Soulseek NodeJS client

Before starting

You must already have a Soulseek account before using this module.

Implemented

• File search
• File download

Not implemented

This stuff is not implemented (yet?), but I wait your PR!

• Chat
• Sharing (+ Upnp opened port)

⚠ Infos

You must choose file with slots: true, or you'll wait a long time before downloading it.

I advise you to sort files by speed and select the best one (OK, speed is sent by client and can be fake, but the big majority is real).

Getting started

const slsk = require('slsk-client')
slsk.connect({
  user: 'username',
  pass: 'password'
}, (err, client) => {
  client.search({
    req: 'random',
    timeout: 2000
  }, (err, res) => {
    if (err) return console.log(err)
    res = [
      {
        user: 'poulet',
        file: '@@poulet-files/random.mp3',
        size: 6437362,
        slots: true,
        bitrate: 320,
        speed: 1251293
      }
    ]
    client.download({
      file: res[0],
      path: __dirname + '/random.mp3'
    }, (err, data) => {
      //can res.send(data.buffer) if you use express
    })
  })
})

API

slsk

connect

argument

key	required	value	default	note
user	true	Your username
pass	true	Your password
host		choose a different host for Slsk server	server.slsknet.org
port		choose a different port	2242
incomingPort		Port used for incoming connection	2234
sharedFolders		Folders to be shared	[]

callback

Return client (see just here ⬇)

client

search

argument

key	required	value	default	note
req	true	Sent to slsk server/peers to search file, use space to add keyword
timeout		Slsk doesn't sent when search is finished. We ignore request after this time	4000

callback

key	value	note
user	Peer name of slsk
file	Full path of peer file
size	Size of file
slots	Available slots	true if peer have enough slots to get file immediately
bitrate	Bitrate of current file	Can be undefined if not sent by client
speed	Speed of peer	Provided by peer, don't know what is it exactly

List of files

[
  {
    "user": "jambon",
    "file": "@@jambon-slsk/myfile.m4a",
    "slots": true,
    "speed": 32
  }
]

events

You can handle results with events

client.on('found') // any search result
client.on('found:${req}') // or only a specific request

download

Return buffered file, callback called when file is completely downloaded. (Stored in RAM)

argument

key	required	value	default	note
file	true	File sent when searched
path		Complete path where file will be stored (if you want read it later)	/tmp/slsk/{{originalName}}

callback

key	value
buffer	Complete buffer of file

downloadStream

WARNING: please report any issue with this function Return streamed file, wait for parts to be downloaded, can be used for HTTP 206 (partial content) for example

argument

key	required	value	default	note
file	true	File sent when searched

callback

Readable stream

Tests

Use env variables for tests

• DEBUG=slsk:* to display debug messages
• SLSK_USER=MyUsername
• SLSK_PASS=MyPassword

Soulseek Protocol Documentation

ftp://ftp.tu-clausthal.de/pub/mirror/ftp.gwdg.de/gnu/ftp/savannah/files/mldonkey/docs/Soulseek/soulseek_protocol.html

https://nicotine-plus.org/doc/SLSKPROTOCOL.html

https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus