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FGov P2P Network

GUI

The GUI is a thin desktop wrapper around the same node package used by the CLI.

What it does

Section titled “What it does”
  • opens a window titled FGov P2P Network
  • lets you enter a node name
  • starts and stops the node with a button
  • shows whether the node is running
  • lists connected peers
  • shows a placeholder apps panel

How it starts

Section titled “How it starts”

The GUI reads bs-nodes from the working directory if the file exists. If a bootstrap node has already written that file, the GUI can join the same network without extra setup.

Build and run

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From Network/:

Terminal window
go build -o gui ./cmd/gui
./gui

On Windows, the release binary is gui-v1.1.exe.

How the UI maps to the code

Section titled “How the UI maps to the code”

The GUI uses the shared Node type:

  • Turn On calls node.NewNode(...)
  • Turn Off calls Close() on the node
  • Refresh rebuilds the peer view from GetPeersSnapshot()

What the GUI is not yet

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It is not a separate protocol implementation. It is a front-end for the same bootstrap, discovery, and name-sync logic used by the CLI.

Next pages

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