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/*!
* \mainpage Janus - General purpose WebRTC server
*
* \par Developer Documentation for the Janus WebRTC server
* This is the main developer documentation for the Janus WebRTC
* Server, generated with the help of
* <a href="http://www.doxygen.org">Doxygen</a>. Make sure you
* check the \ref DEPS before attempting a compilation. If you are
* interested in how to compile, install and use Janus,
* checkout the \ref README information. A \ref FAQ page is also available.
*
* \par A general purpose WebRTC server
* The Janus WebRTC Server has been conceived as a <tt>general purpose</tt>
* server. As such, it doesn't provide any functionality per se
* other than implementing the means to set up a WebRTC media communication
* with a browser, exchanging JSON messages with it, and relaying RTP/RTCP
* and messages between browsers and the server-side application logic they're attached to. Any specific
* feature/application needs to be implemented in server side plugins,
* that browsers can then contact via the Janus core to take advantage of
* the functionality they provide. Example of such plugins can be
* implementations of applications like echo tests, conference bridges,
* media recorders, SIP gateways and the like.
*
* The reason for this is simple: we wanted something that would have a
* <tt>small footprint</tt> (hence a C implementation) and that we could only
* equip with what was <tt>really needed</tt> (hence pluggable modules). That is,
* something that would allow us to deploy either a full-fledged WebRTC
* server on the cloud, or a small nettop/box to handle a specific use case.
*
* \par Architecture and APIs
* The core of the server is specified in the \ref core section. The protocols
* implemented in the Janus core are listed in the \ref protocols group
* instead. A list of plugins provided out of the box by Meetecho are
* documented in the \ref pluginslist page: these plugins can be changed
* or extended to match your requirements, or just used as a simple
* reference should you be interested in writing a new plugin from
* scratch (and you're definitely welcome to!). A \ref pluginapi to
* create new plugins, or understand how they're conceived, is documented
* as well. A documentation on the available API tranports and the
* HTTP/WebSocket JavaScript API to use Janus and the plugins it
* makes available in your web application can be found in the \ref JS
* and \ref rest pages. New API transports can be created referring to
* the \ref transportapi page. If you're interested in monitoring Janus
* resources, you can refer to the \ref admin page. Event handler
* plugins can also be used for the purpose: refer to the \ref eventhandlerapi
* page if you're interested in creating your own.
*
* Finally, some information on how to deploy Janus and your web
* applications that want to make use of it are provided in the \ref deploy
* page. If you're interested in starting Janus as a service/daemon rather
* than launching it normally, check the information provided in the
* \ref service page. Some additional \ref resources are also listed in
* case you're interested in talking to Janus from different languages
* and platforms.
*
* To conclude, the \ref debug page contains info on how you can help us
* fixing issues you might encounter along the road.
*
* \section copyright Copyright and author
*
* Janus WebRTC Server © 2014-2018 <a href="http://www.meetecho.com/">Meetecho</a> (http://www.meetecho.com/)
*
* \author Lorenzo Miniero <[email protected]> ( \ref CREDITS )
*
* \section license License
* This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
* the GNU General Public License Version 3. For more details and licensing
* options, including a commercial license, see the \ref COPYING page.
*
*/
/*! \page DEPS Dependencies
*
* The application and the plugins depend on the following open source
* software and libraries, so make sure you install the related development
* versions before attempting a compilation:
*
* - \b GLib: http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/
* - \b pkg-config: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config/
* - \b gengetopt: http://www.gnu.org/software/gengetopt/ (command line)
* - \b Jansson: http://www.digip.org/jansson/ (JSON)
* - \b libconfig: https://hyperrealm.github.io/libconfig/ (configuration files)
* - \b libnice: http://nice.freedesktop.org/wiki/ (ICE/STUN/TURN, at least v0.1.13 suggested, master recommended)
* - \b OpenSSL: http://www.openssl.org/ (DTLS, at least v1.0.1e)
* - \b libsrtp: https://github.com/cisco/libsrtp (SRTP, at least v1.5 suggested)
* - \b usrsctp: http://code.google.com/p/sctp-refimpl/ (\c optional, Data Channels)
* - \b libmicrohttpd: http://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/ (\c optional, Web server)
* - \b libwebsockets: https://libwebsockets.org/ (\c optional, WebSockets)
* - \b rabbitmq-c: https://github.com/alanxz/rabbitmq-c (\c optional, v1.0.4, RabbitMQ)
* - \b paho.mqtt.c: https://eclipse.org/paho/clients/c (\c optional, v1.1.0, MQTT)
* - \b nanomsg: https://nanomsg.org/ (\c optional, Nanomsg)
* - \b Sofia-SIP: http://sofia-sip.sourceforge.net/ (\c optional, only needed for the SIP plugin)
* - \b libopus: http://opus-codec.org/ (\c optional, only needed for the bridge plugin)
* - \b libogg: http://xiph.org/ogg/ (\c optional, only needed for the voicemail plugin)
* - \b libcurl: https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/ (\c optional, only needed for the TURN REST API,
* RTSP support in the Streaming plugin and the sample Event Handler plugin)
* - \b Lua: https://www.lua.org/download.html (\c optional, only needed for the Lua plugin)
* - \b npm: https://docs.npmjs.com/ (\c optional, used during build for generating JavaScript modules)
*
*/
/*! \page JS JavaScript API
* Janus exposes, assuming the HTTP transport has been compiled, a
* pseudo-RESTful interface, and optionally also WebSocket/RabbitMQ/MQTT/Nanomsg/UnixSockets
* interfaces as well, all of which based on JSON messages. These
* interfaces are described in more detail in the \ref plainhttp \ref WS
* \ref rabbit \ref apimqtt \ref apinanomsg and \ref unix documentation respectively, and all allow clients to
* take advantage of the features provided by Janus and the functionality
* made available by its plugins. Considering most clients will be web browsers,
* a common choice will be to rely on either the REST or the WebSockets
* interface for the purpose. To make things easier for web
* developers, a JavaScript library (\c janus.js) is available that can
* make use of both interfaces using exactly the same API. This library
* eases the task of creating sessions with the Janus core, attaching WebRTC
* users to plugins, send and receive requests and events to the plugins
* themselves and so on. For real examples of how this library can be
* used, check the demos in the \b html folder of this package. Notice
* that the \c janus.js library makes use of the features made available
* by the <a href="https://github.com/webrtc/adapter">webrtc-adapter</a>
* shim, which means that your web application should always include it
* as a dependency. For instance, all the demos link to it externally via
* <a href="https://cdnjs.com/">cdnjs.com</a>.
