@twilio-labs/plugin-rtc

@twilio-labs/plugin-rtc

This plugin adds functionality to the Twilio CLI which supports developing and deploying real-time communication apps.

• Getting Started
• Supported Apps
• Commands

Getting Started

Install the Twilio CLI

Via npm or yarn:

$ npm install -g twilio-cli
$ yarn global add twilio-cli

Via homebrew:

$ brew tap twilio/brew && brew install twilio

See the Twilio CLI documentation for more information.

Install the plugin for general use

The following step will install the plugin from NPM and is recommended if you are interested in trying out the commands in the latest release.

$ twilio plugins:install @twilio-labs/plugin-rtc

Install the plugin for local development

The following step will install the plugin from a local directory. Use this option if you are interested in modifying the plugin and testing it out from the Twilio CLI.

$ twilio plugins:link /path/to/plugin-rtc

Supported Apps

This plugin currently supports the following applications:

Twilio Video App

A mobile and web collaboration application built with Twilio Programmable Video. Visit the projects below for instructions on how to use this plugin to build and deploy the Twilio Video app.

• React App
• iOS App
• Android App

Token Server API Documentation

The following section documents the application token server used to provide Programable Video access tokens to supported Twilio Video applications. The token server is deployed as a Twilio Function.

Authentication

The application token server requires an authentication mechanism to be specified when deploying. The following section documents each supported authentication mechanism.

Passcode

Each request is verified using a passcode generated at deploy time. Passcodes remain valid for one week. After the passcode expires, users can redeploy an application and a new passcode will be generated. The snippet below provides an example request body used by a supported application.

{
  "passcode": "12345612341234",
  "user_identity": "User",
  "room_name": "Demo",
}

Token

This endpoint returns a Programmable Video Access token. When create_room is true, it will create a room, and when create_conversation is true, it will create a Twilio Conversation associated with the room. This token is used by the above mentioned Video Apps to connect to a video room and a conversation.

POST /token

Parameters

Success Responses

{
  "token": "0000000000000000.0000000000000000000000.00000000000000000",
  "room_type": "group" | "group-small" | "peer-to-peer"
}

Error Responses

{
  "error": {
    "message": "missing user_identity",
    "explanation": "The user_identity parameter is missing."
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "message": "passcode expired",
    "explanation": "The passcode used to validate application users has expired. Re-deploy the application to refresh the passcode."
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "message": "passcode incorrect",
    "explanation": "The passcode used to validate application users is incorrect."
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "message": "invalid parameter",
    "explanation": "A boolean value must be provided for the create_room parameter"
  }
}

Recording Rules

Changes the Recording Rules for a given room SID.

POST /recordingrules

Parameters

Success Responses

{
  "roomSid": "RM00000000000000000000000000000000",
  "rules": [
    {
      "all": true,
      "type": "exclude"
    }
  ],
  "dateCreated": "2020-11-18T02:58:20.000Z",
  "dateUpdated": "2020-11-18T03:21:18.000Z"
}

Error Responses

{
  "error": {
    "message": "missing room_sid",
    "explanation": "The room_sid parameter is missing."
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "message": "missing rules",
    "explanation": "The rules parameter is missing."
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "message": "passcode incorrect",
    "explanation": "The passcode used to validate application users is incorrect."
  }
}

Commands

• twilio rtc:apps:video:delete
• twilio rtc:apps:video:deploy --authentication <auth>
• twilio rtc:apps:video:view

twilio rtc:apps:video:delete

Delete a Programmable Video app

USAGE
  $ twilio rtc:apps:video:delete

OPTIONS
  -l=(debug|info|warn|error|none)  [default: info] Level of logging messages.
  -o=(columns|json|tsv|none)       [default: columns] Format of command output.
  -p, --profile=profile            Shorthand identifier for your profile.
  --silent                         Suppress output and logs. This is a shorthand for "-l none -o none".

