node-bandcamp

node-bandcamp

node.js (unofficial) Bandcamp API.

Getting Started

• npm install --save node-bandcamp
• var bandcamp = require('node-bandcamp')

Searching for tracks

Specific tracks can be searched for using the trackSearch method. This function takes the following parameters:

• query (str): The search query for which you want results.
• limit (defaults to 20): The maximum number of results you want returned. Defaults to 20.

The function will recursively query Bandcamp until results are exhausted or the limit is hit.

var bandcamp = require('node-bandcamp');

bandcamp.trackSearch('tibetan pop stars', 30).then(function(results){
  // do something with search results
}).catch(function(err) {
  // handle error
});

Returns a promise, which will eventually resolve as an array of search results. Results are in the format:

[
  {
    "title": "title",
    "album": "album name",
    "artist": "artist name",
    "image": "URL to track artwork",
    "url": "URL to be passed to getTrack method"
  },
  ...
]

Streaming a track

A specific track can be streamed using the getTrack method. This function takes just one parameter, the Bandcamp URL string retrieved using the previously discussed trackSearch method.

var bandcamp = require('node-bandcamp');

bandcamp.getTrack('http://hopalong.bandcamp.com/track/tibetan-pop-stars').then(function(stream) {
  // pipe audio stream to res, etc.
}).catch(function(err) {
  // handle error
});

Returns a promise, which will eventually resolve as an audio stream.

Getting track details

The details for a specific track (title, duration, etc.) can be retrieved using the getDetails method. This function takes the Bandcamp URL string for the track as a parameter, and returns a promise which will eventually resolve as an object in the same format as search results:

{
  "title": "title",
  "album": "album name",
  "artist": "artist name",
  "image": "URL to track artwork",
  "url": "URL to be passed to getTrack method"
}

Testing

All tests for this package are within the __tests__/ directory. If you wish to run the tests:

• git clone [e-mail]:jakemmarsh/node-bandcamp.git
• cd node-bandcamp
• npm install
• npm test