stream-tools/README.md

ari's stream tools

experimenting with the twitch API to make handy streaming tools!

(also featuring the world's most rushed documentation)

how to run

1. git clone this repo and cd into it
2. npm ci to install dependencies
3. set the following environment variables (it will complain if you don't):
   • TWITCH_CLIENT_ID: the client ID for your twitch application
   • TWITCH_CLIENT_SECRET: the client secret for your twitch application
   • BROADCASTER_NAME: the username of the streamer/broadcaster
4. npm run start to start
5. follow instructions in the console to hook up a bot/user account
6. ???
7. profit

chat

• access via GET /chat
• append ?system=false to hide system messages
• for OBS, consider overriding body's CSS to background: transparent