osc-js

osc-js is an Open Sound Control library for JavaScript applications (UMD module for Node, Browser etc.) with address pattern matching and timetag handling. Sends messages via UDP, WebSocket or both (bridge mode) and offers a customizable Plugin API for network protocols.

Wiki | Basic Usage | Documentation | Plugin API

Features

UMD Module running in Node.js, Electron, Chrome Apps, browser or any other JS environment
Can be used with Webpack and Browserify
TypeScript definitions
No dependencies (except of ws in Node.js or similar environments)
Receive sender information from incoming messages
Built-in UDP, WebSocket networking support as plugins
Special bridge plugin for easy communication between UDP- and WebSocket clients
Plugin API for custom network protocols
Featuring all OSC 1.0 specifications
OSC Address pattern matching
Time-critical OSC Bundles with Timetags
Extended (nonstandard) argument types

Documentation

Read more about osc-js and how to use it in the Wiki and Documentation.

Example

const osc = new OSC()

osc.on('/param/density', (message, rinfo) => {
  console.log(message.args)
  console.log(rinfo)
})

osc.on('*', message => {
  console.log(message.args)
})

osc.on('/{foo,bar}/*/param', message => {
  console.log(message.args)
})

osc.on('open', () => {
  const message = new OSC.Message('/test', 12.221, 'hello')
  osc.send(message)
})

osc.open({ port: 9000 })

Installation and Usage

Recommended installation via npm: npm i osc-js or yarn add osc-js.

Import the library const OSC = require('osc-js') or add the script lib/osc.js or lib/osc.min.js (minified version) for usage in a browser.

Plugins

osc-js offers a plugin architecture for extending it's networking capabilities. The library comes with four built-in plugins. This is propably all you need for an OSC application:

WebsocketClientPlugin (default)
WebsocketServerPlugin
DatagramPlugin for UDP network messaging
BridgePlugin useful Bridge between WebSocket- and UDP Clients

Configuration and examples of every plugin can be read here: Wiki.

Example: WebSocket Server

const osc = new OSC({ plugin: new OSC.WebsocketServerPlugin() })
osc.open() // listening on 'ws://localhost:8080'

Example: OSC between MaxMSP/PD/SC etc. and your browser

Write a simple webpage. The library will use a WebSocket client by default.

<button id="send">Send Message</button>
<script type="text/javascript" src="lib/osc.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
 var osc = new OSC();
 osc.open(); // connect by default to ws://localhost:8080

 document.getElementById('send').addEventListener('click', () => {
   var message = new OSC.Message('/test/random', Math.random());
   osc.send(message);
 });
</script>

Write a Node app (the "bridge" between your UDP and WebSocket clients).

const OSC = require('osc-js')

const config = { udpClient: { port: 9129 } }
const osc = new OSC({ plugin: new OSC.BridgePlugin(config) })

osc.open() // start a WebSocket server on port 8080

Create your Max/MSP patch (or PD, SuperCollider etc.).

[udpreceive 9129] // incoming '/test/random' messages with random number

Custom solutions with Plugin API

It is possible to write more sophisticated solutions for OSC applications without loosing the osc-js interface (including its message handling etc.). Read the Plugin API documentation for further information.

class MyCustomPlugin {
  // ... read docs for implementation details
}

const osc = new OSC({ plugin: MyCustomPlugin() })
osc.open()

osc.on('/test', message => {
  // use event listener with your plugin
})

Usage without plugins

The library can be used without the mentioned features in case you need to write and read binary OSC data. See this example below for using the Low-Level API (even though the library already has a solution for handling UDP like in this example):

const dgram = require('dgram')
const OSC = require('osc-js')

const socket = dgram.createSocket('udp4')

// send a messsage via udp
const message = new OSC.Message('/some/path', 21)
const binary = message.pack()
socket.send(new Buffer(binary), 0, binary.byteLength, 41234, 'localhost')

// receive a message via UDP
socket.on('message', data => {
  const msg = new OSC.Message()
  msg.unpack(data)
  console.log(msg.args)
})

Development

osc-js uses Babel for ES6 support, ESDoc for documentation, Mocha + Chai for testing and Rollup for generating the UMD module.

Clone the repository and install all dependencies:

git clone git@github.com:adzialocha/osc-js.git
cd osc-js
npm install

Testing

npm run test for running the tests. npm run test:watch for running specs during development. Check code style with npm run lint.

Deployment

npm run build for exporting UMD module in lib folder.

Contributors

ESDocs

npm run docs for generating a docs folder with HTML files documenting the library. Read them online here: https://adzialocha.github.io/osc-js

License

MIT License MIT