socket.osc

intention

socket.osc allows you to communicate with other open sound control devices as a server or client, from inside the browser via nodejs.

installation

install via npm. if you wish to use the standalone proxy, install with -g.

$ npm install socket.osc

implementation

start by including the client library in your page, which will create a global osc object.

<script src="/socket.io/socket.osc.js"></script>

connect your socket.io instance:

var socket = io.connect('http://localhost'),
    osc_socket = osc.connect(io);

and create some sockets:

// create a client which broadcasts osc messages
var osc_client = new osc.UdpSender('192.168.10.10', 9999);
osc_client.send('/key4', 'f', [2.0]);

// create a server which listens for inbound messages
var osc_server = new osc.UdpReceiver(8888);
osc_server.on('/key2', function(msg) {
    console.log(msg);
});

library

socket.osc can be included in your node applications. simply provide your socket.io instance.

var io = require('socket.io').listen(9000),
    osc = require('socket.osc');
osc.listen(io);

standalone

you can run socket.osc by itself to create a simple server proxy. for instance, to set up an osc websocket proxy on port 8080:

$ socket.osc 8080