Twitch client in the terminal

Based on this python program, but uses the current twitch API, doesn't use ncurses (bleh) and is written in rust (wooo). The UI is massively based on that.

I originally tried to just rewrite the networking bits of the python program to work with the current twitch API, but then I realised that I hate weak typing, so I completely rewrote it.

Still uses streamlink for streams, but can alsp use your specified player (ffplay by default (you can set it at the top of src/config.rs)) for clips and VODs.

I did this instead of revising.

Features

• Very configurable (see src/config.rs)
• Displays broadcaster colours where possible
• Many varied pages (any of these can also be your home page):
• • Shelves: main home page
• • PersonalSection: the bit on the left on the webapp
• • Game: categories (the API refers to them as games)
• • Search: you know
• You can watch streams, clips and VODs at any quality

Chat

This program also supports read-only chat via irc. It supports some basic features:

• Displays notices
• Displays users' colours
• Displays some badges (most of the colours here depend on your terminal theme):
• • Predictions
• • Sub badges are displayed as sub/{months subbed for}
• • Partner (verified) is displayed as a ✓ with a magenta background
• • Twitch premium is a 👑 with a blue background
• • Moderator badges are a 🗡️ with a green background
• • "Moments" badges are displayed as a 📷 with the background depending on the number of moments
• • "no audio" badges are a 🔇 with a black background
• • "no video" badges are a 👁 with a black background and strikethrough
• • "sub gifter" badges are a 🎁 with the colour depending on the number of gifted subs
• • VIP badges are a 💎 with a light magenta background

It currently lacks the following that I probably won't add, since they won't benefit me (PRs are welcome):

• Can't display arbritrary badges.
• No scrollback
• You can't log in or chat

Controls for chat are just left/right arrow keys to change tabs and q to quit.

Running

$ cargo run # Optionally `--release`

If you don't want to see chat, you can run:

$ cargo run --no-default-features # Optionally `--release`

Controls

Enjoy the following pseudocode:

match key {
  'Q' => quit,
  UpArrow | 'J' => up,
  DownArrow | 'K' => down,
  PageUp => page up,
  PageDown => page down,
  RightArrow | 'L' => match current_selection {
    Stream => play stream with streamlink,
    Game/Category => display streams under category,
    Clip => play clip with player,
    Video => play VOD with player,
  },
  LeftArrow | 'B' => go back,
  'H' => go back to home,
  '+' => increase default quality,
  '-' => decrease default quality,
  'S' | '/' => open search box, until enter key is pressed,
  'R' => refresh page,
}

Feel free to submit issues/PRs if you have any suggestions.