Buttplug Protocol and Architecture Documentation

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Talk To Us!
• Building The Protocol Documents
• Buttplug Documentation and Tutorials
• Buttplug Repos and Supporting Applications
• Support The Project
• License

Introduction

This repo houses specifications documents for the Buttplug Intimate Hardware Control Server Protocol (referred to hereafter as Buttplug).

Buttplug aims to simplify accessing and controlling different kinds of intimate hardware such as vibrators, strokers, and machines, as well as other devices like kegelcizers, electrostimulation systems, and whatever else seems like it could be intimate. The goal is to abstract line level (usb/bluetooth/serial/etc) protocol knowledge away from the developer, so they can concentrate on creating new and interesting interfaces, applications, games, and other software.

HTML rendered version of the Protocol Spec is at https://buttplug-spec.docs.buttplug.io/.

More information on the Buttplug project can be found at at https://buttplug.io.

Talk To Us!

If you're interested in Buttplug Development, check out our discord server!

There's also a message board for development and support at metafetish.club.

Building The Protocol Documents

To build this document into HTML pages or pdfs, you'll need to use vuepress. We have a node package file available to install the version we use for development and build the book. Use the following commands to set it up.

npm install
npm run build

To see a local version of the protocol docs:

npm run dev

Buttplug Documentation and Tutorials

Protocol, Schema, and System Documentation

• Buttplug Protocol Spec: Repo containing the specification document for the Buttplug sex toy control protocol.
• Buttplug Protocol JSON Schema: JSON Schema for the Buttplug Protocol Standard. Usually subtree'd into server/client implementations.
• Buttplug Developer Guide: Manual for developing applications that use Buttplug, as well as information on Buttplug Client and Server architecture.
• STPIHKAL: "Sex Toy Protocols I Have Known And Loved", a book containing low-level proprietary protocol specifications for sex toys and sex hardware, as well as movie synchronization formats and other miscellaneous information.

Tutorials

• how-to-buttplug Glitch.com project - Tutorial project for using buttplug-js for web applications.

Buttplug Implementation Repos and Supporting Applications

Server Implementations

• buttplug-csharp: C#/.Net implementation of the Buttplug Server for Win7/10
  • Status: Stable
  • Packages: Available on nuget
  • Maintainers: Core Buttplug Team
• buttplug-js: Javascript/Typescript implementation of the Buttplug Server for Web (using WebBluetooth) and Node.js
  • Status: Stable
  • Packages: Available on npm
  • Maintainers: Core Buttplug Team

Client Implementations

• buttplug-csharp: C#/.Net implementation of the Buttplug Client for Win7/10
  • Status: Stable
  • Packages: Available on nuget
  • Maintainers: Core Buttplug Team
• buttplug-js: Javascript implementation of the Buttplug Protocol Client
  • Status: Stable
  • Packages: Available on npm
  • Maintainers: Core Buttplug Team
• buttplug-rs: Rust
  • Status: In Development - Not Yet Usable
  • Packages: Available on Cargo
  • Maintainers: Core Buttplug Team
• buttplug-py: Python
  • Status: In Development - Not Yet Usable
  • Packages: Available on PyPi
  • Maintainers: Core Buttplug Team
• golibbuttplug: Go implementation of the Buttplug Protocol Client
  • Status: Stable
  • Maintainers: Community Maintained

Supporting Applications

• Intiface: Win/Mac/Linux Application for running Buttplug Servers on Desktop. Allows users to connect via applications like Syncydink, Scriptplayer, and more.
• SyncyDink: Javascript/Typescript Haptic Video player for the web.
• Playground: Javascript/Typescript device testing web application.
• ScriptPlayer: C# Haptic Video player.
• LaunchControl: Go Haptic Video Player and Launch Control Scripts.
• buttplug-twine: Twine v2 macros for using buttplug-js with Twine stories.

Support The Project

If you find this project helpful, you can support us via Patreon! Every donation helps us afford more hardware to reverse, document, and write code for!

License

Buttplug is BSD licensed.

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