Project Idea: [Mentorship Program 2023] AsyncAPI Studio: Enhanced Collaboration and Real-time Editing

[Shurtu-gal]

🚀 Introduction:

AsyncAPI Studio is a web-based IDE designed for working with AsyncAPI specifications. While the tool provides a solid foundation for individual developers, there is a need to enhance collaboration features and introduce real-time editing capabilities. This project aims to improve collaboration within AsyncAPI Studio by enabling multiple users to work together on AsyncAPI specifications in real-time.

💡 Project Description:

The primary focus of this idea is to enhance collaboration and real-time editing capabilities within AsyncAPI Studio. The following features can be developed:

• 🤝 Real-time Collaboration:

  • Implement real-time collaboration features, allowing multiple users to work on the same AsyncAPI specification simultaneously.
  • Enable live editing, so changes made by one user are instantly visible to others working on the specification.
  • Support real-time chat or comments to facilitate communication and collaboration among users.

• 🔄 Conflict Resolution:

  • Implement conflict detection and resolution mechanisms to handle concurrent changes made by multiple users to the same specification.
  • Provide visual indicators and notifications when conflicts occur, allowing users to resolve conflicts efficiently.

• ⏳ Version History:

  • Integrate version control capabilities within AsyncAPI Studio to track the history of specification changes.
  • Allow users to view the revision history, compare versions, and revert to previous versions if needed.
  • Enable branching and merging functionalities to facilitate collaborative workflows.

• 👥 User Presence Indicators:

  • Display user presence indicators within AsyncAPI Studio to show who else is currently active and working on the same specification.
  • Enhance collaboration by enabling users to see which parts of the specification are being modified by others in real-time.

🔧 Approach:

The approach for enhancing collaboration and real-time editing in AsyncAPI Studio could be like this

1. Integration of Real-time Collaboration Framework:

   • Select and integrate a real-time collaboration framework, such as ShareDB or Yjs, that best aligns with the requirements of AsyncAPI Studio.
   • Set up the necessary server-side infrastructure to handle real-time communication and synchronization of specification changes.
   • Implement the client-side integration of the collaboration framework, allowing multiple users to connect and collaborate within AsyncAPI Studio.

2. Real-time Editing and Conflict Resolution:

   • Enable live editing functionality, ensuring that changes made by one user are instantly visible to others working on the same specification.
   • Implement conflict detection mechanisms to identify concurrent changes made by multiple users.
   • Develop conflict resolution strategies, such as highlighting conflicting changes and providing options for users to merge or resolve conflicts.

3. Version Control and History:

   • Integrate version control functionality within AsyncAPI Studio, allowing users to track the history of specification changes.
   • Implement the ability to view revision history, compare different versions, and revert to previous versions if necessary.
   • Enable branching and merging functionalities to support collaborative workflows and branching strategies.

4. User Presence Indicators and Communication:

   • Implement user presence indicators within AsyncAPI Studio to display active users and their current editing status.
   • Enable real-time chat or comment functionality to facilitate communication and collaboration among users.
   • Provide notifications or alerts to notify users of changes made by others and to handle any collaborative actions required.

By following this approach, we aim to transform AsyncAPI Studio into a powerful collaborative platform where users can seamlessly work together on AsyncAPI specifications in real-time.I look forward to a critical review so that we can fine tune the points.

[github-actions]

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[Shurtu-gal]

Reopening this issue as has been mentioned in GSoC.

cc: @AceTheCreator

[Amzani]

I appreciate the thorough and well-thought-out plan for enhancing collaboration within AsyncAPI Studio. However, considering the growing trend of developers using integrated development environments (IDEs) like VSCode, I propose a slight shift in focus toward this.

Example of existing VS Code extension: https://code.visualstudio.com/learn/collaboration/live-share
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/visualstudio/liveshare/

@Shurtu-gal you can join this discussion if you are interested.

[Shurtu-gal]

That sound's like a great idea.

[skushagra9]

Hi, I have a good experience with open source
I am interested to take this project , should I start contributing now ??
So that I can get some experience for this project and there are better chances to get selected for this project in GSOC'24

[Shurtu-gal]

Hey @skushagra9, currently the focus is shifting towards editor extensions as mentioned in previous comment.

[shahnawazpatel23]

HEY @Shurtu-gal , i am in my web dev journey meanwhile i have created a chat app which uses real time chatting using socket.io and now i am keen to work in this project ,so can you please enlighten me ,how can i start contribution in this project?