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208 lines
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# node-osc
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A no frills [Open Sound Control](http://opensoundcontrol.org) client and server.
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Heavily inspired by [pyOSC](https://trac.v2.nl/wiki/pyOSC).
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## Installation
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Install using npm
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```bash
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npm install node-osc
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```
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## Features
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- 🚀 Simple and intuitive API
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- 🔄 Both callback and async/await support
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- 📦 Send and receive OSC messages and bundles
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- 🌐 Works with both ESM and CommonJS
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- 📘 TypeScript type definitions included (generated from JSDoc)
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- 📝 Comprehensive documentation and examples
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- ✅ Well tested and actively maintained
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## Quick Start
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### Sending Messages
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```js
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import { Client } from 'node-osc';
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const client = new Client('127.0.0.1', 3333);
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await client.send('/oscAddress', 200);
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await client.close();
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```
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### Receiving Messages
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```js
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import { Server } from 'node-osc';
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const server = new Server(3333, '0.0.0.0');
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server.on('message', (msg) => {
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console.log(`Message: ${msg}`);
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});
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```
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## Documentation
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- 📂 **[Documentation Hub](./docs/)** - Complete documentation with navigation guide
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- 📚 **[API Reference](./docs/API.md)** - Complete API reference generated from source code
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- 📘 **[Usage Guide](./docs/GUIDE.md)** - Best practices, error handling, and troubleshooting
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- 📖 **[Examples](./examples/)** - Working examples for various use cases
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## Compatibility
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Written using ESM, supports CJS.
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Supports the latest versions of Node.js 20, 22, and 24 in both ESM + CJS.
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## TypeScript
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TypeScript type definitions are included! No need to install `@types/node-osc`.
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The types are automatically generated from JSDoc comments during the build process and included with the package. A single `.d.mts` type definition format is provided that works for both ESM and CommonJS consumers.
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**Note:** If you previously installed `@types/node-osc`, you should uninstall it to avoid conflicts:
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```bash
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npm uninstall @types/node-osc
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```
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## More Examples
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### Sending with async/await
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```js
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import { Client } from 'node-osc';
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const client = new Client('127.0.0.1', 3333);
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await client.send('/oscAddress', 200);
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await client.close();
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```
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### Sending with callbacks
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```js
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import { Client } from 'node-osc';
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const client = new Client('127.0.0.1', 3333);
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client.send('/oscAddress', 200, () => {
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client.close();
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});
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```
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### Listening for OSC messages
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```js
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import { Server } from 'node-osc';
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const oscServer = new Server(3333, '0.0.0.0', () => {
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console.log('OSC Server is listening');
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});
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oscServer.on('message', function (msg) {
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console.log(`Message: ${msg}`);
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});
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```
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### Sending OSC bundles
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```js
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import { Bundle, Client } from 'node-osc';
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const bundle = new Bundle(['/one', 1], ['/two', 2], ['/three', 3]);
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const client = new Client('127.0.0.1', 3333);
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await client.send(bundle);
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await client.close();
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```
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### Listening for OSC bundles
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```js
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import { Server } from 'node-osc';
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const oscServer = new Server(3333, '0.0.0.0', () => {
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console.log('OSC Server is listening');
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});
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oscServer.on('bundle', function (bundle) {
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bundle.elements.forEach((element) => {
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console.log(`Timestamp: ${bundle.timetag}`);
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console.log(`Message: ${element}`);
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});
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});
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```
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### Low-Level Encoding and Decoding
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For advanced use cases, you can directly encode and decode OSC messages:
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```js
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import { Message, encode, decode } from 'node-osc';
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// Encode a message to binary
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const message = new Message('/oscillator/frequency', 440);
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const buffer = encode(message);
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// Decode binary data back to a message
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const decoded = decode(buffer);
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console.log('Address:', decoded.address);
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console.log('Value:', decoded.args[0].value);
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```
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This is useful for:
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- Sending OSC over non-UDP transports (WebSocket, TCP, HTTP)
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- Storing OSC messages to files or databases
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- Testing and debugging OSC implementations
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- Building custom OSC routers or processors
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See the **[API Documentation](./docs/API.md)** for complete details.
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## CommonJS
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Both callback and promise-based APIs work with CommonJS!
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```js
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const { Client, Server } = require('node-osc');
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async function main() {
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const server = new Server(3333, '0.0.0.0');
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const client = new Client('127.0.0.1', 3333);
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await new Promise((resolve) => {
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server.on('listening', resolve);
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});
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server.on('message', (msg) => {
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console.log(`Message: ${msg}`);
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});
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await client.send('/hello', 'world');
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await client.close();
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await server.close();
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}
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main();
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```
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## Examples
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See the [examples](./examples/) directory for more usage examples:
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- [client.js](./examples/client.js) - CommonJS client example
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- [server.js](./examples/server.js) - CommonJS server example
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- [esm.mjs](./examples/esm.mjs) - ESM example with callbacks
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- [async-await.mjs](./examples/async-await.mjs) - ESM example with async/await
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- [bundle-example.mjs](./examples/bundle-example.mjs) - Working with bundles
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- [error-handling.mjs](./examples/error-handling.mjs) - Error handling patterns
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## Contributing
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Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
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## License
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Apache-2.0
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**Note:** This project was relicensed from LGPL-3.0-or-later to Apache-2.0 in December 2025.
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