In the previous chapter, we explored how you could simplify your video chat application for when you want to offer "audio only" calls. Now, let's see how easy it is to extend our original video chat application so that the two users can also chat by typing messages and they can share web links and notes, as they interact through the video interface.
Getting Started with WebRTC
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Getting Started with WebRTC
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Overview of this book
WebRTC delivers web-based real-time communication and is set to revolutionize our view of what the Web really is. Streaming audio and video from browser to browser, as well as opening raw access to the camera and microphone, is already creating a whole new dynamic web. WebRTC also introduces real-time data channels that will allow interaction with dynamic data feeds from sensors and other devices. This really is a great time to be a web developer!
Getting Started with WebRTC provides all of the practical information you need to quickly understand what WebRTC is, how it works, and how you can add it to your own web applications. It includes clear working examples designed to help you get started building your own WebRTC-enabled applications right away.
Getting Started with WebRTC will guide you through the process of creating your own WebRTC application that can be applied in a number of different real-world situations, using well documented and clearly explained code examples.
You will learn how to quickly and easily create a practical peer-to-peer video chat application, an audio only call option, and how a Web-Socket-based signaling server can also be used to enable real-time text-based chat. You will also be shown how this same server and application structure can easily be extended to include simple drag-and-drop file sharing with transfer updates and thumbnail previews.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Getting Started with WebRTC
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
An Introduction to Web-based Real-Time Communication
A More Technical Introduction to Web-based Real-Time Communication
Creating a Real-time Video Call
Creating an Audio Only Call
Adding Text-based Chat
Adding File Sharing
Example Application 1 – Education and E-learning
Example Application 2 – Team Communication
Index
Customer Reviews