install on Mac

Installation doesn't seem to work on Mac OS 10.14.4. Below is the output of ./Messenger install -chromeExtID=abc -firefoxExtID=xyz

Also, why make it mandatory to install the extension for both Chrome and Firefox? Would be great if one could install on only one browser.

panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
[signal SIGSEGV: segmentation violation code=0x1 addr=0x18 pc=0x11113d3]

goroutine 1 [running]:
main.read(0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
	~/Downloads/Socketify-master/Messenger/main.go:42 +0xc3
main.main()
	~/Downloads/Socketify-master/Messenger/main.go:100 +0x263

It is not sending data to any device

Is this extension still maintained?

Not working on linux

Messenger installation on linux fails. Perhaps the documentation should specify the platforms this works on. Thanks!

linux installation not implemented yet

nice work ,thanks.

Release pre-built Messenger?

I read the install steps and I saw that it involves downloading go and go packages and then building. If someone built the exe and put it on GitHub releases, will other people be able to just download the exe instead of building it themselves?