*
* \note The current \c janus.js library allows you to provide custom implementations of
* certain dependencies, in order to make it easier to integrate with other JavaScript
* libraries and frameworks. Using this feature you can ensure \c janus.js does not (implicitly)
* depend on certain global variables. Two implementations are included in \c janus.js itself:
*
* -# \ref js-default-deps which relies on native browser APIs,
* which in turn require somewhat more modern browsers
* -# \ref js-old-deps which uses jQuery (http://jquery.com/) instead,
* and should provide equivalent behaviour to previous versions of \c janus.js
*
* By default \ref js-default-deps will be used, but you can override this
* when initialising the Janus library and pass a custom dependencies object instead.
* For details, refer to: \ref js-dependencies
*
* In general, when using the Janus features, you would normally do the following:
*
* -# include the Janus JavaScript library in your web page;
* -# initialize the Janus JavaScript library and (optionally) passing its dependencies;
* -# connect to the server and create a session;
* -# create one or more handles to attach to a plugin (e.g., echo test and/or streaming);
* -# interact with the plugin (sending/receiving messages, negotiating a PeerConnection);
* -# eventually, close all the handles and shutdown the related PeerConnections;
* -# destroy the session.
*
* The above steps will be presented in order, describing how you can use
* the low level API to accomplish them. Consider that in the future we might
* provide higher level wrappers to this API to address specific needs, e.g.,
* a higher level API for each plugin: this would make it even easier to use
* the server features, as a high level API for the streaming plugin, for
* instance, may just ask you to provide the server address and the ID of
* the \c <video> element to display the stream in, and would take care of all the
* above mentioned steps on your behalf. Needless to say, you're very welcome
* to provide wrapper APIs yourself, if you feel a sudden urge to do so! :-)
*
* \section janusjs Using janus.js
*
* As a first step, you should include the Janus library in your project.
* Depending on your needs you can either use \c janus.js or one of the generated
* JavaScript module variants of it. For available module syntaxes and how to build the
* corresponding variants, see: \ref js-modules
*
\verbatim
<script type="text/javascript" src="janus.js" ></script>
\endverbatim
*
* The core of the JavaScript API is the \c Janus object. This object needs
* to be initialized the first time it is used in a page. This can be done
* using the static \c init method of the object, which accepts the
* following options:
*
* - \c debug: whether debug should be enabled on the JavaScript console, and what levels
* - \c true or \c "all": all debuggers enabled (Janus.trace, Janus.debug, Janus.log, Janus.warn, Janus.error)
* - array (e.g., <code>["trace", "warn"]</code>): only enable selected debuggers (allowed tokens: trace, debug, log, warn, error)
* - \c false: disable all debuggers
* - \c callback: a user provided function that is invoked when the initialization is complete
* - \c dependencies: a user provided implementation of Janus library dependencies
*
* Here's an example:
*
*
\verbatim
Janus.init({
debug: true,
dependencies: Janus.useDefaultDependencies(), // or: Janus.useOldDependencies() to get the behaviour of previous Janus versions
callback: function() {
// Done!
});
\endverbatim
*
* \note When using one of the JavaScript module variants of \c janus.js, you
* will need to import the \c Janus symbol from the module first. See also: \ref js-modules
* For example, using the ECMAScript module variant, the above example should be altered to:
*
*
\verbatim
import * as Janus from './janus.es.js'
Janus.init({
debug: true,
dependencies: Janus.useDefaultDependencies(), // or: Janus.useOldDependencies() to get the behaviour of previous Janus versions
callback: function() {
// Done!
});
});
\endverbatim
*
* Once the library has been initialized, you can start creating sessions.
* Normally, each browser tab will need a single session with the server: in
* fact, each Janus session can contain several different plugin handles
* at the same time, meaning you can start several different WebRTC sessions
* with the same or different plugins for the same user using the same
* Janus session. That said, you're free to set up different Janus
* sessions in the same page, should you prefer so.
*
* Creating a session is quite easy. You just need to use the \c new constructor
* to create a new \c Janus object that will handle your interaction with the
* server. Considering the dynamic and asynchronous nature of Janus sessions
* (events may occur at any time), there are several properties and callbacks you
* can configure when creating a session:
*
* - \c server: the address of the server as a specific address (e.g.,
* http://yourserver:8088/janus to use the plain HTTP API or ws://yourserver:8188/
* for WebSockets) or as an array of addresses to try sequentially to allow
* automatic for fallback/failover during setup;
* - \c iceServers: a list of STUN/TURN servers to use (a default STUN server
* will be used if you skip this property);
* - \c ipv6: whether IPv6 candidates should be gathered or not;
* - \c withCredentials: whether the \c withCredentials property of XHR requests
* should be enabled or not (false by default, and only valid when using HTTP
* as a transport, ignored for WebSockets);
* - \c max_poll_events: the number of events that should be returned when polling;
* the default is 1 (polling returns an object), passing a higher number will
* have the backend return an array of objects instead (again, only valid for
HTTP usage as this is strictly related to long polling, ignored for WebSockets);
* - \c destroyOnUnload: whether we should destroy automatically try and
* destroy this session via Janus API when \c onbeforeunload is called (true by default);
* - \c token , \c apisecret: optional parameters only needed in case you're \ref auth ;
* - a set of callbacks to be notified about events, namely:
* - \c success: the session was successfully created and is ready to be used;
* - \c error: the session was NOT successfully created;
* - \c destroyed: the session was destroyed and can't be used any more.
