Add RESTful API about peerflix-server HOT 8 CLOSED

It does already have an API, although not really documented:

1. POST /torrents with JSON like {"link":"magnet link or URL"} - will add a new torrent
   DELETE /torrents/{infoHash} will delete the torrent
2. It will automatically start downloading when you request a file
3. GET /torrents will return all torrents and GET /torrents/{infoHash} one torrent
4. That would require downloading the files first (at least partially) and integrating with ffmpeg or some other external tool, and I'm not sure it's a good idea. Suggestions are welcome.

Do you have a particular scenario you would like to use the API in?

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From /torrents (POST, DELETE, GET) all works

Not enough GET /torrents/{infoHash}/stat - Information about running torrent Speed, Traffic, Peers, Queue. And working through WebSokket I do not like because of the limited SMART TV

1. That would require downloading the files first (at least partially) and integrating with ffmpeg or some other external tool, and I'm not sure it's a good idea. Suggestions are welcome.

GET /torrents/{infoHash}/codec
This functionality is only active for distribution be used to display information about a file in the information section of a resolution, some ulcer 2.1 or 5.1, etc.

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Added the /stats endpoint and released as v0.0.19
https://github.com/asapach/peerflix-server/blob/master/REST.md
Will investigate ffmpeg next.

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Added support for ffmpeg in v0.0.20:

• /torrents/{infoHash}/files/{path}?ffmpeg=probe - will run ffprobe and dump the JSON output containing the format and streams information. Limitation: ffprobe doesn't work with streams, so the file has to be at least partially downloaded, so that it could inspect the headers.
• /torrents/{infoHash}/files/{path}?ffmpeg=remux - will run ffmpeg and remux the file to MP4 - meaning the video stream will be copied and the audio stream will be converted to AAC (this should make it work in most browsers). Limitation: the video output doesn't support seeking, so you'll not be able to rewind.

To make it work you need to install ffmpeg: https://github.com/fluent-ffmpeg/node-fluent-ffmpeg#ffmpeg-and-ffprobe
On Windows you'll need to set FFMPEG_PATH and FFPROBE_PATH env variables (e.g. SET FFPROBE_PATH=C:\ffmpeg\bin\ffprobe.exe
On Ubuntu you'll need to install the package from the ppa:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:jon-severinsson/ffmpeg
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg

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@diaskooo, could you please try it out and provide some feedback?

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I'll try feature with converting to MP4, but is it possible to add ability for rewinding (перемотка) video ?

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In order to make seek/rewind work, the encoder needs to build the index that maps time to position (byte offset) in the file. For example 0:00:30 could map to offset 65536 in the stream. This allows the video player to jump directly to the requested position without having to make guesses or search the stream for timecodes. Unfortunately it's impossible to build the index on the fly: at least one full pass is required.

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Merging this thread into #19

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