Skypad

Simple, real time collaborative notepad on the cloud. First version quickly built in an hour with Skygear

Try now:

• Create a new note: https://skygear-demo.github.io/skypad

Non-CDN version

• This version's libraries are not served from any CDN. Suitable for independent deployment.

Features

• Handy - Create a pad instantly.
• Simple UI - Neat, undistracting and responsive.
• Easy Sharing - Share by URL, Twitter or FB.
• Collaboration - Real time sync across all platforms.
• Auto Save - Changes saved on the cloud automatically.
• Syntax Highligting - Support JavaScript, C, HTML and CSS. More comming.

Try it here

Develop

• Edit the config dict at app.js

const config = {
  baseURL: "https://yoursite.com/", // To help generate a correct sharing URL
  skygearAPIEndpoint: "https://skypad.skygeario.com/", // API Endpoint
  skygearAPIKey: "xxxxc613xxxx4227xxxx6114a401xxxx", // API Key
  writerUser: "username", // the default user for creating app
  writerPass: "password"  // the default user password for creating app
}

• Sign up at Skygear to obtain the API Endpoint and API Key.
• Use signupWithUserName to create your own writerUser at Skygear.

Deploy

This app can be deployed on localhost, AWS s3, Skygear hosting, GitHub Page or other static hosts.

• These files are required to deploy:
  • index.html - Main layout
  • app.js - Main app logic
  • app.css - CSS styling
  • /vendor - Required external library files

Versions

You can view the previous version as tags, e.g. v0.1, v0.2

• mvp Quick first usable version
• v0.1 Social sharing and UI fixed
• v0.2 Code highlighting
• v0.3 Create new pad and pad title
• v1.0 List of my notes (Automatically managed)
• v1.1 (Upcoming) Private notes

Feedback and Contribution

Feel free to open any issue and PR. Contact at [email protected]

Credits & Thanks

• Code highlighting powered by CodeFlask by kazzkiq. That's awesome.

• CSS and base style: MUI a lightweight material framework.

• I didn't use complex JS framework but zepto.js for quick hacks and keep it lightweight.

Mentions

• Discussion on HN

About Skygear

Skygear is a backend for building real-time and cloud-based web/mobile app. Skypad is a perfect simple usecase.