texTransfer is a small online text copying/pasting tool. It is released as a member of the LShare collection and adds more ways to share information through this website.

---But first, let's talk about the LShare family:

LShare

The project LShare was the first platform in the LShare family. It is now still usable though outdated. The initial release of LShare is around April 2015.

Link to LShare Uploading Page

It uses a file-based line-seperated database that I wrote myself in 2015, which obviously runs less efficiently than MySQL or similar approaches. But it would be fine for small amount of data in this particular scenario.

What it does is it stores whatever files you uploaded and creates a link to that file. The link goes like this: http://legendword.com/s/1, where the "1" is different for different files. This link never expires so you can give it to other people for them to access and download it. To avoid spamming, I connected it to the user system, so login is required.

Because LShare is such an old project and uses deprecated methods for storing data, I did not update it to match the newer projects I did afterwards. This means it uses the 1.0 version of User System, old UI styles, and has a Chinese interface instead of English. The login checking part is no longer compatible with current ones, which means LShare is officially out of the picture. Nevertheless, as the ancestor of all these sharing platforms that I built, it still has important meanings as of now.

LTransfer

LShare was aimed at creating a permanent and relatively short URL to share. LTransfer, however, focused on realizing a one-time transfer of a file between two consoles.

The function of this platform is already described in its name. Transfer. When you go to the transfer page, you either upload (send) or download (receive) a file.

Link to LTransfer Page

When sending, you will get a four-digit code after successfully uploading your file. Give the code to the device you want to receive on. Go to the same page on that device and enter the code. File will be downloaded and destroyed immediately after. Use this if you want a quick and easy way of sending files to a friend or just another device of yours. It has no limitations on operating systems, because you access it in a browser :)

There are problems that comes with it. The connection speed determines how fast you can upload/download the file. This server is located in the U.S., therefore users in other areas of the world may experience slow transfer speed.

texTransfer

And finally we come to the newly released texTransfer platform.

I know sending links is easy. Just text via Snapchat or Instagram or Wechat.... There is so many ways. But what if you want to send a link to your other device? Sure, use AirDrop, it's quick and safe and easy.... But what if you have an Android phone and a Macbook, or an iPhone and a Windows PC? Things become tough, because the above said options are no longer viable. This is the thought that made me want to do this platform.

Link to texTransfer Copy Page

Link to texTransfer Paste Page

The function is simple: you paste a piece of text on the Copy page, and choose Mainstream or Rooms to store it in. Then, on the other device (the receiver), go to the Paste page, and find the piece of text in wherever it was stored.

I finished coding texTransfer and deployed it onto my server on August 12, 2019, but I wrote this release note today. (This is just a side note.)

Any suggestions or advice on this project, please tell me through email or the comment entry below.