yougopher

Yougopher

A YouTube API toolkit in Go focused on live chat bot functionality.

Installation

go get github.com/Its-donkey/yougopher

Features

• OAuth 2.0 - Authorization code flow, device flow, service accounts
• Quota Tracking - Built-in YouTube API quota management
• Data API - Videos, channels, playlists, search, comments, subscriptions
• Live Streaming - Live chat polling, moderation, broadcasts, stream management
• Analytics - Channel statistics, views, demographics, revenue
• Caching - In-memory cache with TTL support
• Middleware - Logging, retry, metrics, rate limiting

Requirements

• Go 1.23 or later
• YouTube Data API v3 credentials

Quick Start

package main

import (
    "context"
    "log"

    "github.com/Its-donkey/yougopher/youtube/auth"
    "github.com/Its-donkey/yougopher/youtube/core"
    "github.com/Its-donkey/yougopher/youtube/streaming"
)

func main() {
    ctx := context.Background()

    // Initialize clients
    client := core.NewClient()
    authClient := auth.NewAuthClient(auth.Config{
        ClientID:     "your-client-id",
        ClientSecret: "your-client-secret",
        RedirectURL:  "http://localhost:8080/callback",
    })

    // Create chat bot
    bot, err := streaming.NewChatBotClient(client, authClient, "live-chat-id")
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    // Register message handler
    bot.OnMessage(func(msg *streaming.ChatMessage) {
        log.Printf("[%s] %s", msg.Author.DisplayName, msg.Message)
    })

    // Connect and start listening
    if err := bot.Connect(ctx); err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    defer bot.Close()

    select {} // Keep running
}

Packages

Documentation

• Core API - Client, errors, quota, cache, middleware
• Authentication - OAuth 2.0, device flow, service accounts
• Streaming - Chat bot, polling, broadcasts
• Data API - Videos, channels, playlists, search
• Analytics API - Channel statistics, demographics, revenue
• Test Results - Coverage and mutation testing

Example Projects

See docs/examples/ for complete working applications:

• Chat Bot - Live chat bot with commands and message handling
• Moderation Bot - Auto-moderation with spam detection and alerts
• Chat Monitor - Read-only chat logging and statistics
• Analytics Dashboard - CLI dashboard with channel stats

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.