Use Media Stream

use-media-stream is a powerful React hook designed to streamline the integration and management of media streams within your React applications. It offers a comprehensive set of features and options for effortless control and manipulation of media streams. It provides a convenient interface for handling media devices, initiating media streams, and controlling audio and video tracks.

Demo - Link

Installation

Install the hook using your preferred package manager:

1npm install use-media-stream
2or
3yarn add use-media-stream

Usage

Import the hook into your React component and leverage its capabilities to manage your media streams:

1import useMediaStream from 'use-media-stream';
2
3function MyComponent() {
4  const {
5    stream,
6    isSupported,
7    isStreaming,
8    isAudioMuted,
9    isVideoMuted,
10    // ... other properties and handlers
11  } = useMediaStream();
12
13  // ... your component logic
14}

Props Values

Prop	Type	Description
mediaDeviceConstraints	MediaStreamConstraints | null	The constraints for the media device to be used in the media stream.

Return Values

Property	Type	Description
stream	MediaStream | null	The current media stream object.
isStreaming	boolean	Indicates whether the media stream is currently active.
isAudioMuted	boolean	Indicates whether audio tracks are muted.
isVideoMuted	boolean	Indicates whether video tracks are muted.
devices	MediaDeviceInfo[]	An array of available media devices.
audioInputDevices	MediaDeviceInfo[]	An array of available audio input devices.
audioOutputDevices	MediaDeviceInfo[]	An array of available audio output devices.
videoInputDevices	MediaDeviceInfo[]	An array of available video input devices.
getStreamRequest	REQUEST_STATES	The state of the request to obtain the media stream (IDLE, PENDING, FULFILLED, or REJECTED).
getMediaDevicesRequest	REQUEST_STATES	The state of the request to obtain media devices (IDLE, PENDING, FULFILLED, or REJECTED).
error	unknown	Any error that occurred during media stream or device retrieval.
start	() => Promise<MediaStream | null>	Initiates the media stream if not already streaming.
stop	() => void	Stops the media stream if currently streaming.
getMediaDevices	() => Promise<MediaDeviceInfo[]>	Retrieves a list of available media devices.
updateMediaDeviceConstraints	({ constraints, resetStream }) => Promise<void>	Updates media device constraints and optionally resets the media stream.
muteAudio	() => void	Mutes all audio tracks in the media stream.
unmuteAudio	() => void	Unmutes all audio tracks in the media stream.
muteVideo	() => void	Mutes all video tracks in the media stream.
unmuteVideo	() => void	Unmutes all video tracks in the media stream.
addVideoEndedEventListener	(fn: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject) => void	Adds an event listener for 'ended' events on video tracks.
addAudioEndedEventListener	(fn: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject) => void	Adds an event listener for 'ended' events on audio tracks.
addVideoMuteEventListener	(fn: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject) => void	Adds an event listener for 'mute' events on video tracks.
addAudioMuteEventListener	(fn: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject) => void	Adds an event listener for 'mute' events on audio tracks.
removeVideoEndedEventListener	(fn: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject) => void	Removes an event listener for 'ended' events on video tracks.
removeAudioEndedEventListener	(fn: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject) => void	Removes an event listener for 'ended' events on audio tracks.
removeVideoMuteEventListener	(fn: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject) => void	Removes an event listener for 'mute' events on video tracks.
removeAudioMuteEventListener	(fn: EventListenerOrEventListenerObject) => void	Removes an event listener for 'mute' events on audio tracks.

Example

Demo - Link

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

Acknowledgments

Feel free to use and contribute! If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please open an issue.