v0.1.0-alpha — Initial AsciiPlayer SDK Release

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ASCILINE v0.1.0 — Developer SDK (Pre-release)

Initial release of the official asciline-player SDK and the high-performance ASCII video streaming engine.

⚠️ Pre-release Notice: Full architectural and cross-platform verification is actively ongoing. Please feel free to open an issue if you encounter any bugs or edge cases.

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What's Included Currently (v0.1.0)

• Python Backend Engine: real-time WebSocket server supporting local videos, live webcam feeds, and YouTube / yt-dlp.
• AsciiPlayer JavaScript SDK: A modular, zero-dependency client SDK to embed real-time ASCII streams into any web app (Vanilla JS, React, Vue, Svelte) with just 2 lines of code.

Soon (v0.2.0)

• Static .ascf Playback: Ability to play pre-compiled static .ascf files directly in the browser via the SDK, without needing a Python WebSocket server.

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Quickstart

1. Install the SDK

npm install asciline-player

Embed in your project

<canvas id="ascii-canvas"></canvas>

<script type="module">
  import { AsciiPlayer } from 'asciline-player';
  new AsciiPlayer('#ascii-canvas', { url: 'ws://localhost:8000/ws' }).play();
</script>

<hr /><em>This discussion was created from the release <a href='https://github.com/YusufB5/ASCILINE/releases/tag/v0.1.0'>v0.1.0-alpha — Initial AsciiPlayer SDK Release</a>.</em>