I've been wanting to give this architecture a go f...

# javascript

[Edoardo Luppi]

I've been wanting to give this architecture a go for a while now, mostly to create a reusable template.
Would be a nice example to showcase how Multiplatform can be leveraged, I guess?

[David Herman]

What's a concrete example of this architecture?

[Edoardo Luppi]

To keep it short, we talk to mainframes via TCP sockets.
While investigating browser support for our applications, for whatever reason it was decided implementing a WebSocket server was out of question. At that point, with the only option being using TCP and its unavailability in a web page context, my idea was to offer a browser extension and an accompanying native host.
Obviously it's not something I'd want to ship or maintain, but it's probably a good exercise.

The SPA uses the browser extension + the native host as proxy for the server, instead of using the typical REST APIs or WebSockets.

[Edoardo Luppi]

Btw, if Ktor is going to support the embedded server on Windows, than that could be another solution. We can use browser > embedded server via WebSocket on localhost > server via TCP socket.

But the native host solution is cool because the browser manages its lifecycle.