Enhance your HLS streaming experience with Marecchia, a TypeScript library that brings peer-to-peer (P2P) capabilities to HLS streams.

Through the power of a WebAssembly (WASM) module written in Rust, Marecchia efficiently manages P2P networking, optimizing bandwidth and improving streaming quality.

[!IMPORTANT] This README covers the setup and usage of the Marecchia NPM package. For details on setting up the tracker backend, please refer to the separate README in the crates/marecchia-tracker directory.

• P2P-Enabled HLS Streaming: Offload your server's load by distributing streaming data across viewers.
• WASM-Powered Performance: Benefit from a high-performance WASM module that handles all P2P logic.
• Seamless Integration: Easily integrates with existing HLS.js projects through the P2PFragmentLoader class.
• Automatic Fallback: Ensures uninterrupted streaming by defaulting to HTTP loading if P2P connectivity fails.

Add Marecchia to your project using npm:

npm install @marecchia/hlsjs

To get started with Marecchia, ensure your project is already utilizing HLS.js. Marecchia serves as an extension to HLS.js, adding P2P functionality.

Below is a basic guide on how to integrate Marecchia into your HLS.js setup:

1. Import in Your Project:

import Hls from 'hls.js';
import { P2PFragmentLoader } from '@marecchia/hlsjs';

2. Configure HLS.js to Use Marecchia:

// Ensure HLS.js is supported in the user's browser
if (Hls.isSupported()) {
    const video = document.getElementById('video');
    const hls = new Hls({
        // Configure Marecchia's P2PFragmentLoader as the loader
        loader: P2PFragmentLoader,
    });

    // Load your .m3u8 source
    hls.loadSource('https://example.com/your_stream.m3u8');
    hls.attachMedia(video);

    // Play the video after the manifest is loaded
    hls.on(Hls.Events.MANIFEST_PARSED, function () {
        video.play();
    });
}

This example demonstrates how to set up HLS.js with Marecchia to start enjoying the benefits of P2P streaming.

Contributions to Marecchia are welcome! If you have improvements or fixes, please fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request. See CONTRIBUTING.md for contribution guidelines.

Marecchia and its NPM package are under the GNU General Public License v3 (GNUv3), promoting freedom to share and change the software.