ttyrec

0.0.27 • Public • Published

Ttyrec.js

a native implementation for encoding and decoding ttyrec files.

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Usage

This implements a duplex / transform stream v2 . Therefore only node v0.10.x is supported.

It also provides a few simple executable:

  • ttyrec : records ttyrec file from the current terminal

  • ttyplay: plays ttyrec files

  • ttytime: shows the number of seconds is in the ttyrecord file

  • ttyrec++ : similar to ttyrec but generator a json file

  • See Ttyrec format specification

  • See Ttyrec++

Installation

NPM

npm install ttyrec

Write recStream

var fs = require('fs');
var pty = require('pty');
 
var ttyrec = require('ttyrec');
var ttyrecStream = new ttyrec.recStream();
 
var fileStream = fs.createWriteStream('ttyrecord');
 
var _pty = pty.spawn('/bin/bash');
process.stdin.pipe(_pty);
 
_pty.pipe(ttyrecStream);
ttyrecStream.pipe(fileStream);

Read playStream

var fs = require('fs');
 
var ttyrec = require('ttyrec');
var fileStream = fs.createReadStream('ttyrecord');
 
var ttyplayStream = new ttyrec.playStream();
 
// Play at half the speed
ttyplayStream.setSpeed(0.5);
 
fileStream.pipe(ttyplayStream);
ttyplayStream.pipe(process.stdout);

parseStream

var fs = require('fs');
 
var ttyrec = require('ttyrec');
var fileStream = fs.createReadStream('ttyrecord');
 
var ttyparseStream = new ttyrec.parseStream();
 
// No waiting = speed 0
ttyparseStream.setSpeed(0);
 
fileStream.pipe(ttyparseStream);
ttyparseStream.on('data', function(record) {
  console.log(record.header);
  console.log(record.packet);
});

Encode

var ttyrec = require('ttyrec');
var encoder = ttyrec.encoder;
var sec = 0;
var usec = 10;
var record = encoder.encode(sec, usec, new Buffer('abc');

Decode (parseBuffer)

var ttyrec = require('ttyrec');
var decoder = ttyrec.decoder;
var results = decoder.decode(arecord);
 
// This returns an array of
// [0] = records
// [1] = rest of chunk not parsed
var records = result[0];
var record = records[0];
var rest = result[1];
 
var header = record.header;
console.log(header.sec, header.usec, header.length)
var packet = record.packet; // Buffer
console.log(packet.toString());

Limitations

  • only handles buffer streams(non-encoded streams)
  • only works versions v0.10.x (for v0.11 pty.js needs to be patched first)

Todo

  • enhance the executables to mimic arguments from real ttyrec and ttyplay (almost, need peek + help)
  • make v0.11 and v0.8 compatible
  • handle special resizing escape codes for ttyrec
  • browserify this code (almost, only process.hrtime does not exist in browser)
  • help page

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