RTCSS: a framework for developing real-time peer-to-peer web applications

Current web applications rely on a client-server architecture. Web browsers contact a server to retrieve content which is displayed to the user. With this approach the server responds to all requests which can result in a performance bottleneck. Peer-to-peer systems allow clients to retrieve content from other connected clients, thus reducing the load on a central server. WebRTC allows web browsers to open direct communication channels to other web browsers, introducing peer-to-peer solutions to the web application. We present RTCSS a WebRTC framework that allows developers to swiftly develop web applications that utilise WebRTC to synchronise the client's state between browsers.