X-Git-Url: https://git.immae.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=support%2Fdoc%2Fserver%2Fcode.md;h=76d11c963c076f8a22fbe80ea35f10c01ce93499;hb=69f616ab3aeefd6ce330600604df90f2f48bfe3b;hp=130d30136490dab435b988e1b230f88cb1642fa1;hpb=f24c4e44624058e16d4a09856fac8c409203c59f;p=github%2FChocobozzz%2FPeerTube.git diff --git a/support/doc/server/code.md b/support/doc/server/code.md index 130d30136..76d11c963 100644 --- a/support/doc/server/code.md +++ b/support/doc/server/code.md @@ -1,26 +1,25 @@ # Server code documentation -The server is a web server developed with [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org)/[Express](http://expressjs.com). +The server is a web server developed with [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)/[Express](http://expressjs.com). ## Technologies - * [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org) -> Language - * [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/) -> Database + * [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/) -> Language + * [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/) -> Database * [Express](http://expressjs.com) -> Web server framework - * [Mongoose](http://mongoosejs.com/) -> MongoDB object modeling - * [WebTorrent](https://webtorrent.io/) -> BitTorrent over WebRTC - * [Electron](http://electron.atom.io/) -> To make WebRTC inside NodeJS + * [Sequelize](http://docs.sequelizejs.com/en/v3/) -> SQL ORM + * [WebTorrent](https://webtorrent.io/) -> BitTorrent tracker and torrent creation * [Mocha](https://mochajs.org/) -> Test framework ## Files -The server main file is [server.js](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/server.js). +The server main file is [server.ts](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/server.ts). The server modules description are in the [package.json](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/package.json) at the project root. All other server files are in the [server](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/tree/master/server) directory: - server.js -> app initilization, main routes configuration (static routes...) + server.ts -> app initilization, main routes configuration (static routes...) config -> server YAML configurations (for tests, production...) scripts -> Scripts files for npm run server @@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ All other server files are in the [server](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTub |__ initializers -> functions used at the server startup (installer, database, constants...) |__ lib -> library function (WebTorrent, OAuth2, friends logic...) |__ middlewares -> middlewares for controllers (requests validators, requests pagination...) - |__ models -> Mongoose models for each MongoDB collection (videos, users, pods...) + |__ models -> Sequelize models for each SQL tables (videos, users, pods...) |__ tests -> API tests and real world simulations (to test the decentralized feature...) @@ -42,10 +41,10 @@ Uses [JavaScript Standard Style](http://standardjs.com/). * Install [the dependencies](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube#dependencies) * Run `npm install` at the root directory to install all the dependencies - * Run MongoDB - * Run `npm run dev` to compile the client and automatically run the server. If the client files are already compiled you can simply run `NODE_ENV=test node server` + * Run PostgreSQL and create the database `peertube_dev`. + * Run `npm run dev` to compile the client and automatically run the server. If the client files are already compiled you can simply run `NODE_ENV=test node dist/server` -The `NODE_ENV=test` is set to speed up communications between pods (see [constants.js](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/server/initializers/constants.js#L71)). +The `NODE_ENV=test` is set to speed up communications between pods (see [constants.ts](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/server/initializers/constants.ts)). `npm run help` gives you all available commands. @@ -56,19 +55,18 @@ If you want to test the decentralization feature, you can easily run 3 pods by r The server is composed by: - * a REST API + * a REST API (throught Express framework) * a WebTorrent Tracker - * A separate Electron process -The seperate Electron process has the goal to seed videos through WebRTC because WebRTC directly in NodeJS is not usable for now. +A video is seeded by the server throught the [WebSeed](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html) protocol (HTTP). ![Architecture scheme](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/support/doc/server/upload-video.png) -When a user uploads a video, the rest API asks the Electron process to seed it (communicate with IPC) and then adds it to its Mongo database. +When a user uploads a video, the rest API create the torrent file and then adds it to its database. -If a user wants to watch the video, the tracker will indicate all other users that are watching the video + the Electron process. +If a user wants to watch the video, the tracker will indicate all other users that are watching the video + the HTTP url for the WebSeed. ## Newcomers -The server entrypoint is [server.js](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/server.js). You can begin to look at this file. +The server entrypoint is [server.ts](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/server.ts). You can begin to look at this file. Then you can try to understand the [controllers](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/tree/master/server/controllers): they are the entrypoint of each API request.