codec-parser
is a JavaScript library that parses raw data from audio codecs into frames containing data, header values, duration, and other information.
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MPEG Layer I/II/III (MP3) -
audio/mpeg
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AAC -
audio/aac
,audio/aacp
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FLAC -
audio/flac
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Ogg FLAC -
application/ogg
,audio/ogg
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Ogg Opus -
application/ogg
,audio/ogg
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Ogg Vorbis -
application/ogg
,audio/ogg
The demo for icecast-metadata-js
uses this library to allow for playback of streaming audio. codec-parser
is used by mse-audio-wrapper
to wrap streaming audio in ISOBMFF or WEBM so it can be played back using the MediaSource API.
View the live demo here!
Install via NPM
npm i codec-parser
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Create a new instance of
CodecParser
by passing in the mimetype of your audio data along with the options object.Note: For directly reading from a HTTP response, use the mimetype contained in the
Content-Type
headerimport CodecParser from "codec-parser"; const mimeType = "audio/mpeg"; const options = { onCodec: () => {}, onCodecUpdate: () => {}, enableLogging: true }; const parser = new CodecParser(mimeType, options);
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To parse an entire audio file, pass in a Uint8Array of the entire audio file into the instance's
.parseAll()
. This method will read the all of the data and return an array ofCodecFrame
s orOggPage
s.const frames = parser.parseAll(audioData); // Do something with the frames
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To begin processing chunks of audio data, pass in a Uint8Array of audio data into the instance's
.parseChunk()
. This method returns an iterator that can be consumed using afor ...of
orfor await...of
loop.for (const frame of parser.parseChunk(audioData)) { // Do something with each frame }
or
const frames = [...parser.parseChunk(audioData)]
CodecParser
will read the passed in data and attempt to parse audio frames according to the passed inmimeType
. Any partial data will be stored until enough data is passed in for a complete frame can be formed. Iterations will begin to return frames once at least two consecutive frames have been detected in the passed in data.Note: Any data that does not conform to the instance's mimetype will be discarded.
- 1st
.parseChunk()
call- Input
[MPEG frame 0 (partial)], [MPEG frame 1 (partial)],
- Output (no iterations)
(none)
-
Frame 0
is dropped since it doesn't start with a valid header. -
Frame 1
is parsed and stored internally until enough data is passed in to properly sync.
- Input
- 2nd
.parseChunk()
call- Input
[MPEG frame 1 (partial)], [MPEG frame 2 (partial)]
- Output (1 iteration)
MPEG Frame 1 { data, header ... }
-
Frame 1
is joined with the partial data and returned since it was immediately followed byFrame 2
. -
Frame 2
is stored internally as partial data.
- Input
- 3rd
.parseChunk()
call- Input
[MPEG frame 2 (partial)], [MPEG frame 3 (full)], [MPEG frame 4 (partial)]
- Output (2 iterations)
MPEG Frame 2 { data, header ... }
MPEG Frame 3 { data, header ... }
-
Frame 2
is joined with the partial data and returned since it was immediately followed byFrame 3
. -
Frame 3
is returned since it was immediately followed byFrame 4
. -
Frame 4
is stored internally as partial data.
- Input
- 1st
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When you have come to the end of the stream or file, you may call the instance's
flush()
method to return another iterator that will yield any remaining frames that are buffered. Callingflush()
will reset the internal state of theCodecParser
instance and may re-use the instance to parse additional streams.for (const frame of parser.flush()) { // Do something the buffered frames }
or
const frames = [...parser.flush()]
const parser = new CodecParser("audio/mpeg", options);
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constructor
Creates a new instance of CodecParser that can be used to parse audio for a given mimetype.-
mimetype
required Incoming audio codec or container- MP3 -
audio/mpeg
- AAC -
audio/aac
,audio/aacp
- FLAC -
audio/flac
- Ogg FLAC -
application/ogg
,audio/ogg
- Ogg Opus -
application/ogg
,audio/ogg
- Ogg Vorbis -
application/ogg
,audio/ogg
- MP3 -
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options
optional-
options.onCodec()
optional Called when the output codec is determined.- See
parser.codec
for a list of the possible output codecs
- See
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options.onCodecHeader(codecHeaderData)
optional Called once when the codec header is first parsed.-
codecHeaderData
Object containing codec header information.
