Process Simulations

Interactive visualizations of distributed algorithms and process synchronization. This repository contains small HTML apps that demonstrate core concepts like distributed snapshots (Chandy–Lamport) and consensus (Raft).

What you'll find here

• index.html — Landing page and index linking to the simulations. A responsive, modern UI to pick a simulation.
• Chandy-Lambert-Simulation.html — Interactive Chandy–Lamport global snapshot visualization.
• Raft-Protocol-Simulation.html — Interactive Raft consensus protocol visualization.

How to preview

There are two simple ways to preview the simulations locally on macOS:

1. Open directly (quick):

• Double-click any *.html file in Finder to open in your default browser.
• Or from the terminal:

open index.html

This method opens files via the file:// protocol. Some advanced features that use fetch/XHR or modules may be blocked by the browser when loaded this way.

2. Serve with a lightweight HTTP server (recommended):

This avoids file:// restrictions and is the recommended way to preview the simulations.

Python 3 (no install required on most macOS machines):

# run from repository root
python3 -m http.server 8000 --directory $(pwd)
# then open http://localhost:8000/index.html

Node (if you prefer npm):

# If you have npm, you can install a static server once:
npm install -g serve
# run it from the repo root
serve -l 8000 .
# then open http://localhost:8000/index.html

Notes

• The HTML files are self-contained and meant for learning and demos.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.