Smocket 0.5.1: multi-tab frontend development with SharedWorker

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Smocket 0.5.1 is now available on npm.

Several same-origin tabs can share one caller-owned SharedWorker Smocket server when they use the same browser profile, module worker URL, and worker name. The new public entry points are attachSharedWorker from smocket/shared-worker and connectSharedWorker from smocket-client/shared-worker.

The release includes a Runnable Drawing Game that uses the same framework-independent application handler with either the in-browser SharedWorker target or a real Node.js Socket.IO server.

This workflow is intended for frontend development before a separate Socket.IO backend is ready. It does not provide production transport, automatic reconnection, persistence, cross-device communication, or the complete Socket.IO Client API. Real backend behavior and production integration still need to be verified with Socket.IO.

• Release notes
• SharedWorker guide
• Runnable Drawing Game