*
* These properties and callbacks are passed to the method as properties
* of a single parameter object: that is, the \c Janus constructor takes a
* single parameter, which although acts as a container for all the available
* options. The \c success callback is where you tipically start your application
* logic, e.g., attaching the peer to a plugin and start a media session.
*
* Here's an example:
*
\verbatim
var janus = new Janus(
{
server: 'http://yourserver:8088/janus',
success: function() {
// Done! attach to plugin XYZ
},
error: function(cause) {
// Error, can't go on...
},
destroyed: function() {
// I should get rid of this
}
});
\endverbatim
*
* As anticipated, the server may be a specific address, e.g.:
*
\verbatim
var janus = new Janus(
{
server: 'http://yourserver:8088/janus',
// or
server: 'ws://yourserver:8188/',
[..]
\endverbatim
*
* or an array of addresses. Such an array can be especially useful if
* you want the library to first check if the WebSockets server is
* reachable and, if not, fallback to plain HTTP, or just to provide
* a link multiple instances to try for failover. This is an example of
* how to pass a 'try websockets and fallback to HTTP' array:
*
\verbatim
var janus = new Janus(
{
server: ['ws://yourserver:8188/','http://yourserver:8088/janus'],
[..]
\endverbatim
*
* Once created, this object represents your session with the server.
* you can interact with a \c Janus object in several different ways.
* In particular, the following properties and methods are defined:
*
* - \c getServer(): returns the address of the server;
* - \c isConnected(): returns \c true if the Janus instance is connected
* to the server, \c false otherwise;
* - \c getSessionId(): returns the unique Janus session identifier;
* - \c attach(parameters): attaches the session to a plugin, creating an handle;
* more handles to the same or different plugins can be created at the same time;
* - \c destroy(parameters): destroys the session with the server, and closes
* all the handles (and related PeerConnections) the session may have with any plugin as well.
*
* The most important property is obviously the \c attach() method, as
* it's what will allow you to exploit the features of a plugin to manipulate
* the media sent and/or received by a PeerConnection in your web page.
* This method will create a plugin handle you can use for the purpose,
* for which you can configure properties and callbacks when calling the
* \c attach() method itself. As for the \c Janus constructor, the \c attach()
* method takes a single parameter that can contain any of the following
* properties and callbacks:
*
* - \c plugin: the unique package name of the plugin (e.g., \c janus.plugin.echotest );
* - \c opaqueId: an optional opaque string meaningful to your application (e.g., to map all the handles of the same user);
* - a set of callbacks to be notified about events, namely:
* - \c success: the handle was successfully created and is ready to be used;
* - \c error: the handle was NOT successfully created;
* - \c consentDialog: this callback is triggered just before \c getUserMedia is called
* (parameter=<b>true</b>) and after it is completed (parameter=<b>false</b>); this means it can
* be used to modify the UI accordingly, e.g., to prompt the user about the need to accept the device access consent requests;
* - \c webrtcState: this callback is triggered with a <b>true</b> value
* when the PeerConnection associated to a handle becomes active (so ICE, DTLS and
* everything else succeeded) from the Janus perspective, while <b>false</b> is
* triggered when the PeerConnection goes down instead; useful to figure out
* when WebRTC is actually up and running between you and Janus (e.g., to notify
* a user they're actually now active in a conference); notice that in case
* of <b>false</b> a reason string may be present as an optional parameter;
* - \c iceState: this callback is triggered when the ICE state for the
* PeerConnection associated to the handle changes: the argument of the callback
* is the new state as a string (e.g., "connected" or "failed");
* - \c mediaState: this callback is triggered when Janus starts or stops
* receiving your media: for instance, a \c mediaState with type=<b>audio</b> and
* on=<b>true</b> means Janus started receiving your audio stream (or started
* getting them again after a pause of more than a second); a \c mediaState with
* type=<b>video</b> and on=<b>false</b> means Janus hasn't received any video
* from you in the last second, after a start was detected before; useful to
* figure out when Janus actually started handling your media, or to detect
* problems on the media path (e.g., media never started, or stopped at some time);
* - \c slowLink: this callback is triggered when Janus reports trouble
* either sending or receiving media on the specified PeerConnection, typically
* as a consequence of too many NACKs received from/sent to the user in the
* last second: for instance, a \c slowLink with uplink=<b>true</b> means
* you notified several missing packets from Janus, while uplink=<b>false</b>
* means Janus is not receiving all your packets; useful to figure out when
* there are problems on the media path (e.g., excessive loss), in order to
* possibly react accordingly (e.g., decrease the bitrate if most of our
* packets are getting lost);
* - \c onmessage: a message/event has been received from the plugin;
* - \c onlocalstream: a local \c MediaStream is available and ready to be displayed;
* - \c onremotestream: a remote \c MediaStream is available and ready to be displayed;
* - \c ondataopen: a Data Channel is available and ready to be used;
* - \c ondata: data has been received through the Data Channel;
* - \c oncleanup: the WebRTC PeerConnection with the plugin was closed;
* - \c detached: the plugin handle has been detached by the plugin itself,
* and so should not be used anymore.
