Zeaker

Node.js Lossless Audio Player (PortAudio + FFmpeg)

Zeaker is a high-fidelity, cross-platform audio player for Node.js, supporting gapless playback, bit-perfect output, advanced playlist management, and robust device selection. Powered by native PortAudio bindings and FFmpeg, Zeaker delivers uncompromising lossless audio playback for desktop and server environments.

Features

• Lossless audio playback (WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, etc.)
• Gapless playback and crossfade transitions
• Bit-perfect mode for audiophile output
• Advanced playlist management (shuffle, repeat, navigation)
• Device selection (WASAPI, ASIO, CoreAudio, ALSA, etc.)
• Streaming support (HTTP/HTTPS)
• Volume control, seeking, and metadata extraction
• Robust error handling and event-driven API

Installation

npm i zeaker

• Requires Node.js 16+
• FFmpeg and PortAudio are bundled for major platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Usage

Basic Playback

import { AudioPlayer } from "zeaker";

const player = new AudioPlayer();
player.on("play", (track) => console.log("Now playing:", track));
player.on("error", (err) => console.error("Playback error:", err));

await player.play("track.flac");

Playlist Playback

const playlist = ["song1.flac", "song2.wav", "song3.aac"];
await player.playPlaylist(playlist);

Device Selection

const devices = await AudioPlayer.listOutputDevices();
console.log(devices);
await player.setOutputDevice(devices[0].index); // Select first output device

Streaming Audio

await player.playStream("https://example.com/stream.mp3");

Advanced: Gapless & Crossfade

// Enable gapless playback for next track
await player.playGapless("nextTrack.flac");

// Crossfade to next track (3s duration)
await player.crossfadeTo("nextTrack.flac", 3);

Effects & Bit-Perfect Mode

player.getManagers().effects.setBitPerfect(true); // Enable bit-perfect output
player.getManagers().effects.setCrossfadeDuration(5); // 5s crossfade

Volume, Pause, Resume, Seek

await player.setVolume(0.5); // 50% volume
await player.pause();
await player.resume();
await player.seek(60); // Seek to 1:00

Metadata Extraction

const metadata = await player.getMetadata();
console.log(metadata); // { title, artist, album, duration, ... }

Supported Formats

• WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, MP3, AAC, M4A, OGG, MP4, and more (via FFmpeg)

Error Handling

Zeaker provides robust error handling and user-friendly messages. Listen for the error event on the player instance, or use the exported handleError utility for custom handling.

API Reference

Zeaker exposes a modular, event-driven API. Below is a summary of the main modules and their key methods. For full details, see the source JSDoc or DOCUMENTATION.md.

Modules

• AudioPlayer — Main playback API (play, pause, resume, stop, seek, volume, metadata, playlist, gapless, crossfade, streaming, device selection)
• DeviceManager — Audio device discovery, selection, and validation
• PlaylistManager — Playlist operations (load, shuffle, repeat, navigation)
• AudioEffects — Advanced effects: gapless, crossfade, bit-perfect mode
• StreamManager — HTTP/HTTPS streaming with buffering and reconnection
• AudioUtils — Audio processing and format utilities
• ErrorHandler — Centralized error handling utilities
• FFmpegUtils — FFmpeg-related utilities for audio processing

Key Classes & Methods

AudioPlayer

• play(filePath, [startPosition]) — Play an audio file
• pause() / resume() / stop() — Playback controls
• seek(positionSeconds) — Seek within track
• setVolume(level) / getVolume() — Volume control
• getMetadata() — Extract metadata from current track
• getDuration() — Get track duration
• playPlaylist(playlist) — Play a playlist
• skip() / previous() — Playlist navigation
• setPlaylistShuffle([enable]) — Shuffle mode
• setPlaylistRepeat(mode) — Repeat mode
• playGapless(nextTrack) — Enable gapless playback
• crossfadeTo(nextTrack, [duration]) — Crossfade to next track
• playStream(url, [options]) — Play from streaming source
• setOutputDevice(deviceIndex) — Select output device
• setBitPerfect(options) — Enable/disable bit-perfect mode
• onVisualization(callback) — PCM visualization
• setBufferSize(frames) — Set buffer size
• setCrossfadeDuration(duration) / setCrossfadeCurve(curve) — Crossfade config
• getStatus() — Playback status
• getManagers() — Access advanced managers
• getCurrentTime() — Elapsed playback time
• listOutputDevices() (static) — List output devices
• testSineWave() (static) — Test output with sine wave

DeviceManager

• listOutputDevices() — List available output devices
• setOutputDevice(deviceIndex) — Select output device
• getCurrentDevice() — Get current device
• getDefaultDevice() — Get default device
• findDeviceByName(deviceName, [exactMatch]) — Find device by name
• validateDeviceCapabilities(device, requirements) — Validate device for playback

PlaylistManager

• loadPlaylist(playlist) — Load a new playlist
• setPlaylistShuffle([enable]) — Shuffle mode
• setPlaylistRepeat(mode) — Repeat mode
• getPlaylistCopy() — Get a copy of the playlist

AudioEffects

• setBitPerfect(options) — Enable/disable bit-perfect mode
• isBitPerfectMode() — Check bit-perfect status
• setCrossfadeDuration(duration) / setCrossfadeCurve(curve) — Crossfade config
• getCrossfadeConfig() — Get crossfade config
• prebufferNextTrack(nextTrack, ffmpegPath, [audioFormat]) — Pre-buffer for gapless
• createCrossfade(currentBuffers, nextBuffers, sampleRate, channels, [duration]) — Create crossfade effect
• waitForGaplessReady([timeoutMs]) — Wait for gapless ready
• getGaplessBuffers() — Get gapless buffers
• cleanupGapless() — Clean up gapless resources
• getEffectAvailability() — Check effect availability
• validateEffectAvailability(effectName) — Validate effect usage
• getConfiguration() — Get effects config

StreamManager, AudioUtils, ErrorHandler, FFmpegUtils

• See DOCUMENTATION.md for details on streaming, audio utilities, error handling, and FFmpeg helpers.

Contributing

Pull requests and issues are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

MIT © zevinDev