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Simple method to pipe ytdl-node steam into Express endpoint POC
const ytdl = require('ytdl-core');
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const videoID = 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=';
app.use('mp3', express.static(__dirname + '/mp3'));
app.get('/stream/:id', (req, res) => {
console.log('video url >> ', videoID + req.params.id);
const astream = ytdl(videoID + req.params.id, {
quality: 251
});
astream
.on('data', chunk => {
console.log('Data chunck received >> ', chunk);
// fs.appendFile('./mp3/new_media.m4a', chunk, err => {
// if(err) throw err;
// });
})
.pipe(res);
})
app.listen(3000, () => console.log('Example app listening on port 3000!'));
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