*
* Here's an example:
*
\verbatim
// Attach to echo test plugin, using the previously created janus instance
janus.attach(
{
plugin: "janus.plugin.echotest",
success: function(pluginHandle) {
// Plugin attached! 'pluginHandle' is our handle
},
error: function(cause) {
// Couldn't attach to the plugin
},
consentDialog: function(on) {
// e.g., Darken the screen if on=true (getUserMedia incoming), restore it otherwise
},
onmessage: function(msg, jsep) {
// We got a message/event (msg) from the plugin
// If jsep is not null, this involves a WebRTC negotiation
},
onlocalstream: function(stream) {
// We have a local stream (getUserMedia worked!) to display
},
onremotestream: function(stream) {
// We have a remote stream (working PeerConnection!) to display
},
oncleanup: function() {
// PeerConnection with the plugin closed, clean the UI
// The plugin handle is still valid so we can create a new one
},
detached: function() {
// Connection with the plugin closed, get rid of its features
// The plugin handle is not valid anymore
}
});
\endverbatim
*
* So the \c attach() method allows you to attach to a plugin, and specify
* the callbacks to invoke when anything relevant happens in this interaction.
* To actively interact with the plugin, you can use the \c Handle object
* that is returned by the \c success callback (pluginHandle in the example).
*
* This \c Handle object has several methods you can use to interact with
* the plugin or check the state of the session handle:
*
* - \c getId(): returns the unique handle identifier;
* - \c getPlugin(): returns the unique package name of the attached plugin;
* - \c send(parameters): sends a message (with or without a jsep to
* negotiate a PeerConnection) to the plugin;
* - \c createOffer(callbacks): asks the library to create a WebRTC compliant OFFER;
* - \c createAnswer(callbacks): asks the library to create a WebRTC compliant ANSWER;
* - \c handleRemoteJsep(callbacks): asks the library to handle an incoming WebRTC compliant session description;
* - \c dtmf(parameters): sends a DTMF tone on the PeerConnection;
* - \c data(parameters): sends data through the Data Channel, if available;
* - \c getBitrate(): gets a verbose description of the currently received stream bitrate;
* - \c hangup(sendRequest): tells the library to close the PeerConnection; if the optional \c sendRequest argument is
* set to \c true, then a \c hangup Janus API request is sent to Janus as well (disabled by default, Janus can usually
* figure this out via DTLS alerts and the like but it may be useful to enable it sometimes);
* - \c detach(parameters): detaches from the plugin and destroys the handle, tearing
* down the related PeerConnection if it exists.
*
* While the \c Handle API may look complex, it's actually quite straightforward
* once you get the concept. The only step that may require a little more
* effort to understand is the PeerConnection negotiation, but again, if
* you're familiar with the WebRTC API, the \c Handle actually makes it
* a lot easier.
*
* The idea behind it's usage is the following:
*
* -# you use \c attach() to create a \c Handle object;
* -# in the \c success callback, your application logic can kick in: you may
* want to send a message to the plugin (<code>send({msg})</code>), negotiate
* a PeerConnection with the plugin right away ( \c createOffer followed
* by a <code>send({msg, jsep})</code>) or wait for something to happen to do anything;
* -# the \c onmessage callback tells you when you've got messages from the plugin;
* if the \c jsep parameter is not null, just pass it to the library, which will take
* care of it for you; if it's an \b OFFER use \c createAnswer (followed by a
* <code>send({msg, jsep})</code> to close the loop with the plugin), otherwise use
* \c handleRemoteJsep ;
* -# whether you took the initiative to set up a PeerConnection or the plugin did,
* the \c onlocalstream and/or the \c onremotestream callbacks will provide
* you with a stream you can display in your page;
* -# each plugin may allow you to manipulate what should flow through the
* PeerConnection channel: the \c send method and \c onmessage callback
* will allow you to handle this interaction (e.g., to tell the plugin
* to mute your stream, or to be notified about someone joining a virtual room),
* while the \c ondata callback is triggered whenever data is received
* on the Data Channel, if available (and the \c ondataopen callback
* will tell you when a Data Channel is actually available).
*
* The following paragraphs will delve a bit deeper in the negotiation
* mechanism provided by the \c Handle API, in particular describing
* the properties and callbacks that may be involved. To follow the approach
* outlined by the W3C WebRTC API, this negotiation mechanism is heavily
* based on asynchronous methods as well. Notice that the following paragraphs
* address the first negotiation step, that is the one to create a new
* PeerConnection from scratch: to know how to originate or handle a
* renegotiation instead (e.g., to add/remove/replace a media source, or
* force an ICE restart) check the \ref renegotiation section instead.
