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5/11/2026
Signalling as a driver: how we built a transport-agnostic WebRTC library

Signalling as a driver: how we built a transport-agnostic WebRTC library

Short summary

Peerix decouples WebRTC's signalling from peer-connection logic using a driver pattern that eliminates transport lock-in. Implement three methods—subscribe, unsubscribe, dispatch—and swap transports without rewriting business logic. The library handles RTCPeerConnection state management, track negotiation, race conditions, and lifecycle events. Available as GPLv3 with commercial licensing; v0.1.0 is production-ready.

  • Driver pattern decouples signalling transport from peer connection logic
  • Swap transports (memory, BroadcastChannel, custom backends) without rewriting code
  • Peerix handles state management, negotiation, race conditions, and lifecycle

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