simonbengtsson/airdash — Gitpedia

Transfer photos and files to any device.

Get the app

Analytics

Analytics Dashboard

Key features

Support for all major platforms and app stores (iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux and Android)
Free forever to send any number of files of any size
Maximum privacy and security by fully encrypting files and transferring them directly between devices
Quickly start transfers using native mobile share sheet and drag and drop on desktop
Send files anywhere (no need to be on the same network or nearby)
Automatically uses the best and fastest connection available (wifi, mobile internet, ethernet etc)

Key technologies

Flutter 3 (iOS, macOS, Android, Linux and Windows apps)
WebRTC (file and data transfers)
Firebase Firestore (WebRTC signaling and config storage)
Firebase Functions (device pairing and config automation)
Firebase Hosting (website and static files hosting)
App Store Connect API and Microsoft Store submission API (release automation)
Mixpanel (web and app analytics)
Sentry (app monitoring and error tracking)

Run project

Create a firebase project (https://console.firebase.google.com) and enable firestore and anonymous authentication
Create a .env file by duplicating the .env.sample file
Replace the firebase project id and web API key in the .env file with the ones for your project (firebase console -> project settings)
Run dart tools/scripts.dart app_env to get a env.dart file
Deploy pairing backend function by cd functions && npm i && npx firebase deploy --only pairing
Run app using editor or flutter run

By default a google stun server is used to connect peers. The simplest way to enable turn servers as well is to use https://www.twilio.com/stun-turn. Create functions/.env file similar to the functions/.env-sample file and deploy the updateTwilioToken backend function.

Contribute

Contributions are very much welcome on everything from bug reports to feature development. If you
want to change something major write an issue about it first to ensure it will be considered for
merge.

Publish guide (for contributors)

Prepare

Update libraries
flutter pub get
cd ios && pod update
cd macos && pod update
Update changelog.md and version in pubspec.yaml and snapcraft.yaml
git commit -am vX.X.X
git tag "vX.X.X"
git push && git push -f --tags

macOS

flutter build macos
Archive -> Distribute -> Direct Distribution
npx appdmg appdmg.json ./build/airdash.dmg
Distribute with transporter

iOS

flutter build ipa
Distribute with Transporter

Android

flutter build appbundle
cp build/app/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab build/airdash.aab
open https://play.google.com/console/u/0/developers/6822011924129869646/app/4975414306006741094/tracks/production
App Bundle Explorer -> Download signed apk -> build/airdash.apk

Windows

Open Windows in VMWare
Open ~\Documents\airdash in vs code
git pull -r && flutter pub get
dart run msix:create
Copy msix file to build/airdash.msix
Create new update -> open https://partner.microsoft.com/en-us/dashboard/products/9NL9K7CSG30T

Linux