*
* - \c createOffer takes a single parameter, that can contain any of the
* following properties and callbacks:
* - \c media: you can use this property to tell the library which media (audio/video/data)
* you're interested in, and whether you're going to send and/or receive any of them; by default
* audio and video are enabled in both directions, while the Data Channels are disabled;
* this option is an object that can take any of the following properties:
* - \c audioSend: \c true/false (do or do not send audio);
* - \c audioRecv: \c true/false (do or do not receive audio);
* - \c audio: \c true/false (do or do not send \b and receive audio, takes precedence on the above);
* - \c audio: object with \c deviceId property (specify ID of audio device to capture, takes precedence on the above;
* devices list can be accessed with \c Janus.listDevices(callback) );
* - \c videoSend: \c true/false (do or do not send video);
* - \c videoRecv: \c true/false (do or do not receive video);
* - \c video: \c true/false (do or do not send \b and receive video, takes precedence on the above);
* - \c video: \c "lowres"/"lowres-16:9"/"stdres"/"stdres-16:9"/"hires"/"hires-16:9"
* (send a 320x240/320x180/640x480/640x360/1280x720 video, takes precedence on the above; default is \c "stdres" )
* this property will affect the resulting getUserMedia that the library will issue; please
* notice that Firefox doesn't support the \c "16:9" variants, which will fallback
* to the ones; besides, \c "hires" and \c "hires-16:9" are currently synonymous, as
* there's no 4:3 high resolution constraint as of now;
* - \c video: \c "screen" (use screensharing for video, disables audio, takes precedence on both audio and video);
* - \c video: object with \c deviceId , \c width and/or \c height properties (specify ID of video device to capture
* and optionally resolution to use, takes precedence on the above; devices list can be accessed with \c Janus.listDevices(callback) );
* - \c data: \c true/false (do or do not use Data Channels, default is false)
* - \c failIfNoAudio: \c true/false (whether a getUserMedia should fail if audio send is asked, but no audio device is available, default is false)
* - \c failIfNoVideo: \c true/false (whether a getUserMedia should fail if video send is asked, but no video device is available, default is false)
* - \c screenshareFrameRate: in case you're sharing a screen/application, allows you to specify the framerate (default=3);
* - \c trickle: \c true/false, to tell the library whether you want
* Trickle ICE to be used (true, the default) or not (false);
* - \c stream: optional, only to be passed in case you obtained a MediaStream object yourself with a \c getUserMedia
* request, and that you want the library to use instead of having it get one by itself (makes
* the \c media property useless, as it won't be read for accessing any device);
* - a set of callbacks to be notified about the result, namely:
* - \c success: the session description was created (attached as a parameter) and is ready to be sent to the plugin;
* - \c error: the session description was NOT successfully created;
* - \c customizeSdp: you can modify the sdp generated by the webrtc engine if you need;
* - \c createAnswer takes the same options as createOffer, but requires
* an additional one as part of the single parameter argument:
* - \c jsep: the session description sent by the plugin (e.g., as received
* in an \c onmessage callback) as its OFFER.
*
* Whether you use \c createOffer or \c createAnswer depending on the scenario,
* you should end up with a valid \c jsep object returned in the \c success
* callback. You can attach this \c jsep object to a message in a \c send request
* to pass it to the plugin, and have Janus negotiate a PeerConnection
* with your application.
*
* Here's an example of how to use \c createOffer, taken from the Echo Test demo page:
*
\verbatim
// Attach to echo test plugin
janus.attach(
{
plugin: "janus.plugin.echotest",
success: function(pluginHandle) {
// Negotiate WebRTC
echotest = pluginHandle;
var body = { "audio": true, "video": true };
echotest.send({"message": body});
echotest.createOffer(
{
// No media property provided: by default,
// it's sendrecv for audio and video
success: function(jsep) {
// Got our SDP! Send our OFFER to the plugin
echotest.send({"message": body, "jsep": jsep});
},
error: function(error) {
// An error occurred...
},
customizeSdp: function(jsep) {
// if you want to modify the original sdp, do as the following
// oldSdp = jsep.sdp;
// jsep.sdp = yourNewSdp;
}
});
},
[..]
onmessage: function(msg, jsep) {
// Handle msg, if needed, and check jsep
if(jsep !== undefined && jsep !== null) {
// We have the ANSWER from the plugin
echotest.handleRemoteJsep({jsep: jsep});
}
},
[..]
onlocalstream: function(stream) {
// Invoked after createOffer
// This is our video
},
onremotestream: function(stream) {
// Invoked after handleRemoteJsep has got us a PeerConnection
// This is the remote video
},
[..]
\endverbatim
*
* This, instead, is an example of how to use \c createAnswer, taken from the Streaming demo page:
*
\verbatim
// Attach to echo test plugin
janus.attach(
{
plugin: "janus.plugin.streaming",
success: function(pluginHandle) {
// Handle created
streaming = pluginHandle;
[..]
},
[..]
onmessage: function(msg, jsep) {
// Handle msg, if needed, and check jsep
if(jsep !== undefined && jsep !== null) {
// We have an OFFER from the plugin
streaming.createAnswer(
{
// We attach the remote OFFER
jsep: jsep,
// We want recvonly audio/video
media: { audioSend: false, videoSend: false },
success: function(ourjsep) {
// Got our SDP! Send our ANSWER to the plugin
var body = { "request": "start" };
streaming.send({"message": body, "jsep": ourjsep});
},
error: function(error) {
// An error occurred...
}
});
}
},
[..]
onlocalstream: function(stream) {
// This will NOT be invoked, we chose recvonly
},
onremotestream: function(stream) {
// Invoked after send has got us a PeerConnection
// This is the remote video
},
[..]
\endverbatim
*
* Of course, these are just a couple of examples where the scenarios
* assumed that one plugin would only receive (Echo Test) or generate
* (Streaming) offers. A more complex example (e.g., a Video Call plugin)
* would involve both, allowing you to either send offers to a plugin,
* or receive some from them. Handling this is just a matter of checking
* the \c type of the \c jsep object and reacting accordingly.
*
* \section renegotiation Updating an existing PeerConnection (renegotiations)
* While the JavaScript APIs described above will suffice for most of the
* common scenarios, there are cases when updates on a PeerConnection may
* be needed. This can happen whenever, for instance, you want to add a
* new media source (e.g., add video to an audio only call), replace an
* existing one (e.g., switch from capturing the camera to sharing your
* screen), or trigger an ICE restart because of a network change. All
* these actions require a renegotiation to occur, which means a new SDP
* offer/answer round to update the existing PeerConnection.
*
* Since version \c 0.2.6, renegotiations are indeed supported by Janus,
* and the \c janus.js library exposes ways to easily handle the process
* of updating a media session. More specifically, there are additional
* properties you can pass to \c createOffer and \c createAnswer for the
* purpose: most of the properties introduced in the previous section will
* still be usable, as it will be clearer in the next paragraphs.
