A version of ../connect as a desktop application. On running the desktop application, an Iroh endpoint id will be displayed. This id can be plugged into a terminal running the ../connect example as a sender. What the sender types in the terminal will appear in the connect-desktop application window.

Dependencies

Wails v2.10.2 (old version, haven't tried on a newer yet - hopefully works there too!)
Vite v3.0.7
Go v1.18
npm v10.2+
node v20.11+

Getting setup

Install node and golang

Install Wails:

go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@v2.10.2 // for tested version
// OR: go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@latest // for latest

// then install frontend dependency
cd frontend 
npm i

Running in development mode

wails dev

Build a binary

wails build .

Listener (this example)

./connect-desktop

Terminal 2 (sender)

Run ../connect in a terminal and connect to the endpoint id displayed by the listener.

./connect -endpoint <endpoint-id>

You'll see a connection notice if the two endpoints manage to connect to each other. You can type messages in the sender terminal and they will be shown on the screen of the desktop app.