# IcyTV
This project is an attempt at continuous video streaming with [Liquidsoap](https://www.liquidsoap.info/) in order to create a basic WebTV type of stream.

Included is a simple scheduling system which also draws a schedule over the fallback (default) stream.

It streams video to a configured RTMP server, m'kay?

## Requirements
* [Liquidsoap](https://www.liquidsoap.info/)
* `gstreamer` - I'm not sure which plugins you actually need, but I just install `gstreamer1.0-plugins-*` and it usually does the trick
* `ocamlsdl`, `fdkaac` and `theora` ocaml modules in addition to `liquidsoap`'s requirements
* [node.js](https://nodejs.org/)
* [youtube-dl](http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/index.html) to queue videos from websites like YouTube.
* An RTMP server
* (optional) A [Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com) for your events, along with an API key from [here](https://console.developers.google.com/)
* Some patience and knowledge on how to Google your errors
* A relatively good machine that can handle continuous decoding and encoding of video
* ..just sheer luck tbh

## Installation & Running
1. Follow the requirements
2. Clone this repository
3. `npm install`
4. Start the application using `node index.js`

When running the application for the first time, it will create a `config.json` file that you'll have to modify.

### In-application commands
The Node application features command line commands that you can input.

* `start`, `stop`, `restart` - Start/stop/restart Liquidsoap
* `queue` - Queue a file, or pretty much anything supported by `youtube-dl`
* `skip` - Skip the currently playing media
* `status` - Reports the status of your Liquidsoap process
* `events` - Refreshes your calendar
* `reload` - Reloads the configuration file

You can safely exit the application via `Ctrl+C` or `SIGINT` for you nerds out there.

## Scheduling events
You just need a Google calendar and an API key. To schedule a queue, simply put `$:` followed directly by the media (e.g. a YouTube URL) you want queued when the event starts in the event's description. The first line in the description is also used in the schedule overlay.

## License & Credits
This project is licensed under [CC0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode). Feel free to modify and redistribute as you please.

Some bits and pieces of code were "borrowed" from [Parasprite Radio](https://github.com/daniel-j/parasprite-radio). Go check it out.

## Common complaints

### It doesn't F\*\*\*ING work!!!!!11!
Read point 8 in [Requirements](#requirements).

### My CPU is on fire!!!
You're actively decoding and encoding video, wtf are you screaming at me for?