Building a Collaborative Document Editing Tool with Directus and Quill.js

[gitChimp88]

What is your idea?

The idea is to create a collaborative document editing tool using Directus as the backend CMS for managing document data and Quill.js for the frontend editor. This tool will allow multiple users to collaborate in real-time on the same document, with changes synchronized across all connected users

What are the key takeaways from your post?

Setting up a project with Quill.js and Directus. Integrating Directus as the backend CMS for document management. Implementing real-time collaboration features using WebSockets. Building a user-friendly interface for document editing and collaboration.

Country of residence

Spain

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[phazonoverload]

How would you tell if other users are connected?

[gitChimp88]

Hey there @phazonoverload, I can implement WebSocket events for document editing actions (e.g., text changes, cursor movements) and I can handle user presence to track users editing the same document. Quill.js also provides packages for this purpose allowing for multi-cursor synchronization during collaboration.

[BB-Loft]

Thanks for the extra context, unfortunately we are not accepting this idea as part of our guest author program.