osc-js
osc-js is an Open Sound Control library for JavaScript applications (UMD module for Node, Browser etc.) with address pattern matching and timetag handling. Sends messages via UDP, WebSocket or both (bridge mode) and offers a customizable Plugin API for network protocols.
Wiki | Basic Usage | ESDoc Documentation | Plugin API
Features
- UMD Module running in Node.js, Electron, Chrome Apps, browser or any other JS environment
- Can be used with Webpack and Browserify
- No dependencies (except of
ws
in Node.js or similar environments) - Receive sender information from incoming messages
- Built-in UDP, WebSocket networking support as plugins
- Special bridge plugin for easy communication between UDP- and WebSocket clients
- Plugin API for custom network protocols
- Featuring all OSC 1.0 specifications
- OSC Address pattern matching
- Time-critical OSC Bundles with Timetags
Documentation
Read more about osc-js and how to use it in the Wiki.
Example
const osc = new OSC()
osc.on('/param/density', (message, rinfo) => {
console.log(message.args)
console.log(rinfo)
})
osc.on('*', message => {
console.log(message.args)
})
osc.on('/{foo,bar}/*/param', message => {
console.log(message.args)
})
osc.on('open', () => {
const message = new OSC.Message('/test', 12.221, 'hello')
osc.send(message)
})
osc.open({ port: 9000 })
Installation and Usage
Recommended installation via npm: npm install osc-js --save
or yarn add osc-js
.
Import the library const OSC = require('osc-js')
or add the script lib/osc.js
or lib/osc.min.js
(minified version) for usage in a browser.
Plugins
osc-js offers a plugin architecture for extending it's networking capabilities. The library comes with four built-in plugins. This is propably all you need for an OSC application:
WebsocketClientPlugin
(default)WebsocketServerPlugin
DatagramPlugin
for UDP network messagingBridgePlugin
useful Bridge between WebSocket- and UDP Clients
Configuration and examples of every plugin can be read here: Wiki.
Example: WebSocket Server
Register the plugin when creating the OSC instance:
const osc = new OSC({ plugin: new OSC.WebsocketServerPlugin() })
osc.open() // listening on 'ws://localhost:8080'
Example: OSC between MaxMSP/PD/SC etc. and your browser
- Write a simple webpage. The library will use a WebSocket client by default.
<button id="send">Send Message</button>
<script type="text/javascript" src="lib/osc.browser.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var osc = new OSC();
osc.open(); // connect by default to ws://localhost:8080
document.getElementById('send').addEventListener('click', () => {
var message = new OSC.Message('/test/random', Math.random());
osc.send(message);
});
</script>
- Write a Node app (the "bridge" between your UDP and WebSocket clients).
const OSC = require('osc-js')
const config = { udpClient: { port: 9129 } }
const osc = new OSC({ plugin: new OSC.BridgePlugin(config) })
osc.open() // start a WebSocket server on port 8080
- Create your Max/MSP patch (or PD, or SuperCollider or whatever you need).
[udpreceive 9129] // incoming '/test/random' messages with random number
Custom solutions with Plugin API
It is possible to write more sophisticated solutions for OSC applications without loosing the osc-js interface (including it's message handling etc.). Read the Plugin API documentation for further information.
class MyCustomPlugin {
// ... read docs for implementation details
}
const osc = new OSC({ plugin: MyCustomPlugin() })
osc.open()
osc.on('/test', message => {
// use event listener with your plugin
})
Usage without plugins
The library can be used without the mentioned features in case you need to write and read binary OSC data. See this example below for using the Low-Level API (even though the library already has a solution for handling UDP like in this example):
const dgram = require('dgram')
const OSC = require('osc-js')
const socket = dgram.createSocket('udp4')
// send a messsage via udp
const message = new OSC.Message('/some/path', 21)
const binary = message.pack()
socket.send(new Buffer(binary), 0, binary.byteLength, 41234, 'localhost')
// receive a message via UDP
socket.on('message', data => {
const msg = new OSC.Message()
msg.unpack(data)
console.log(msg.args)
})
Development
osc-js uses Babel for ES6 support, ESDoc for documentation, Mocha + Chai for testing and Rollup for generating the UMD module.
Clone the repository and install all dependencies:
git clone git@github.com:adzialocha/osc-js.git
cd osc-js
npm install
Testing
npm run test
for running the test suites.
npm run test:watch
for running specs during development. Check your style guide violations with npm run lint
.
Deployment
npm run build
for creating all UMD modules in lib
folder.
Contributors
ESDocs
npm run docs
for generating a docs
folder with HTML files documenting the library. Read them online here: https://doc.esdoc.org/github.com/adzialocha/osc-js/