StreamerRetriever 0.20.3

Description:

StreamerRetriever 0.20.3

Streamer Retriever
Streamer Retriever allows you to search if a stream is online. It also allows you to
start playing the stream or even its vod.
Usage

streamerretriever -h or --help to list all possible arguments
streamerretriever -v or --version to show installed streamerretriever version
streamerretriever -c or --check show follows that are streaming
streamerretriever -l or --link links of follows that are streaming
streamerretriever -p or --play show online streams and choose one to play
streamerretriever -d or --vod choose vod to play
streamerretriever -w or --web use default webbrowser regardless of your
configurations, use with -p or -d
streamerretriever -m or --mobile mobile twitch links of follows that are
streaming, works also with -p and -d
streamerretriever -t or --twitch-follows print your follows from twitch

Check if Your Follows are Online
Output names of streams that are online.
streamerretriever -c
streamerretriever --check

Show and Start Playing
Use the option -p or --play to see who is online and choose if you want to
start playing a stream.
streamerretriever -p
streamerretriever --play

Show Vods and Start Playing
The -d or --vod allows you to chooce a vod from your followed streamer and
start playing it.
streamerretriever -d
streamerretriever --vod

Additional Options for Playing
You can use the additional -m or --mobile to use twitch mobile link. To
force use default webbrowser regardless of your configurations us -w or
--web options. Or you can use bot optional playing arguments.
streamerretriever -pmw
streamerretriever --play --web --mobile

The additional options also work with vod option.
streamerretriever -dwm
streamerretriever --web --vod --mobile

Requirements

Python 3.8 or newer

In Ubuntu sudo apt install python3
In Windows install Python 3

You should consider selecting Add Python to PATH during install





Install

Install Python 3 from the Requirements
Run pip install streamerretriever to install from PyPI
Run streamerretriever -v to show installed streamerretriever version number
Create your streamer list Configuration

Configuration
Add "streamer name" into your follows csv file. Separate each streamer with a
comma.
Linux: ~/.config/StreamerRetriever/follows.csv
Windows: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\StreamerRetriever\follows.csv
The "streamer name" can be found at the end of a Twitch link:
https://www.twitch.tv/<streamer_name>
follows.csv
esamarathon,gamesdonequick,esl_csgo

CLI Play
Add your player of choice to CLI configuration file.
Linux: ~/.config/StreamerRetriever/cli_conf.json
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\StreamerRetriever\cli_conf.json
cli.json
{"player": ["/usr/bin/firefox", "--private-window"]}