June 2021 Summaries

The authors of the post built a basic video call demo using React and Next.js with the help of Daily, a new meta framework for building web applications. The demo uses shared contexts and custom hooks to manage devices, tracks, participants, and room state, providing a foundation for building more complex apps. The code snippets reference an older version of the examples repo prior to the release of Daily React Hooks, but any code not using Daily is still valid. The authors suggest using Daily in any React app using Daily and invite developers to fork and clone the demo repository to start building on top of it.

This tutorial aims to simplify the process of creating an admin meeting token for a webinar platform using Daily Prebuilt and a custom chat widget. It provides a separate React app with a single form to create new admin meeting tokens, hosted by Netlify and using Netlify redirects to proxy Daily API calls. The app uses a React component to build the token form, which includes inputs for the room name and admin's username, as well as an input to submit the form. When the form is submitted, it makes a POST request to the Daily REST API endpoint with the required properties, such as is_owner, user_name, and room_name. The response from the API contains the token in JSON format, which can be used to authenticate the webinar admin. The tutorial also mentions additional ideas for expanding functionality, such as adding error states, custom authentication, or integrating with calendars.