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1 | | -# template |
2 | | -A Template Repository for OpenSpringFest (OSF) |
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| 3 | +# PeerCall — Modern, Secure Real-Time Video Chat 🎥🔒 |
| 4 | + |
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| 9 | + |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +> A community-driven, secure, real-time video chat app built with web technologies. |
| 12 | +
|
| 13 | +--- |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +## Table of Contents |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +- [Project Overview](#project-overview) |
| 18 | +- [Vision and Design Principles](#vision-and-design-principles) |
| 19 | +- [Goals & Non-Goals](#goals--non-goals) |
| 20 | +- [Key Features](#key-features) |
| 21 | +- [Tech Stack](#tech-stack) |
| 22 | +- [Architecture Overview](#architecture-overview) |
| 23 | +- [Folder Structure](#folder-structure) |
| 24 | +- [Getting Started](#getting-started) |
| 25 | +- [Testing & Quality Gates](#testing--quality-gates) |
| 26 | +- [Contributing](#contributing) |
| 27 | +- [Issue & Release Process](#issue--release-process) |
| 28 | +- [Branching & Git Workflow](#branching--git-workflow) |
| 29 | +- [PR Template & Review Checklist](#pr-template--review-checklist) |
| 30 | +- [Code Style Guide](#code-style-guide) |
| 31 | +- [Security & Licensing](#security--licensing) |
| 32 | +- [Roadmap](#roadmap) |
| 33 | +- [Project Governance](#project-governance) |
| 34 | +- [Maintainers & Contact](#maintainers--contact) |
| 35 | +- [Acknowledgements](#acknowledgements) |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +--- |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +## Project Overview |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +**PeerCall** delivers secure, privacy-respecting, real-time video communication combining peer-to-peer WebRTC with solid authentication and session management. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +### Watch PeerCall in action: |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +*A smooth real-time WebRTC video call experience.* |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +*Seamless screen sharing capability.* |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +--- |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +## Vision and Design Principles |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +- 🚀 **Easy onboarding:** Clone, run, and start developing quickly. |
| 56 | +- 🤝 **Community-first:** Open governance and transparent development. |
| 57 | +- 🔒 **Security:** Token rotation, secure sessions, HTTP-only cookies. |
| 58 | +- ⚡ **Performance:** Responsive, efficient, modern browser compatibility. |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +--- |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +## Goals & Non-Goals |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +| **Goals** | **Non-Goals** | |
| 65 | +| ----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |
| 66 | +| Secure, user-friendly video chat platform | Enterprise-level scaling out-of-the-box | |
| 67 | +| Clear and welcoming contribution process | Polished final UI/UX design | |
| 68 | +| Strong CI/CD pipelines and reproducible builds | Complex SFU cluster deployments initially | |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +--- |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +## Key Features |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +- 🔐 Secure sign-up/sign-in with refresh token rotation |
| 75 | +- 🔗 Create/join rooms using short shareable links |
| 76 | +- 🎥 WebRTC peer-to-peer media (audio/video) with mute & toggle controls |
| 77 | +- 💬 In-call chat overlay for messaging during video calls |
| 78 | +- 📱 Device & session listing with revocation for security |
| 79 | +- 🔄 Lightweight backend for authentication, signaling, and presence |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +--- |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +## Tech Stack |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +### Frontend |
| 86 | +- React + TypeScript |
| 87 | +- [Vite](https://vitejs.dev/) |
| 88 | +- [Framer Motion](https://www.framer.com/motion/) for animations |
| 89 | +- CSS Modules / Tailwind CSS |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +### Backend |
| 92 | +- Node.js + TypeScript |
| 93 | +- Express or NestJS |
| 94 | +- MongoDB or PostgreSQL |
| 95 | +- JWT + httpOnly cookie session management |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +### Real-Time |
| 98 | +- WebRTC for media streams |
| 99 | +- socket.io or WebSocket for signaling & presence |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +### Tooling |
| 102 | +- ESLint, Prettier for code quality |
| 103 | +- Jest or Vitest for unit testing |
| 104 | +- GitHub Actions for CI/CD |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +--- |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +## Architecture Overview |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +``` |
| 111 | +
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| 112 | +graph TD |
| 113 | +Client[Client (Browser)] |
| 114 | +Server[API \& Signaling Server] |
| 115 | +Database[Database] |
| 116 | +
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| 117 | +Client -->|Requests Access Token| Server |
| 118 | +Client -->|WebRTC Signaling \& Media| Server |
| 119 | +Server -->|Stores Sessions \& Tokens| Database |
| 120 | +
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| 121 | +``` |
| 122 | +*Architecture components of PeerCall showing how client, signaling server, and database interact.* |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +--- |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | +## Folder Structure |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +``` |
| 129 | +
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| 130 | +/ |
| 131 | +├─ README.md |
| 132 | +├─ LICENSE |
| 133 | +├─ .github/ |
| 134 | +├─ frontend/ |
| 135 | +│ ├─ src/ |
| 136 | +│ ├─ public/ |
| 137 | +│ └─ package.json |
| 138 | +├─ server/ |
