From 5250f55bf73ab5e66b4903fa4513c2ed538ea4d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Feross Aboukhadijeh Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:44:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] add CHANGELOG.md --- CHANGELOG.md | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CHANGELOG.md diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1709f573 --- /dev/null +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# WebTorrent.app Version History + +# v0.0.0 + +The first official release of WebTorrent.app, the streaming torrent client for OS X, +Windows, and Linux. For now, we're only releasing binaries for OS X. + +WebTorrent.app is in ALPHA and under very active development – expect lots more polish in +the coming weeks! If you know JavaScript and want to help us out, there's +[lots to do](https://github.com/feross/webtorrent-app/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+contribution%22)! + +## Features + +- **Lightweight, fast torrent client** +- **Beautiful user experience** +- **Instantly stream video and audio** from torrents! + - WebTorrent fetches file pieces from the network **on-demand**, for instant playback. + - Even when the file is not fully downloaded, **seeking still works!** (Seeking just reprioritizes what pieces are fetched from the network.) +- Stream videos to **AirPlay** and **Chromecast** +- **Pure Javascript**, so it's very easy to contribute code! +- Based on the most popular and comprehensive torrent package in Node.js, [`webtorrent`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/webtorrent). +- Lots of **features**, without the bloat: + - Opens magnet links and .torrent files + - Drag-and-drop makes adding torrents easy! + - Seed files/folders by dragging them onto the app + - Discovers peers via tracker servers, DHT (Distributed Hash Table), and peer exchange + - Make the video window "float on top" for watching video while you work! + - Supports WebTorrent protocol – for connecting to WebRTC peers (i.e. web browsers) From 10e9b36aeac98b3bdaa8fe441e3604f9208e1af2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Feross Aboukhadijeh Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:45:27 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] AUTO_UPDATE_CHECK_STARTUP_DELAY = 10 seconds --- config.js | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/config.js b/config.js index 51031da4..6dd2be33 100644 --- a/config.js +++ b/config.js @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = { APP_VERSION: APP_VERSION, AUTO_UPDATE_URL: 'https://webtorrent.io/app/update?version=' + APP_VERSION, - AUTO_UPDATE_CHECK_STARTUP_DELAY: 60 * 1000 /* 1 minute */, + AUTO_UPDATE_CHECK_STARTUP_DELAY: 10 * 1000 /* 10 seconds */, CONFIG_PATH: applicationConfigPath(APP_NAME), CONFIG_POSTER_PATH: path.join(applicationConfigPath(APP_NAME), 'Posters'),