u-wave-core

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The backend server for üWave, the collaborative listening platform.

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Dependencies

üWave consists of two parts: the server (this repository) and the web client. The server on its own only provides an HTTP API, so you must also run the web client to actually use it.

üWave requires MongoDB and Redis databases.

Usage

üWave comes with an executable file that includes YouTube and SoundCloud support by default. The server can be configured with environment variables. You must provide a YOUTUBE_API_KEY to use YouTube. SoundCloud works without API keys.

If you need more configuration options, your only option is to use the Node.js API of this package, and write your own server entry point. Over time more options will be made available through the CLI.

npx u-wave-core

Environment Variables:

• SECRET - A secret key used for encrypting passwords. Must be a 64-character hexadecimal string (= 256 bits).
• PORT - Port to listen on. Defaults to 6042.
• REDIS_URL - URL of the Redis instance to connect to. Defaults to redis://localhost:6379/.
• MONGODB_URL - URL of the MongoDB database to use. Defaults to mongodb://localhost:27017/uwave.
• YOUTUBE_API_KEY (optional) - Your YouTube Data API key.

Development

The server can be run in development mode by:

git clone https://github.com/u-wave/core u-wave-core
cd u-wave-core
npm install
npm start

The development server reads configuration from a .env file in the root of the repository.

# Database connection URLs.
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/
MONGODB_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/uwave_dev

# Enables the YouTube media source if given.
YOUTUBE_API_KEY=your key

API

You only need to use the API if you are integrating the üWave library with your own app.

API documentation is very incomplete and might change a lot before 1.0.0. Take care!

See the example/ directory for a usage example.

uw = uwave(options={})

Create and start a üWave server.

Parameters

• mongo - A MongoDB connection URL.
• redis - A Redis connection URL.

uw.source(sourcePlugin, options={})

Add a media source plugin. Source plugins can be used to search and import media from remote sources like YouTube or SoundCloud. Existing source plugins can be found on npm with the u-wave-source keyword.

Parameters

• sourcePlugin - Source plugin or plugin factory. Receives two parameters: The uw üWave Core instance, and the plugin options.
• options - Options to pass to the source plugin.

uw.close(): Promise

Stops the üWave server.

License

MIT