*
* The new properties you can pass to \c media in \c createOffer and
* \c createAnswer are the following:
*
* - \c addAudio: if set, start capturing audio if you weren't (will fail
* if you're sending audio already);
* - \c addVideo: if set, start capturing video if you weren't (will fail
* if you're sending video already);
* - \c addData: if set, negotiate a datachannel if it didn't exist (is
* actually just a synonym for \c data:true );
* - \c removeAudio: if set, stop capturing audio and remove the local audio track;
* - \c removeVideo: if set, stop capturing video and remove the local video track;
* - \c replaceAudio: if set, stop capturing the current audio (remove the
* local audio track), and capture a new audio source;
* - \c replaceVideo: if set, stop capturing the current video (remove the
* local video track), and capture a new video source.
*
* Notice that these properties are only processed when you're trying a
* renegotiation, and will be ignored when creating a new PeerConnection.
*
* These properties don't replace the existing \c media properties, but go
* along with them. For instance, when adding a new video stream, or
* replacing an existing one, you can still use the video related properties
* as before, e.g., to pass a specific device ID or asking for a screenshare
* instead of a camera. Besides, notice that you'll currently have to pass
* info on the streams you want to keep as well, or they might be removed:
* this means that, if for instance you want to replace the video source,
* but want to keep the audio as it is, passing \c audio:false to the new
* createOffer will potentially disable audio.
*
* It's important to point out that, as for negotiations that result in
* the creation of a new PeerConnection in the first place, how to perform
* a renegotiation in practice will typically vary depending on the plugin
* that you're trying to do it for. Some plugins may allow you to offer
* a renegotiation, others may require you to send a different request
* instead in order to trigger a renegotiation from the plugin. As it
* will be clearer later, this is especially true for ICE restarts. As
* such, apart from the generic and core-related definitions introduced
* in this section, please refer to the documentation for each individual
* plugin for more information about how to perform renegotiations in
* specific use cases.
*
* Here's a simple example of how you can use \c removeVideo to remove
* the local video capture in a session, e.g., in the EchoTest demo:
*
\verbatim
// Remove local video
echotest.createOffer(
{
media: { removeVideo: true },
success: function(jsep) {
Janus.debug(jsep);
echotest.send({message: {audio: true, video: true}, "jsep": jsep});
},
error: function(error) {
bootbox.alert("WebRTC error... " + JSON.stringify(error));
}
});
\endverbatim
*
* This other example shows how you can add a new video stream to an-audio
* only PeerConnection instead:
*
\verbatim
// Add local video
echotest.createOffer(
{
media: { addVideo: true },
success: function(jsep) {
Janus.debug(jsep);
echotest.send({message: {audio: true, video: true}, "jsep": jsep});
},
error: function(error) {
bootbox.alert("WebRTC error... " + JSON.stringify(error));
}
});
\endverbatim
*
* Finally, this example shows how you can replace the video track, by
* also showing how you can combine this with one of the properties we
* already met in the previous section:
*
\verbatim
// Replace local video
echotest.createOffer(
{
media: {
video: {
deviceId: "44f4740bee234ce6ddcfea8e59e8ed7505054f75edf27e3a12294686b37ff6a7"
},
replaceVideo: true
},
success: function(jsep) {
Janus.debug(jsep);
echotest.send({message: {audio: true, video: true}, "jsep": jsep});
},
error: function(error) {
bootbox.alert("WebRTC error... " + JSON.stringify(error));
}
});
\endverbatim
*
* Notice that renegotiations involving media changes (both local and remote)
* will likely result in new calls to the \c onlocalstream and \c onremotestream
* application callbacks: as such, be prepared to see those callbacks called
* for the same PeerConnection more than once during the course of a media session.
*
* \section restarts ICE restarts
* While ICE restarts can be achieved with a renegotiation, they're complex
* enough to deserve a specific subsection. In fact, ICE restarts don't
* address changes in the media, but in the underlying transport itself.
* They're used, for instance, when there's a network change (e.g., the
* IP address changed, or the user switched from WiFi to 4G). In order for
* this to work, new candidates must be exchanged, and connectivity checks
* must be restarted in order to find the new optimal path.
*
* With \c janus.js, you can only force an ICE restart when sending a new
* offer. In order to do so, all you need to do is add `iceRestart:true`
* to your `createOffer` call, and an ICE restart will be requested. The
* following example shows how this can be done with the EchoTest:
*
\verbatim
echotest.createOffer({
iceRestart: true,
media: { data: true },
success: function(jsep) {
echotest.send({message: {audio: true, video: true}, jsep: jsep});
}
});
\endverbatim
*
* In this particular example, we're not asking for any change on the
* media streams, but just an ICE restart. If successful, as soon as the
* answer is received, the client and Janus will restart the ICE process
* and find a new path for the media packets.
*
* Notice that, with Janus and its plugins, you won't always be able to
* force an ICE restart by sending a new SDP offer yourself: some plugins,
* like the Streaming plugin for instance, will want to always send an
* offer themselves, which means they'll be the ones actually forcing the
* ICE restart from a negotiation perspective. In order to still allow
* users to actually originate the process, all the stock Janus plugins
* that assume they'll be sending offers for some or all of their media
* streams also expose APIs to force an ICE restart from the server side.
* You can learn more about this on a plugin level basis
* <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/meetecho/janus-gateway/pull/753">here</a> and
* <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/meetecho/janus-gateway/pull/1099">here</a>.
* Besides, make sure you read the documentation for each of the plugins
* you're interested in using ICE restarts for, as the details for how
* to perform it properly are typically provided there.