EXAMPLE
  $ twilio rtc:apps:video:delete
  Successfully deleted app.

See code: src/commands/rtc/apps/video/delete.js

twilio rtc:apps:video:deploy --authentication <auth>

Deploy a Programmable Video app

USAGE
  $ twilio rtc:apps:video:deploy --authentication <auth>

OPTIONS
  -l=(debug|info|warn|error|none)                  [default: info] Level of logging messages.
  -o=(columns|json|tsv|none)                       [default: columns] Format of command output.
  -p, --profile=profile                            Shorthand identifier for your profile.
  --app-directory=app-directory                    Name of app directory to use
  --authentication=(passcode)                      (required) Type of authentication to use
  --override                                       Override an existing App deployment
  --room-type=(group|group-small|peer-to-peer|go)  [default: group] Type of room to use
  --silent                                         Suppress output and logs. This is a shorthand for "-l none -o none".

  --[no-]ui-editable                               Specifies whether the app's files and variables can be edited in the
                                                   Twilio console.

DESCRIPTION
  This command publishes two components as a Twilio Function: an application token
  server and an optional React application.

  Token Server
  The token server provides Programmable Video access tokens and authorizes
  requests with the specified authentication mechanism.

  React Application
  The commands includes support for publishing a Programmable Video React
  Application. For more details using this plugin with the Programmable Video
  React application, please visit the project's home page.
  https://github.com/twilio/twilio-video-app-react

EXAMPLES
  # Deploy an application token server with passcode authentication
  $ twilio rtc:apps:video:deploy --authentication passcode
  deploying app... done
  Passcode: xxx xxx xxxx xxxx
  Expires: Mon Mar 09 2020 16:36:23 GMT-0600
  Room Type: group
  Edit your token server at: https://www.twilio.com/console/functions/editor/...

  # Deploy an application token server with the React app
  $ twilio rtc:apps:video:deploy --authentication passcode --app-directory /path/to/app
  deploying app... done
  Web App URL: https://video-app-xxxx-xxxx-dev.twil.io?passcode=xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Passcode: xxx xxx xxxx xxxx
  Expires: Mon Mar 09 2020 16:36:23 GMT-0600
  Room Type: group
  Edit your token server at: https://www.twilio.com/console/functions/editor/...

  # Override an existing app with a fresh deployment
  # Please note that this will remove a previously deployed web application if no
  # app directory is provided
  $ twilio rtc:apps:video:deploy --authentication passcode --override 
  Removed app with Passcode: xxx xxx xxxx xxxx
  deploying app... done
  Passcode: yyy yyy yyyy yyyy
  Expires: Mon Mar 09 2020 16:36:23 GMT-0600
  Room Type: group
  Edit your token server at: https://www.twilio.com/console/functions/editor/...

  # Deploy an application token server with a specific room type
  $ twilio rtc:apps:video:deploy --authentication passcode --room-type peer-to-peer
  deploying app... done
  Passcode: xxx xxx xxxx xxxx
  Expires: Mon Mar 09 2020 16:36:23 GMT-0600
  Room Type: peer-to-peer
  Edit your token server at: https://www.twilio.com/console/functions/editor/...

See code: src/commands/rtc/apps/video/deploy.js

twilio rtc:apps:video:view

View a Programmable Video app

USAGE
  $ twilio rtc:apps:video:view

OPTIONS
  -l=(debug|info|warn|error|none)  [default: info] Level of logging messages.
  -o=(columns|json|tsv|none)       [default: columns] Format of command output.
  -p, --profile=profile            Shorthand identifier for your profile.
  --silent                         Suppress output and logs. This is a shorthand for "-l none -o none".

EXAMPLE
  $ twilio rtc:apps:video:view
  Web App URL: https://video-app-1111-dev.twil.io?passcode=1111111111
  Passcode: 1111111111
  Edit your token server at: https://www.twilio.com/console/functions/editor/...

See code: src/commands/rtc/apps/video/view.js