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## 0.1.0

This release marks the first iteration of the Twilio Video Collaboration App: a canonical multi-party collaboration video application built with Programmable Video. This application demonstrates the capabilities of Programmable Video and serves as a reference to developers building video apps.

This initial release comes with the following features:

- Join rooms with up to 50 participants
- Toggle local media: camera, audio, and screen.
- Show a Room’s dominant speaker in the primary video view
- Show a participant’s network quality

We intend to iterate on this initial set of features and we look forward to collaborating with the community.
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Copyright (c) 2019 Twilio, Inc.
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# twilio-video-app-react
# Twilio React Video App

A collaboration application built with the twilio-video.js SDK and React.js
[![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/twilio/twilio-video-app-react.svg?style=svg&circle-token=9d6b1e89d148181aaa6874c29849c730b8ca406d)](https://circleci.com/gh/twilio/twilio-video-app-react)

## Setup
This application demonstrates a multi-party video application built with [twilio-video.js](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-video.js) and [Create React App](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app).

## Getting Started

Run `npm install` to install all dependencies.

To run the token server, you will need to create a `.env` file (example below) to store your Twilio credentials.
This application requires an access token to connect to a Room. The included local token [server](server.js) provides the application with access tokens. Perform the following steps to setup the local token server:

- Create an account in the [Twilio Console](https://www.twilio.com/console).
- Click on 'Settings' and take note of your Account SID.
- Create an API Key and Secret in the [API Keys Section](https://www.twilio.com/console/video/project/api-keys) under Programmable Video Tools in the Twilio Console.
- Store your Account SID, API Key, and API Secret in a new file called `.env` in the root level of the application (example below).

```
ACCOUNT_SID=ACxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
API_KEY=SKxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
API_SECRET=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
```

## Run
Now the local token server (see [server.js](server.js)) can dispense Access Tokens to connect to a Room.

### Running the App

#### `npm start`

This will start the local token server and run the app in the development mode. Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to see the application in the browser.

The page will reload if you make changes to the source code in `src/`.
You will also see any linting errors in the console.

#### `npm run server`

This will run a standalone token server.

The token server runs on port 8080 and expects a `POST` request at the `/token` route with the following JSON body:

```
{
name: string, // the user's identity
room: string // the room name
}
```

The response is the following JSON object:

```
{
token: string
}
```

Try it out with this sample `curl` command:

`curl http://localhost:8080/token -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "My Name", "room": "My Room"}'`

### Multiple Participants in a Room

### `npm start`
If you want to see how the application behaves with multiple participants, you can simply open `localhost:3000` in multiple tabs in your browser and connect to the same room using different user names.

Runs the app in the development mode.<br />
Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to view it in the browser.
Additionally, if you would like to invite other participants to a room, each participant would need to have their own installation of this application and use the same room name and Account SID (the API Key and Secret can be different).

The page will reload if you make edits.<br />
You will also see any lint errors in the console.
### Building

### `npm run server`
#### `npm run build`

This will run the token server.
This script will build the static assets for the application in the `build/` directory.

Both `npm start` and `npm run server` will need to be run in order for the applicaiton to function properly.
## Testing

## Test
This application has unit tests (using [Jest](https://jestjs.io/)) and E2E tests (using [Cypress](https://www.cypress.io/)). You can run the tests with the following scripts.

### `npm test`
### Unit Tests

Launches the test runner in the interactive watch mode.
#### `npm test`

## Build
This will run all unit tests with Jest and output the results to the console.

### `npm run build`
### E2E Tests

Builds the app for production to the `build` folder.
#### `npm run cypress:open`

This will open the Cypress test runner. When it's open, select a test file to run.

Note: Be sure to complete the 'Getting Started' section before running these tests. These Cypress tests will connect to real Twilio rooms, so you may be billed for any time that is used.

## Application Architecture

This project was bootstrapped with [Create React App](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app).
The state of this application (with a few exceptions) is managed by the [room object](https://media.twiliocdn.com/sdk/js/video/releases/2.0.0/docs/Room.html) that is supplied by the SDK. The `room` object contains all information about the room that the user is connected to. The class hierarchy of the `room` object can be viewed [here](https://www.twilio.com/docs/video/migrating-1x-2x#object-model).

One great way to learn about the room object is to explore it in the browser console. When you are connected to a room, the application will expose the room object as a window variable: `window.twilioRoom`.

Since the Twilio Video SDK manages the `room` object state, it can be used as the source of truth. It isn't necessary to use a tool like Redux to track the room state. The `room` object and most child properties are [event emitters](https://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_class_eventemitter), which means that we can subscribe to these events to update React components as the room state changes.

[React hooks](https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-intro.html) can be used to subscribe to events and trigger component re-renders. This application frequently uses the `useState` and `useEffect` hooks to subscribe to changes in room state. Here is a simple example:

```
import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
export default function useDominantSpeaker(room) {
const [dominantSpeaker, setDominantSpeaker] = useState(room.dominantSpeaker);
useEffect(() => {
room.on('dominantSpeakerChanged', setDominantSpeaker);
return () => {
room.off('dominantSpeakerChanged', setDominantSpeaker);
};
}, [room]);
return dominantSpeaker;
}
```

In this hook, the `useEffect` hook is used to subscribe to the `dominantSpeakerChanged` event emitted by the `room` object. When this event is emitted, the `setDominantSpeaker` function is called which will update the `dominantSpeaker` variable and trigger a re-render of any components that are consuming this hook.

For more information on how React hooks can be used with the Twilio Video SDK, see this tutorial: https://www.twilio.com/blog/video-chat-react-hooks. To see all of the hooks used by this application, look in the `src/hooks` directory.

## Configuration

The `connect` function from the SDK accepts a [configuration object](https://media.twiliocdn.com/sdk/js/video/releases/2.0.0/docs/global.html#ConnectOptions). The configuration object for this application can be found in [src/index.ts](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-video-app-react/blob/AHOYAPPS-30-readme/src/index.tsx#L19). In this object, we 1) enable dominant speaker detection, 2) enable the network quality API, and 3) supply various options to configure the [bandwidth profile](https://www.twilio.com/docs/video/tutorials/using-bandwidth-profile-api).

### Track Priority Settings

This application dynamically changes the priority of remote video tracks to provide an optimal collaboration experience. Any video track that will be displayed in the main video area will have `track.setPriority('high')` called on it (see the [VideoTrack](https://github.com/twilio/twilio-video-app-react/blob/AHOYAPPS-30-readme/src/components/VideoTrack/VideoTrack.tsx#L24) component) when the component is mounted. This higher priority enables the track to be rendered at a high resolution. `track.setPriority(null)` is called when the component is unmounted so that the track's priority is set to its publish priority (low).

## License

See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
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"name": "twilio-video-app-react",
"version": "0.1.0",
"private": true,
"license": "MIT",
"dependencies": {
"@material-ui/core": "^4.5.1",
"@material-ui/icons": "^4.5.1",
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