| 139 | +│ ├─ src/ |
| 140 | +│ └─ package.json |
| 141 | +├─ scripts/ |
| 142 | +└─ tests/ |
| 143 | +
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| 144 | +``` |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +--- |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | +## Getting Started |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +### Prerequisites |
| 151 | +- Node.js >= 18 |
| 152 | +- npm >= 9 or Yarn |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +### Clone and install |
| 155 | + |
| 156 | +``` |
| 157 | +
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| 158 | +git clone https://github.com/OPCODE-Open-Spring-Fest/PeerCall.git |
| 159 | +cd PeerCall |
| 160 | +cd frontend |
| 161 | +npm install |
| 162 | +cd ../server |
| 163 | +npm install |
| 164 | +
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| 165 | +``` |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +### Setup environment variables |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | +- Copy `.env.example` to `.env` in both `frontend` and `server` folders and fill in the required values. |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | +### Run local servers |
| 172 | + |
| 173 | +``` |
| 174 | +
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| 175 | +
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| 176 | +# Run backend API server |
| 177 | +
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| 178 | +cd server \&\& npm run dev |
| 179 | +
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| 180 | +# Run frontend dev server (open new terminal) |
| 181 | +
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| 182 | +cd ../frontend \&\& npm run dev |
| 183 | +
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| 184 | +``` |
| 185 | + |
| 186 | +Open [http://localhost:5173](http://localhost:5173) to view the app. |
| 187 | + |
| 188 | +--- |
| 189 | + |
| 190 | +## Testing & Quality Gates |
| 191 | + |
| 192 | +- ✅ Type-check: `npm run type-check` |
| 193 | +- ✅ Linting: `npm run lint` (`npm run lint:fix` to fix issues) |
| 194 | +- ✅ Unit Tests: `npm run test` |
| 195 | +- ✅ Build verification: `npm run build` |
| 196 | +- ✅ Continuous Integration with GitHub Actions on all PRs and main branch. |
| 197 | + |
| 198 | +--- |
| 199 | + |
| 200 | +## Contributing |
| 201 | + |
| 202 | +Please read our [Contribution Guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed instructions. Quick start: |
| 203 | + |
| 204 | +1. Pick an issue labelled `good first issue` or `help wanted`. |
| 205 | +2. Fork and create a feature branch: `git checkout -b feat/awesome-feature` |
| 206 | +3. Commit often with clear, conventional commit messages. |
| 207 | +4. Run tests and linting locally before PR. |
| 208 | +5. Open a PR referencing relevant issues and describe your changes. |
| 209 | +6. Engage in code review until PR is approved and merged. |
| 210 | + |
| 211 | +--- |
| 212 | + |
| 213 | +## Issue & Release Process |
| 214 | + |
| 215 | +- Use descriptive labels like `type: bug`, `area: frontend`, `help wanted` etc. |
| 216 | +- File issues using templates for reproducibility. |
| 217 | +- Releases follow semantic versioning. Changelog auto-generated. |
| 218 | + |
| 219 | +--- |
| 220 | + |
| 221 | +## Branching & Git Workflow |
| 222 | + |
| 223 | +- Feature branches use prefixes like `feat/`, `fix/`, `chore/`, and `docs/`. |
| 224 | +- PRs should be concise and pass all CI checks. |
| 225 | +- Rebase to keep history clean before merging. |
| 226 | + |
| 227 | +--- |
| 228 | + |
| 229 | +## PR Template & Review Checklist |
| 230 | + |
| 231 | +``` |
| 232 | +
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| 233 | +
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| 234 | +## Summary |
| 235 | +
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| 236 | +## Related Issues |
| 237 | +
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| 238 | +## How to Test |
| 239 | +
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| 240 | +- [ ] CI passes |
| 241 | +- [ ] Code style \& tests updated |
| 242 | +
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| 243 | +``` |
| 244 | + |
| 245 | +--- |
| 246 | + |
| 247 | +## Code Style Guide |
| 248 | + |
| 249 | +- Strict TypeScript typing – use `readonly` and `unknown` when appropriate |
| 250 | +- ESLint and Prettier enforced for consistency |
| 251 | +- Modular, testable, focused components and functions |
| 252 | +- Clear API typings on exports and interfaces |
| 253 | + |
| 254 | +--- |
| 255 | + |
| 256 | +## Security & Licensing |
| 257 | + |
| 258 | +- Responsible Disclosure guidelines in `SECURITY.md` |
| 259 | +- Contributor Code of Conduct in `CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md` |
| 260 | +- Licensed under MIT (see the `LICENSE` file) |
| 261 | + |
| 262 | +--- |
| 263 | + |
| 264 | +## Roadmap |
| 265 | + |
| 266 | +- v0.1: MVP - authentication + basic peer-to-peer WebRTC calls |
| 267 | +- v0.2: Session management, chat overlay, UI improvements, e2e tests |
| 268 | +- v1.0: Accessibility audit, stability enhancements, optional SFU integration |
| 269 | + |
| 270 | +--- |
| 271 | + |
| 272 | +## Project Governance |
| 273 | + |
| 274 | +Community-driven with maintainer oversight. Contributions, discussions, and feedback are welcomed to shape project direction. |
| 275 | + |
| 276 | +--- |
| 277 | + |
| 278 | +## Maintainers & Contact |
| 279 | + |
| 280 | +- Project Manager: [@your-github-handle](https://github.com/your-github-handle) |
| 281 | +- Backend Maintainer: [@backend-dev](https://github.com/backend-dev) |
| 282 | +- Frontend Maintainer: [@frontend-dev](https://github.com/frontend-dev) |
| 283 | +- Security Contact: [security@yourdomain.com](mailto:security@yourdomain.com) |
| 284 | + |
| 285 | +--- |
| 286 | + |
| 287 | +## Acknowledgements |
| 288 | + |
| 289 | +Thanks to all [PeerCall contributors](https://github.com/OPCODE-Open-Spring-Fest/PeerCall/graphs/contributors), WebRTC community ([webrtc.org](https://webrtc.org/)), and open-source projects making this possible. |
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