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options.onCodecUpdate(codecHeaderData, updateTimestamp)
optional Called when there is a change in the codec header.-
codecHeaderData
Object containing codec header information that was updated. -
updateTimestamp
Timestamp in milliseconds when the codec information was updated.
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options.enableLogging
optional Set to true to enable warning and error messages. -
options.enableFrameCRC32
optional Set to false to disable the crc32 calculation for each frame. This will save a marginal amount of execution time if you don't need this information.
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parser.parseAll(data)
Function that takes a audio data for an entire file.-
data
Uint8Array
of audio data for a complete audio stream / file - Returns an Array of
CodecFrame
s orOggPage
s for the entire file
-
-
parser.parseChunk(chunk)
Generator function that yields frames for a partial chunk of audio data from an audio stream or file-
chunk
Uint8Array
of audio data - Returns
Iterator
that yields a parsedCodecFrame
orOggPage
for each iteration.
-
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parser.flush()
Generator function that yields any buffered frames that are stored afterparseChunk()
completes- Returns
Iterator
that yields a parsedCodecFrame
orOggPage
for each iteration. - This function can be used after
parseChunk
has been called with all of the audio data you intend to parse. The final iterator returned byparseChunk()
must be consumed before callingflush()
. - Calling
flush()
will reset the internal state of theCodecParser
instance. You may re-use the instance to parse additional streams.
- Returns
-
parser.codec
The detected codec of the audio data- Note: For Ogg streams, the codec will only be available after Ogg identification header has been parsed.
- Values:
- MPEG (MP3) -
"mpeg"
- AAC -
"aac"
- FLAC -
"flac"
- Opus -
"opus"
- Vorbis -
"vorbis"
- MPEG (MP3) -
Depending on the mimetype each iteration of CodecParser.parseChunk()
will return a single CodecFrame
or a single OggPage
.
OggPage
describes a single ogg page. An OggPage
may contain zero to many CodecFrame
objects. OggPage
will be returned when the mimetype is audio/ogg
or application/ogg
.
-
absoluteGranulePosition
: Total audio samples in the ogg stream up to the end of thisOggPage
. -
codecFrames
: Array ofCodecFrame
(s) contained within thisOggPage
. -
crc32
: CRC-32 hash of the frame data using the Ogg formula / polynomial. -
data
:Uint8Array
containing the page segments within the ogg page. -
duration
: Audio duration in milliseconds contained within thisOggPage
. -
isContinuedPacket
: Boolean indicating if thisOggPage
is part of a continued packet. -
isFirstPage
: Boolean indicating if thisOggPage
is the first page in the Ogg stream. -
isLastPage
: Boolean indicating if this thisOggPage
is the final page in the Ogg stream. -
pageSequenceNumber
: Page sequence number within the Ogg stream. -
rawData
:Uint8Array
Total data of theOggPage
. -
samples
: Total number of audio samples contained within theOggPage
. -
streamSerialNumber
: Serial number of the Ogg stream. -
totalBytesOut
: Total bytes of codec data output byCodecParer
at the end of this ogg page. -
totalDuration
: Total audio samples output byCodecParer
at the end of this ogg page. -
totalSamples
: Total audio duration in milliseconds output byCodecParer
at the end of this ogg page.
CodecFrame
describes a single frame for an audio codec. CodecFrame
will be returned when the mimetype describes audio that is not encapsulated within a container i.e. audio/mpeg
, audio/aac
, or audio/flac
.
