appeerjs v1.0.0
AppeerJS
A basic encapsulation of Native WebRTC, this would offer an easy to use and understand API for beginners out there
Getting Started
Go to your project directory using your command line tool then install the project using npm.
npm install appeerjs
Include socket.io and appeer.js to your index page.
<script type="text/javascript" src="socket.io.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="appeer.min.js"></script>
You need to start the signaling server with the appeerjs-server.
After finishing the step three you can now connect to AppeerJS.
var appeer = new Appeer('customId', { host: 'localhost', port: '9000', debug: true // Set to true to show console logs and errors, defaults to false });
Listen to the appeerjs events.
// Triggers when you successfully connects to appeerjs appeer.on('connection', function (event) { var appeerId = event.data.id; console.log('My appeer id is', appeerId); }); // Triggers when the other peers is calling you appeer.on('call', function (event) { var call = event.data.call; navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints).then(function (stream) { call.answer(stream); // Answer the call with your stream }); }); // Triggers when the remote peer answers the call with a stream appeer.on('stream', function (event) { var stream = event.detail.stream; // Do something with the stream }); // Triggers when a peer connection has been disconnected appeer.on('close', function (event) { var appeerId = event.data.id; console.log('User ', peerId, 'has left the call'); }); // Triggers when connecting to appeer fails appeer.on('error', function (event) { var error = event.detail.error; // Handle error });
You can now call to a connected peer, using appeer.call.
navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints).then(function (stream) { appeer.call(appeerId, stream); });
You can do a conference call by joining a room first
var roomId = '1234'; appeer.join(roomId); navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints).then(function (stream) { appeer.call(roomId, stream); });
Disconnect from a connection
var id = '123'; // Either appeer id or room id apppeer.close(id);
Limitations
Currently WebRTC is not supported in all browsers.
Please see supported browser versions for more information on the official support specification.
Inspirations and Motivations
Credits
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details
TODO
- Unit tests
- Group conference feature
- Replace Native Javascript Events with a lightweight Event Library or make a new one
- Trigger 'close' event when a single connection user has disconnected unintentionally e.g Page refresh, etc.