Rapidlynk

Rapidlynk is a Go-based project bundling and sharing tool. It consists of a Command Line Interface (CLI) and a backend server, allowing users to easily bundle their project files, upload them to a server, and share them via a unique ID. Other users can then use the CLI to pull and extract the project bundle using that ID.b

Architecture

The project is split into two main components:

• Server: A Go HTTP server that handles file uploads and downloads.
• CLI: A command-line tool to push (upload) and pull (download) project bundles.

Directory Structure

rapidlynk/
├── cli/              # Command Line Interface source code
│   ├── archive.go    # Logic for archiving (tar.gz) project files
│   ├── http.go       # HTTP client logic to interact with the server
│   ├── main.go       # CLI entrypoint and command routing
│   ├── pull.go       # Implementation of the 'pull' command
│   └── push.go       # Implementation of the 'push' command
├── server/           # Backend server source code
│   ├── config/       # Server configuration
│   ├── handlers/     # HTTP handlers (upload, download)
│   ├── storage/      # File storage management
│   ├── utils/        # Utility functions
│   ├── main.go       # Server entrypoint (runs on port 8080)
│   └── routes.go     # HTTP route definitions
├── go.mod            # Go module definition (module named go_cli)
└── README.md         # This documentation file

Setup & Usage

Prerequisites

• Go (version 1.22 or higher)

Running the Server

To start the backend server, navigate to the server directory and run the main file:

cd server
go run main.go routes.go

The server will start running on http://localhost:8080 with endpoints /upload and /download/.

Using the CLI

You can run the CLI directly using go run or compile it into an executable.

Commands:

• Push: Bundles the current project directory into a tar.gz archive, uploads it to the server, and provides a unique ID.

  go run ./cli push

• Pull: Downloads the encrypted project bundle associated with a specific ID and extracts it into the current directory.

  go run ./cli pull <id>:<key>

Development

• The module name in go.mod is currently go_cli.
• The CLI uses standard tar commands for extraction, so a Unix-like environment or an environment with tar installed is required for the pull command to function correctly.

Channel-based usage (new)

• Push to a named channel:

  go run ./cli push -c <channel>

• Pull by channel (downloads the latest plain tarball for that channel and extracts it):

  go run ./cli pull -c <channel>

Windows installer

• Windows distribution is packaged with Inno Setup from installer/rapidlynk.iss.
• The installer places rapidlynk.exe in %LocalAppData%\Programs\Rapidlynk\ and adds that folder to the current user PATH.
• The generated installer is written to installer\Output\.