🗳️ Simple P2P Poll & Chat

This is a minimal prototype of a decentralized governance tool built for the Demcode Evocracy experiment. It allows for basic deliberation and voting without a central database or server-side logic.

What it does

P2P Connectivity: Uses WebRTC (via PeerJS) to link browsers directly.
Mesh-capable: Allows multiple connections to sync the same poll state.
Live Sync: Changes to the poll topic, options, or votes are broadcast to all connected peers.
Chat: A simple sidebar to discuss the poll in real-time.

How to use it

Open the page: [https://andrewlehr.github.io/evocracy-p2p-poll/]
Set your Nickname and click "Set".
Share your nickname with a friend.
One person enters the other's nickname in the Connect box and clicks "Add Peer".
Once connected, you can set a topic, add options, and vote.

Technical Notes

Data Persistence: There is no database. If everyone closes their browser, the data is lost.
Networking: It uses a public signaling server to find peers, but the actual data (votes/chat) stays between the browsers.
Conflict Handling: Uses a simple "Last Write Wins" broadcast to keep peers in sync.

Transparency

This code was generated with the assistance of Gemini (Google AI) to quickly prototype the WebRTC networking logic. The goal was to create a clean, readable foundation that is easy for others to merge or modify during the next phase of the experiment.