Chatterbox Web Extension

P2P messaging application bundled as a web extension for Firefox and Chrome

Install

Firefox	Chrome

Install for Development

Ensure Node.js 12+ and npm 6+ are installed.

1. Clone this repo
2. Install the project dependencies with npm install
3. Build the project npm run build (see build below)
4. Load the web extension in your favourite browser:
   • Firefox
     1. Navigate to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
     2. Click on the "Load temporary add-on" button
     3. Select manifest.json file in the dist directory
   • Chrome
     1. Navigate to chrome://extensions
     2. Click on the "Load unpacked" button
     3. Navigate to the dist directory

Build

Build with CHATTERBOX_RELAY_ADDRS environment variable to specify one or more comma separated multiaddrs of chatterbox relay servers to connect to.

e.g.

CHATTERBOX_RELAY_ADDRS=/ip4/138.68.55.103/tcp/4138/ws/ipfs/QmTtZnqydWPKxRDuDLbMjo4NHJPwrascKgxQwpBSx5Zd7k npm run build

Current production relay addrs:

• /ip4/138.68.55.103/tcp/4138/ws/ipfs/QmTtZnqydWPKxRDuDLbMjo4NHJPwrascKgxQwpBSx5Zd7k

Package

To package for web extension stores, run the following commands:

1. Build the extension (as above) including any relay addrs
2. Run npm run package
3. Output can be found in the web-ext-artifacts directory

Contribute

Feel free to dive in! Open an issue or submit PRs.

License

MIT © Alan Shaw