*
* <hr>
*
* This is it! For more information about the API, have a look at the
* demo pages that are available in the \b html folder in this package.
*
*/
/*!\page js-modules Using janus.js as JavaScript module
*
* To facilitate integration of \c janus.js within modular JavaScript code bases,
* you can instruct the build system(s) to generate a modular variants of \c janus.js.
* Generated modules may then be copied to your own JavaScript projects and seamlessly integrated with your own project's build system.
*
* Building the modules can be done in two ways:
*
* -# As part of a regular build of the Janus WebRTC Server, using \c make, by enabling the integrated support via \c configure
* -# By running NPM commands manually. This may be useful if you are looking to build just the JavaScript modules without
* incurring the overhead of a full build of Janus.
*
* \section auto-build-js-modules Building modules using make
* Each supported variant may be enabled by passing a corresponding \c --enable-javascript-*-module flag
* (with or without a \c =yes directive) to \c configure before invoking \c make to build Janus.
* Please note: if you do not pass any such flag, by default no modules will be built.
*
* The following table provides a summary of available module formats and their corresponding \c configure options:
*
* <table class="table table-striped">
* <tr><th>Module format (syntax)</th><th>File name</th><th>configure flag to pass</th></tr>
* <tr><td>ECMAScript</td><td>janus.es.js</td><td>\c --enable-javascript-es-module</td></tr>
* <tr><td>Universal Module Definition (UMD)</td><td>janus.umd.js</td><td>\c --enable-javascript-umd-module</td></tr>
* <tr><td>CommonJS</td><td>janus.cjs.js</td><td>\c --enable-javascript-common-js-module</td></tr>
* <tr><td>Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE)</td><td>janus.iife.js</td><td>\c --enable-javascript-iffe-module</td></tr>
* </table>
*
* The \c --enable-all-js-modules shortcut is available, in case you want to enable and build them all.
*
* When built and installed, these module variants may be found in the \c $PREFIX/share/janus/javascript
* folder, alongside the \c janus.js file itself (assuming \c $PREFIX the installation directory passed to \c configure).
*
* \note Building the JavaScript modules still requires NPM and may involve an \c install which means \c npm must be able
* to download dependencies. By default \c configure will attempt to auto-detect available \c npm on your PATH, but
* if you have installed NPM outside the PATH you can override this by passing the (full) path to your \c npm executable, e.g.:
*
\verbatim
./configure NPM=/path/to/my/custom/npm --enable-javascript-es-module=yes
\endverbatim
*
* \section manual-build-modules Building modules manually with NPM
* You can also opt to build modules by invoking \c npm manually. The \c npm subdirectory contains the necessary
* configuration files to get you started:
*
\verbatim
cd ./npm
npm install
npm run rollup -- --o /path/to/desired/output/file-name.js --f cjs # or es, iffe, umd, amd, ...
\endverbatim
*
* Using \c npm directly is useful if you want to build the JavaScript modules only, without building Janus itself
* or if you are looking for advanced customisation options or alternative formats which are not integrated in \c configure yet.
* As you may have surmised from the example command, the actual build consists mostly of invoking \c rollup with the
* correct parameters. For more information on available parameters, please refer to the \c rollup documentation:
*
* -# https://rollupjs.org/#command-line-flags
* -# https://rollupjs.org/#configuration-files
*
*/
/*!\page js-dependencies Working with custom janus.js dependencies
*
* Certain dependencies of \c janus.js may be passed during library initialization as
* a property list containing the following keys:
*
* -# \c newWebSocket: a function which given WebSockets server and protocol arguments
* should return a new WebSocket (or something that acts like it)
* -# \c webRTCAdapter: an \c adapter object such as provided by the
* <a href="https://github.com/webrtc/adapter">webrtc-adapter</a> library
* -# \c isArray: a function which tests if a given argument is a JavaScript array
* -# \c checkJanusExtension: a function which tests if the Janus Screensharing extension
* for Chrome is installed/available. This can be done by testing whether or not an element
* with an \c id attribute value of \c janus-extension-installed is present.
* -# \c httpAPICall: a function which given an url and options argument performs an
* HTTP API request to Janus. This function is not as straightforward to implement,
* see the section on \ref js-http-apicall below for details.
*
* Depending on your needs you do not have to provide all these dependencies, e.g.
* you do not need to implement the \c httpAPICall function if your application relies
* exclusively on WebSockets to access the Janus API.
*
* Two implementations of the dependencies object are provided by \c janus.js:
*
* -# \c Janus.useDefaultDependencies
* -# \c Janus.useOldDependencies
*
* In turn, each of these implementations accept their dependencies as arguments or fallback on
* certain global variables. Below follows an overview:
*
* \section js-default-deps Janus.useDefaultDependencies
* The \c Janus.useDefaultDependencies method relies on the following native browser APIs:
*
* -# \c Promise: support for \c Promises as standardised in ES 6 (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Using_promises)
* -# \c fetch: support for the \c fetch API (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fetch_API)
* -# \c WebSocket: support for the \c WebSocket API (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSockets_API)
* -# \c document.querySelector: support for the \c document.querySelector API (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/querySelector)
*
* Additionally the \c adapter object from the <a href="https://github.com/webrtc/adapter">webrtc-adapter</a> library is also required.
* These dependencies may either be passed explicitly to the function as a property list with keys of the same name, or
* if omitted the function will fallback to relying on global variables of that name instead.
