Is it possible to allow two clients interact directly without a server?
I am referring to websites, for example is it possible to create a chat between two clients that are on the same website using only javascript
on the client-side.
If not, what's the minimum server-side to make a chat work between active clients on a website? (eg: one PHP
file and no database) ?
My idea:
Storing the conversation would be easily done using localStorage
on each client, the problem is how to send some data from client1
to client2
without storing anything (or at most that message) in the database. Also, note that "past" conversations should not visible, so no storage needed for that.
Note that I don't want any nodeJS or websocket solutions, I want something as simple as possible. So, what's the minimum code
and files
to make a chat between online users?