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coverage html
$(BROWSER) htmlcov/index.html

docs: ## generate Sphinx HTML documentation
docs: ## generate Sphinx HTML documentation and README
$(MAKE) -C docs clean
$(MAKE) -C docs html
$(BROWSER) docs/_build/index.html
# cp docs/README.rst .
cd docs && python generate_readme.py > ../README.rst

servedocs: docs ## compile the docs watching for changes
watchmedo shell-command -p '*.rst' -c '$(MAKE) -C docs html' -R -D .
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.. include:: docs/README.rst
..
TODO
- temp move ... move back to root
- auto-generate using other rst files
***************
Chat Downloader
***************

.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/chat-downloader
:target: https://pypi.org/project/chat-downloader
:alt: Python
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:alt: Downloads
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:alt: License

..
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`Chat Downloader`_ is a simple tool used to retrieve chat messages from livestreams,
videos, clips and past broadcasts. No authentication needed!

.. _Chat Downloader: https://github.com/xenova/chat-downloader

############
Installation
############

This tool is distributed on PyPI_ and can be installed with ``pip``:

.. _PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/chat-downloader/

.. code:: console
$ pip install chat-downloader
To update to the latest version, add the ``--upgrade`` flag to the above command.

Alternatively, the tool can be installed with ``git``:

.. code:: console
$ git clone https://github.com/xenova/chat-downloader.git
$ cd chat-downloader
$ python setup.py install
#####
Usage
#####


Command line
------------

usage: chat_downloader [-h] [--version] [--start_time START_TIME]
[--end_time END_TIME]
[--message_types MESSAGE_TYPES | --message_groups MESSAGE_GROUPS]
[--max_attempts MAX_ATTEMPTS]
[--retry_timeout RETRY_TIMEOUT]
[--max_messages MAX_MESSAGES]
[--inactivity_timeout INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT]
[--timeout TIMEOUT] [--format FORMAT]
[--format_file FORMAT_FILE] [--chat_type {live,top}]
[--ignore IGNORE]
[--message_receive_timeout MESSAGE_RECEIVE_TIMEOUT]
[--buffer_size BUFFER_SIZE] [--output OUTPUT]
[--overwrite] [--sort_keys] [--indent INDENT]
[--pause_on_debug | --exit_on_debug]
[--logging {none,debug,info,warning,error,critical} | --testing | --verbose | --quiet]
[--cookies COOKIES] [--proxy PROXY]
url


For example, to save messages from a livestream to a JSON file, you can use:

.. code:: console
$ chat_downloader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qap5aO4i9A --output chat.json
For a description of these options, as well as advanced command line use-cases and examples, consult the :ref:`Command Line Usage` page.


Python
------

.. code:: python
from chat_downloader import ChatDownloader
url = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qap5aO4i9A'
chat = ChatDownloader().get_chat(url) # create a generator
for message in chat: # iterate over messages
chat.print_formatted(message) # print the formatted message
For advanced python use-cases and examples, consult the :ref:`Python Documentation`.


##########
Chat Items
##########

Chat items/messages are parsed into JSON objects (a.k.a. dictionaries) and should follow a format similar to this:

.. code-block::
{
...
"message_id": "xxxxxxxxxx",
"message": "actual message goes here",
"message_type": "text_message",
"timestamp": 1613761152565924,
"time_in_seconds": 1234.56,
"time_text": "20:34",
"author": {
"id": "UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"name": "username_of_sender",
"images": [
...
],
"badges": [
...
]
},
...
}
For an extensive, documented list of included fields, consult the :ref:`Chat Items` page.

##########################
Frequently Asked Questions
##########################

######
Issues
######

Found a bug or have a suggestion? File an issue `here`_. To assist the
developers in fixing the issue, please follow the issue template as
closely as possible.

.. _here: https://github.com/xenova/chat-downloader/issues/new/choose


############
Contributing
############

If you would like to help improve the tool, you'll find more
information on contributing in our `contributing guide`_.

.. _contributing guide: https://github.com/xenova/chat-downloader/


################
Supported sites:
################

- YouTube.com - Livestreams, past broadcasts and premieres.
- Twitch.tv - Livestreams, past broadcasts and clips.
- Facebook.com (currently in development) - Livestreams and past
broadcasts.

.. _Chat Item Wiki: https://github.com/xenova/chat-downloader/wiki/Item-Template
.. _Command Line Wiki: https://github.com/xenova/chat-downloader/wiki/Command-Line-Usage
.. _Python Wiki: https://github.com/xenova/chat-downloader/wiki/Python-Documentation

22 changes: 22 additions & 0 deletions docs/generate_readme.py
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import re
import os
import subprocess

# Generate command line output

readme_path = 'README.rst'
if not os.path.exists(readme_path):
print('Error. This must be run from the docs directory')
exit()

readme = open(readme_path).read()
cmd_regex = r'(\.+\s+program-output::\s+(.+)\s+:shell:)'

def replace(match):
cmd = match.group(2)
output = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True).communicate()
return output[0].decode()

substitution = re.sub(cmd_regex, replace, readme)

print(substitution)
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# Documentation Related
sphinxcontrib-programoutput

# Program related
chat-downloader

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