SpaceCraft is an open-source, real-time, collaborative REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) that runs in the browser.
Currently, there are several existing solutions in this problem domain that attempt to allow developers to easily try out unfamiliar languages and provide a REPL-like experience. However, each of these solutions has made decisions that limit their ability to provide a comprehensive experience for developers. Coderpad.io, for example, requires sign-up and only provides a 30-minute demo environment. Repl.it recently announced the launch of its collaborative feature, however it is closed source and requires sign-up. Our team wants to create a free open-source alternative that developers can deploy on their own and use it to explore different languages through a collaborative REPL and code editor.
We currently limit our support to three main languages: Ruby, JavaScript and Python. More languages may be added in the future.
Learn more about our project here, including the challenges we solved by implementing containers, pseudo-terminals, input synchronization, and a reverse proxy.
Ying Chyi Gooi - New York City, NY
Nick Johnson - San Francisco, CA
Julius Zerwick - New York City, NY
Make sure that you are signed-in to Heroku in your browser, then deploy using the one-click button below:
Note: this will deploy the latest master branch from this repository.
Make sure you have Node.js installed. Then, run:
npm install
Once the dependencies are installed, run:
npm start
Navigate to http://localhost:3000/ to start the app.
Note: in order for Ruby and Python REPLs to run properly, you need to have those runtimes installed in your system.
Make sure you have Docker installed in your host system. Then, clone this repository, navigate to the root path of the project folder, and then run:
docker build -t spacecraft-app .
Note: spacecraft-app can be replaced by a name of your choice.
Once Docker is finished with building the image, run the following command to verify that spacecraft-app exists and has been built successfully.
docker images
If the build succeeds, execute the following command to launch the application:
docker run -p 80:3000 -d spacecraft-app
Once that is done, navigate to localhost to view the app. If running on a remote host however, you'll need to request the remote host IP in order to connect with the app.
For remote host only: if there's issues with connecting to the app, make sure to check your remote host's firewall settings to allow port 80 to be accessible. Example: ufw allow 80