Spee.ch

This repo packages the spee.ch server for use with spee.ch implementations.

Quick start

To get started running your own version of spee.ch, visit lbryio/www.spee.ch

Install

npm install spee.ch --save 

Dependenceis

Make sure the following are installed

• imagemagick
• ffmpeg

Development

• the server/ folder contains all of the server code
  • index.js is the entry point for the server. It creates the express app, requires the routes, syncs the database, and starts the server listening on the PORT designated in the config file.
  • the server/routes folder contains all of the routes for the express app
  • the server/models folder contains all of the models which the app uses to interact with the mysql database. Note: this app uses the sequelize ORM.

Tests

• This package uses mocha with chai for testing.
• Before running tests, create a testingConfig.js file in devConfig/ by copying testingConfig.example.js
• To run tests:
  • To run all tests, including those that require LBC (like publishing), simply run npm test
  • To run only tests that do not require LBC, run npm run test:no-lbc

API

• (post) /api/claim/publish
  • example: curl -F 'name=MyPictureName' -F 'file=@/path/to/myPicture.jpeg' https://spee.ch/api/claim/publish
  • Parameters:
    • name (required)
    • file (required) (must be type .mp4, .jpeg, .jpg, .gif, or .png)
    • nsfw (optional)
    • license (optional)
    • title (optional)
    • description (optional)
    • thumbnail url to thumbnail image, for .mp4 uploads only (optional)
    • channelName(optional)
    • channelPassword (optional,; required if channelName is provided)
• (get) /api/claim/resolve/:name/:claimId
  • example: curl https://spee.ch/api/claim/resolve/doitlive/xyz
• (get) /api/claim/list/:name
  • example: curl https://spee.ch/api/claim/list/doitlive
• (get) /api/claim/availability/:name
  • returns the name if it is available
  • example: curl https://spee.ch/api/claim/availability/doitlive
• (get) /api/channel/availability/:name
  • returns the name if it is available
  • example: curl https://spee.ch/api/channel/availability/@CoolChannel

Bugs

If you find a bug or experience a problem, please report your issue here on github and find us in the lbry discord!

Contribute

Below is a guide to the issue tags in this repo

level 1

Issues with spee.ch that anyone with basic web development can handle, little-to-no experience with the spee.ch codebase is required.

level 2

Issues with spee.ch familiarity with the spee.ch codebase is required, but little-to-no familiarity with the lbry daemon is necessary

level 3

Issues with spee.ch strong familiarity with the spee.ch code base and how the lbry daemon functions is required

level 4

Issues with lbry (e.g. the spee.ch wallet, lbrynet configuration, etc.) that require strong familiarity with the lbry daemon and/or network to fix. Generally these issues are best suited for the lbry protocol team but are placed in this repo because of they are part of the spee.ch implementation

Stack

• server
  • mysql
  • express
  • node
  • lbry
  • imagemagick
  • ffmpeg
• client
  • react

URL formats

Below is a list of all possible urls for the content on spee.ch

• controlling, free LBRY claim
  • spee.ch/claim (show)
  • spee.ch/claim.ext (serve)
• specific LBRY claim
  • spee.ch/claim_id/claim
  • spee.ch/claim_id/claim.ext
• all free contents for the controlling LBRY channel
  • spee.ch/@channel
• a specific LBRY channel
  • spee.ch/@channel:channel_id
• a specific claim within the controlling LBRY channel
  • spee.ch/@channel/claim (show)
  • spee.ch/@channel/claim.ext (serve)
• a specific claim within a specific LBRY channel
  • spee.ch/@channel:channel_id/claim
  • spee.ch/@channel:channel_id/claim.ext