Brwoser Activity Checker

A minimal WebSocket server and client implementation for tracking and managing connection statuses.

Project Overview

This project implements a lightweight WebSocket server with a simple status management system. It allows real-time status tracking between a server and client, with three primary states: Active, Sharing, and Inactive.

Features

• 🚀 Simple WebSocket server implementation
• 🔄 Real-time status tracking
• 📡 Multiple status states
• 🔒 Thread-safe global status management

Technology Stack

• Language: Rust
• WebSocket Library: tungstenite
• Serialization: serde
• Frontend: Vanilla JavaScript

Project Structure

.
├── src/
│ ├── lib.rs # Status management and shared types
│ └── main.rs # WebSocket server implementation
├── index.html # Client-side WebSocket interface
└── Cargo.toml # Project dependencies and configuration

Status Enum

The project defines three distinct statuses:

• Active: Connection is established and active
• Sharing: Specific sharing mode
• Inactive: No active connection

Installation

Prerequisites

• Rust (latest stable version)
• Cargo package manager

Steps

1. Clone the repository

2. Navigate to the project directory

3. Build the project:

   cargo build --release

Running the Server

cargo run

The server will start on ws://localhost:8235

Client Interface

Open index.html in a web browser:

• Input text and click "Send"
• Automatically sets status based on input
• Logs server responses in the console

WebSocket Communication

Server Responsibilities

• Manages global connection status
• Handles WebSocket connections
• Broadcasts status changes

Client Responsibilities

• Establishes WebSocket connection
• Sends status updates
• Receives and processes server status messages

Dependencies

• tungstenite: WebSocket protocol implementation
• serde: Serialization and deserialization
• once_cell: Lazy static initialization
• serde_json: JSON parsing

Example Usage

// Setting statusset_status(&Status::Active);// Getting current statuslet current_status = get_brwoser_activity_status();

WebSocket Message Format

{
"status": "active"| "sharing" | "inactive"
}

Error Handling

• Graceful handling of connection errors
• Detailed error logging
• Automatic status reset on connection issues

Potential Improvements

• Add authentication
• Implement more robust error handling
• Create a more feature-rich client interface
• Add logging mechanisms

License

[Specify your license here, e.g., MIT, Apache 2.0]