Bitstation Client

Use this client to connect, purchase, decode Bitstartion streams.

Features

• Pay for Bitstation streams
• Deserialise stream into HLS segment and playlist.
• HLS server to watch stream on any HLS viewer (Web, VLC, Quicktime..etc)

Requirements

• Lightning Network wallet to pay for a stream.

How to watch now

You can start watching streams with the provided index.js

// First setup of config.json.
node conenct.js <station key>
// When stream is connected and ready, you can use any HLS compatible video player to start watching stream.

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API

const dazaar = new Dazzar(config)

Streamer class deals with broadcasting data to Dazaar and handling payment processing

const config = {
  HLS_SERVER:'http://localhost:8021',   // HLS server for watching the stream
  STREAM_COST: 10,                      // Cost of stream in Sats per second  (Get this value from broadcaster)
  MENU: [1, 10, 60, 90, 120],           // Array of minutes of streaming you want to pay for
}

dazaar.on('stream-data',mediaBinary)

Binary media data from dazaar stream

dazaar.on('stream-invalid')

You have no access to the stream, you must subscribe

dazaar.on('stream-invalid')

You have no access to the stream, you must subscribe to stream

dazaar.on('stream-validate')

You have access to stream to start deserialising.

dazaar.buy(sats)

Request a invoice from some satoshi amounts from broadcaster.

dazaar.startStream(config)

Start deserialisng from a position. When data starts flowing stream-data will be calledd

Optional Config 
{
  start : 0 // Position where to start streaming.  
            // 0 = start from the beginning stream. Good for watching VOD content.
            // Leave config as undefined for watching Live content
}

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const hls = new HLS(config)

HLS class will deserialise stream and serve the content

{
  "PLAYLIST_PATH" : "./.playlist", //Folder where the HLS output is saved
  "PLAYLIST_FILE" : "output.m3u8", //Name of playlist file
}

hls.init(cb)

Delete current playlist directory and create empty playlist file.

hls.startHLS()

Start HLS Server for serving the video.

hls.appendData(data)

Decoded Dazaar data for updating playlist file and creating segment files.

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Related Packages

Bitstation server : Broadcasting and charging for videos.

Bitstation client : Connect to a stream, decode and purchase videos.

Bitstation player : Simple video client GUI built on top of Bitstation client.