*
* Example:
\verbatim
var customDependencies = Janus.useDefaultDependencies({
fetch: myCustomFetchImplementation // myCustomFetchImplementation should provide a compatible fetch() API
});
var relyingOnGlobalsEntirely = Janus.useDefaultDependencies();
\endverbatim
*
* Being able to passe dependencies like this is especially useful in the context of modern ES modules:
*
\verbatim
import adapter from 'webrtc-adapter';
// other imports elided
const setupDeps = () => Janus.useDefaultDependencies({
adapter,
// other dependencies elided
});
export const initialiseJanusLibrary = () => Janus.init({dependencies: setupDeps()});
\endverbatim
*
* \section js-old-deps Janus.useOldDependencies
* The \c Janus.useOldDependencies method relies on:
*
* -# \c jQuery: the JQuery library (http://jquery.com/)
* -# \c WebSocket: support for the \c WebSocket API (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSockets_API)
* -# \c adapter: the \c adapter object from the <a href="https://github.com/webrtc/adapter">webrtc-adapter</a> library
*
* This function provides a simple upgrade path for existing applications which are heavily
* tied to jQuery (especially since previous versions of \c janus.js depended on it).
*
* \section js-http-apicall httpAPICall
* The \c httpAPICall function is used to issue API calls to the Janus HTTP(S) interfaces.
* It will be passed two arguments:
*
* -# \c url: a string which refers to the (server) URL of the API endpoint to contact
* -# \c options a property list (see below)
*
* Any return values from the \c httpAPICall function will be ignored.
*
* When working with HTTP request or response bodies, the \c httpAPICall is responsible for
* serialisation to, and deserialisation from the 'wire format' (JSON).
* That is: the \c httpAPICall must transform objects to JSON or parse JSON as and when required.
* Similarly, the \c httpAPICall is also responsible for setting appropriate HTTP
* \c Content-Type (application/json) and/or \c Accept headers.
*
* The \c options argument may contain the following keys:
*
* -# \c timeout: a timeout in miliseconds which should be imposed on the request.
* The \c httpAPICall implementation is required to implement support for imposing timeouts
* on HTTP API requests.
* -# \c body: payload to include as body of the outgoing HTTP request.
The \c httpAPICall must encode it in the 'wire format' (JSON).
* -# \c withCredentials: a boolean indicating whether or not HTTP credentials should be sent
* -# \c success: a callback which should be dispatched when an API request was successful.
* -# \c error: a callback which should be dispatched when an API request was unsuccessful, or timed out
* -# \c async: a boolean hint which indicates whether or not asynchronous requests are desirable.
* This hint is a primarily a remnant for backwards compatible behaviour when working with jQuery.
*
* The \c success callback should be passed the deserialised API response body.
* The \c error callback accepts two arguments: a descriptive status text string and the raw error object
* which caused the \c error callback to be invoked.
*
* \note The \c httpAPICall represents the primary way to intercept HTTP(S) API calls issued from within the
* \c janus.js library. You can use this mechanism to augment outgoing requests with additional headers
* or to intercept responses. For example:
*
* -# You can support authentication schemes based on the HTTP \c Authorization header by
* injecting it into outgoing API requests and routing them through a proxy.
* -# You can intercept incoming responses and extract data from custom header values generated by a proxy.
* -# You can combine both to implement a robust defence against <a href="https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_(CSRF)">CSRF</a>
* -# You can reroute the control flow entirely, and e.g. use \c httpAPICall as an action creator in your
* <a href="http://redux.js.org/">Redux</a> application.
*
* \section js-extension Custom Screensharing Extension for Chrome
* To use a different extension for screensharing permissions in Chrome you can pass a \c extension object
* to \c Janus.useDefaultDependencies and \c Janus.useOldDependencies.
* The object should provide the following methods:
*
* -# \c init(): Do any setup work here. Will be called once when the dependencies are loaded.
* -# \c isInstalled(): should return a boolean indicating whether the Extension was detected and is ready to use.
* -# \c getScreen(callback): make a call to the extension to get a \c streamId here. The streamId can be obtained
* from chrome using <a href="https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/desktopCapture">chrome.desktopCapture.chooseDesktopMedia()</a>.
* When the request is successful pass the \c streamId back using <tt>callback(null, streamId)</tt>,
* otherwise pass an \c Error object like \c callback(error)
*/
/*! \page rest RESTful, WebSockets, RabbitMQ, MQTT, Nanomsg and UnixSockets API
*
* Since version \c 0.0.6, there are three different ways to interact with a
* Janus instance: a \ref plainhttp (the default), a \ref WS, a \ref rabbit, \ref apimqtt, \ref apinanomsg
* and a \ref unix (both optional, need an external library to be available). All of
* the interfaces use the same messages (in terms of requests, responses
* and notifications), so almost all the concepts described in the
* \ref plainhttp section apply to the WebSocket/RabbitMQ/MQTT/Nanomsg/UnixSockets interfaces as well.
* Besides, since version \c 0.1.0 the transport mechanism for the Janus API
* has been made modular, which means other protocols for transporting
* Janus API messages might become available in the future: considering the
* Janus protocol is supposed to be mostly agnostic to the protocol it is
* transported on, the concepts explained in the following sections should
* apply to those as well.
*
* As it will be explained later in the \ref WS, \ref rabbit, \ref apimqtt, \ref apinanomsg and \ref unix sections
* below, the only differences come when addressing specific sessions/handles
* and in part in how you handle notifications using something different than
* the REST interface: in fact, since with WebSockets, RabbitMQ, MQTT, Nanomsg and UnixSockets
* (and, as anticipated, with other protocols that may be added in the future too)
* there's no REST-based path involved, you'll need a couple of additional
* identifiers to bridge the gap.
* Some details are also provided in case you're interested in \ref auth.
*
* \section plainhttp Plain HTTP REST Interface
* As anticipated in the \ref JS documentation, the server deploys a
* RESTful interface that clients can exploit. The \c janus.js library
* makes use of it in a transparent way, but if you're interested in