What, why?

Have you ever wanted to build something with WebAssembly and Go, as a React dev but scratch your head in confusion on how to start? Well, I had the same problem. This was why I decided to write this.

Whats it based on?

Since create-react-app already did the heavyweight work on creating a new React project, I decided to use it. Although I had to eject. This isnt recommended unless you REALLY know what you're doing. But I had to. So be careful with the Webpack config.

Also for now, it uses the default Go compiler. I hope to use tinygo so as to reduce the size of the compiled .wasm file

Requirement

• npm/yarn as deemed fit (I used yarn for this though)
• Go 1.12+ (I built this with v1.12.7)
• Wasm supported browser. (I use brave as my daily driver and used it to test/run this).

How to run

• clone this repo
• cd into the src folder and run GOOS=js GOARCH=wasm go build -o ../client/public/main.wasm
• cd into the client folder (preferrably in a different terminal window/tab) and run: yarn start
• Open http://localhost:3000 and have fun 😉😉

Project Structure

src folder contains the main.go file which we're compiling to WebAssembly. client contains the normal (ejected) React app files and folders.

Milestone

[ ] Bash/Make file to install/build using tinygo [ ] DockerFile??