[Feature request] Socket control · streamaserver/streama#796

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Help wanted

Description

I was wondering if it would be possible to use socket to control certain parts of the application. I am designing my own bot in python and would like to have it start a new video session for synced video watching. (right now i just have the bot open a browser and have it do everything in the browser, which eats CPU)

I just figured that socket would be the way to go for this, like Streama would have it's own key for verification, and you would send the key + the command to the socket, and have it execute a function.

So like this: Python code: Send - 'hQNX3To86NjvqtCx' + ':' + 'Do_this' Streama code: Recv - 'hQNX3To86NjvqtCx:Do_this' then split it with the colon, check the key and run the command

Contributor guide

Tech stack: javascriptpython
Domain: backendapi
Issue type: feature
Difficulty: 3
Estimated time: half day
Activity status: stale
Clarity: needs investigation
Prerequisites: basic understanding of socketsfamiliarity with Streama codebase
Newbie friendliness: 30
Research direction: The issue requests adding a socket interface to allow external control (e.g., from a Python bot) via a key+command protocol. The implementation likely requires modifying the server side JavaScript code (likely using Express/Node.js). Investigate the existing API structure in the repository, specifically looking for any existing WebSocket or socket.io usage. Consider creating a new WebSocket endpoint that validates a key and executes commands. Review the source code in the server directory for how routes are currently handled. No linked PRs or maintainer comments provide direction.