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data
:Uint8Array
containing the audio data within this frame. -
header
:Header
object describing the codec information. -
crc32
: CRC-32 hash of the frame data. -
samples
: Audio samples contained within this frame. -
duration
: Audio duration in milliseconds contained within this frame. -
frameNumber
: Total count of frames output byCodecParser
starting at 0. -
totalBytesOut
: Total bytes output byCodecParer
not including this frame. -
totalSamples
: Total audio samples output byCodecParer
not including this frame. -
totalDuration
: Total audio duration in milliseconds output byCodecParer
not including this frame.
// First CodecFrame
MPEGFrame {
data: Uint8Array(417),
header: MPEGHeader {
bitDepth: 16,
channels: 2,
sampleRate: 44100,
bitrate: 128,
channelMode: "joint stereo",
emphasis: "none",
framePadding: 1,
isCopyrighted: false,
isOriginal: true,
isPrivate: false,
layer: "Layer III",
modeExtension: "Intensity stereo off, MS stereo on",
mpegVersion: "MPEG Version 1 (ISO/IEC 11172-3)",
protection: "none"
},
crc32: 275944052,
samples: 1152,
duration: 26.122448979591837,
frameNumber: 0,
totalBytesOut: 0,
totalSamples: 0,
totalDuration: 0
}
// Second CodecFrame
MPEGFrame {
data: Uint8Array(416),
header: MPEGHeader {
bitDepth: 16,
channels: 2,
sampleRate: 44100,
bitrate: 128,
channelMode: "joint stereo",
emphasis: "none",
framePadding: 0,
isCopyrighted: false,
isOriginal: true,
isPrivate: false,
layer: "Layer III",
modeExtension: "Intensity stereo off, MS stereo on",
mpegVersion: "MPEG Version 1 (ISO/IEC 11172-3)",
protection: "none"
},
crc32: 1336875295,
samples: 1152,
duration: 26.122448979591837,
frameNumber: 1,
totalBytesOut: 418,
totalSamples: 1152,
totalDuration: 26.122448979591837
}
Each codec has it's own CodecHeader
data type. See each class below for documentation on each codec specific header.
{
bitDepth: 16,
bitrate: 192,
channels: 2,
sampleRate: 44100,
channelMode: "joint stereo",
emphasis: "none",
framePadding: 1,
isCopyrighted: false,
isOriginal: false,
isPrivate: false,
layer: "Layer III",
modeExtension: "Intensity stereo off, MS stereo on",
mpegVersion: "MPEG Version 1 (ISO/IEC 11172-3)",
protection: "16bit CRC"
}
{
bitDepth: 16,
bitrate: 312,
channels: 2,
sampleRate: 44100,
copyrightId: false,
copyrightIdStart: false,
channelMode: "stereo (left, right)",
bufferFullness: "VBR",
isHome: false,
isOriginal: false,
isPrivate: false,
layer: "valid",
length: 7,
mpegVersion: "MPEG-4",
numberAACFrames: 0,
profile: "AAC LC (Low Complexity)",
protection: "none"
}
{
bitDepth: 16,
bitrate: 400,
channels: 2,
sampleRate: 44100,
channelMode: "stereo (left, right)",
blockingStrategy: "Fixed",
blockSize: 4096,
frameNumber: 15183508,
crc16: 56624,
streamInfo: Uint8Array
}
{
bitDepth: 16,
bitrate: 192,
channels: 2,
data: Uint8Array,
sampleRate: 48000,
bandwidth: "fullband",
channelMappingFamily: 1,
channelMappingTable: [0, 1],
coupledStreamCount: 1,
streamCount: 1,
channelMode: "stereo (left, right)",
frameCount: 1,
frameSize: 20,
inputSampleRate: 48000,
mode: "CELT-only",
outputGain: 0,
preSkip: 312
}
{
bitDepth: 32,
bitrate: 272,
channels: 2,
channelMode: "stereo (left, right)",
sampleRate: 44100,
bitrateMaximum: 0,
bitrateMinimum: 0,
bitrateNominal: 320000,
blocksize0: 256,
blocksize1: 2048
data: Uint8Array,
vorbisComments: Uint8Array,
vorbisSetup: Uint8Array
}