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Project Setup & Architecture

Status: ✅ Complete · Priority: High · Created: 2026-03-16 · Tags: infra, setup

Overview

Scaffold the SvelteKit project with PeerJS for WebRTC-based P2P communication. This is the foundation all other specs build on. The app is a decentralized polling tool—no central backend for poll data.

Design

• Framework: SvelteKit (SSR for public sharing pages, SPA for the app itself)
• P2P: PeerJS (WebRTC data channels for peer communication)
• Signaling: PeerJS Cloud (free tier to start; can self-host later)
• State: Svelte stores + IndexedDB (via idb-keyval or similar) for local persistence
• Styling: Tailwind CSS (mobile-first utility classes)
• Build/Deploy: Vercel or Cloudflare Pages (static adapter for SPA routes, SSR for public pages)

Mobile-First UI Principles (applies to ALL UI work)

• Touch targets ≥ 44px
• Single-column layout on mobile; expand on larger screens
• Bottom navigation bar (thumb-friendly): Home, Create (+), Profile
• Minimal chrome—content first
• Dark mode support (prefers-color-scheme)
• System font stack for performance
• Tailwind mobile breakpoints as default (design small → scale up)

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  SvelteKit App (runs in browser)    │
│  ├── Svelte Stores (reactive state) │
│  ├── IndexedDB (persistence)        │
│  ├── PeerJS (WebRTC data channels)  │
│  └── Crypto (identity keypairs)     │
└──────────┬──────────────────────────┘
           │ WebRTC
     ┌─────┴─────┐
     │ Other Peers│
     └───────────┘

Plan

• Init SvelteKit project with TypeScript
• Install dependencies: peerjs, tailwindcss, idb-keyval
• Set up Tailwind with mobile-first config
• Create basic app layout (shell, navigation)
• Set up IndexedDB persistence layer
• Configure SvelteKit adapter (adapter-auto for Vercel/CF, SSR mode)

Test

• npm run dev starts without errors
• Tailwind classes render correctly
• IndexedDB read/write works in browser

Notes

• PeerJS Cloud has rate limits—fine for development, may need self-hosted signaling for production
• No server-side database; all poll data lives on peers' devices