# fstream A TCP multi-broadcast media streaming server/client. [Check out the past source](/Fierelier/fstream/src/commit/1890b316f543f579e9a63f3a2ddb689eeef9c855), for simpler implementation. # Client - `fstream-client.py 127.0.0.1:61920 watch fier 123 | ffplay -i - -fflags nobuffer -flags low_delay -infbuf -fast -framedrop` - Watch `fier`'s stream at `127.0.0.1:61920`, supplying `123` as a password, and pipe it into ffplay for playback. - `ffmpeg -f dshow -audio_buffer_size 10 -i audio=virtual-audio-capturer -f gdigrab -framerate 30 -i desktop -vf scale=-1:480 -c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p -preset fast -tune zerolatency -c:a aac -bufsize 2M -maxrate 1M -f mpegts - | fstream-client.py 127.0.0.1:61920 broadcast fier 123` - Broadcast Windows desktop as `fier` to `127.0.0.1:61920`, supplying `123` as a password. Pipe the output from ffmpeg. # Server Protocol The protocol is currently in an early stage, and is bound to change. . ## Establishing a connection Establish a TCP connection with the server, and send the payload. If the server likes your payload, it will stream data to you, or accept more of your data. ## The payload Send a UTF-8 string identifying the client's intentions. **Fill the request with trailing spaces until the request is 1000 bytes.** - `watch,fier,123` - Watch `fier`'s stream, supplying `123` as the watch password (optional). It will blast you with the media data. - `broadcast,fier,123` - Broadcast as `fier`, supplying `123` as the broadcast password, as configured on the server. May be optional if not set. Just blast the data to the server after this.