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NowPad: Realtime Text Collaboration

Uses

Node.js - Server Side Javascript
Express.js - The "Server" in Server Side Javascript
Now.js - Server and Client Side Communication

Install

npm install nowpad

Demo

Basic single textarea demo
```
  nowpad basic # http://localhost:9572/
```
ACE Code Editor demo
```
  nowpad ace # http://localhost:9572/
```

Usage

Server Side

  // Include
  nowpad = require("nowpad");

  // Setup with your Express Server
  nowpad.setup(app);

  // Bind to Document Changes
  nowpad.bind('sync',function(value){});

Client Side

Include Dependencies

  <script src="/nowjs/now.js"></script>
  <script src="/nowpad/nowpad.js"></script>

Using NowPad with a Textarea

  // Without jQuery
  new nowpadClient({
      pad: document.getElementById('myTextarea')
  });

  // Or With jQuery
  $textarea = $('#myTextarea').nowpad();

Using NowPad with ACE

  new nowpadClient({
      pad: ace.edit('pad')
  });

Features

Sync the same textarea between multiple clients
Keep the cursor positions intact
Only the difference is sent between clients
Data will always remain intact between clients (it will never get corrupted)
Potential to work with HTML as well as Text
Plug and play with the node.js package

Todo

The roadmap lays here

History

v0.8 April 29, 2011
- Nowpad now works with ACE and TextAreas
v0.7 April 29, 2011
- Nowpad is now a npm package
v0.6
- Greatly improved performance
v0.5
- Ignores internet explorer and console less browsers
- Now will only apply syncs once the user has finished typing
v0.4
- New algorithm which ensures data will never get corrupted
v0.3
- Server now keeps a copy of the document
v0.2
- Working on a type together basis with two people
v0.1
- Working on a start and stop basis

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