Creating a webRTC peer *without* a browser, with just a JavaScript interpreter

javascript node.js webrtc
auro picture auro · May 8, 2013 · Viewed 10.5k times · Source

I want to create a WebRTC peer that's a simple listener/recorder with no "presentation" component (i.e., no HTML/CSS).

If this is possible, (with the WebRTC JavaScript APIs), please tell me what standalone JavaScript engine I can use (I'm thinking of installing a standalone V8 engine).

Thank you.

Answer

Kevin picture Kevin · May 1, 2015

Very late answer, but I think it's good to re-evaluate this question, because a lot has changed since this question was asked.

I assume this question was asked because there was no native support for webrtc yet at the time. But there is now. Android, iOS, Windows, Linux and OSX all support native webrtc libraries now.

The native libraries can be used to create a peerconnection and setup a stream to another client (cross-platform). If you want to create any webrtc-based client application without using a browser, the native libraries are the way to go. No silly standalone javascript engine necessary.

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