Python Backend For App (you are here) | Electron Desktop App | Python Library
This is the backend for the BitGlitter desktop app. Its the
original Python library wrapped in Flask and using requests
for bidirectional communication between the two.
The original Python library is included inside this repository (rather than be a dependency) because several important changes are made to it in order for the library to play nice inside a desktop app. For more information, please check out the page for the desktop app
This repo is 98% similar to the Python library. Changes, bugfixes, and improvements performed here will cascade there (and vice versa).
Here are a few possible directions this can move in which would increase its usefulness and versatility:
- "Splash Screen": At the end of streams, include some cool looking rendered animation with the project logo, a brief explanation of what it is, and a URL to download the software. People not knowing what BitGlitter is will now have an idea as well as a way to download it, increasing usage and fueling development of the project. Could also include metadata about the stream itself.
- Inline streams: Have a stream embedded in another (non-BitGlitter) video, allowing for data to be read inside a normal, human-friendly video. Rather than taking up the full video screen, the stream could be a bar on the top or bottom of the screen, or any arbitrary shape (perhaps even animated). This allows content creators to 'attach' files to their videos, much like you can attach arbitrary files to an email.
- Moving heavy lifting away from Python: While libraries like
cv2andnumpyare used which utilize C++, pure Python is used in a few heavily used functions (thousands of times per second). Moving these to Rust or C++ would substantially speed up the software, and make new use cases possible... - Livestream capabilities: BitGlitter streams can be 'broadcast' over live video. Reader would be able to detect data streams through visual or audio cues from the multimedia, and can process/decode on the fly. BitGlitter streams are no longer restricted to 'static' files, but are open to any kind of live-streaming data, which can be optionally compressed/encrypted through the original feature set.
Let me know of your ideas and suggestions! There are many directions this technology can go in, and with enough interest your ideas can be future additions to this core library (as well as the desktop app). If you're looking to help with developing it.... awesome. All I ask is you're skilled with Python, and can write clean and structured code. I went out of my way to have clear variable and function names as well as a decent amount of comments scattered throughout the library- it should be relatively easy to get up to speed to understand how BitGlitter works underneath the hood.
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