fstream

A TCP multi-broadcast media streaming server/client.

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.
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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.