main.js

var express = require('express'),
  client = require('radiodan-client');

console.log('Hello');

/*
  Web
  This makes a web server available at
  localhost on the specified port, the
  default is 5000 so going to
  http://localhost:5000/ in a web browser
  will load `index.html` in ./static.
*/
var web = express(),
  port = process.env.WEB_PORT || process.env.PORT || 5000;

// Use the radiodan middleware to enable
// the web pages to send commands to this
// radio
web.use('/radiodan',
  client.middleware({
    crossOrigin: true
  })
);

// Make all files in ./static available to web
// pages
web.use(express.static(__dirname + '/static'));
web.listen(port);

console.log('Listening on port ' + port);

var radiodan = client.create();

// Get the player object called `main`
// as specified in ./config/radiodan-config.json
var player = radiodan.player.get('main');

// Listen for updates to the music database
// to make sure that we've loaded any
// audio files in `./audio` before we try
// and play them
player.on('database.update.start', function() {
  console.log('database.update.start');
});
player.on('database.update.end', function() {
  console.log('database.update.end');
  init();
});
player.on('database.modified', function() {
  console.log('database.update.modified');
});


// Tell the player to update it's database, discovering
// any audio files in the music directory specified in
// the config file.
player
  .updateDatabase();

// When the music database is updated then
// this will run (see `player.on` code above)
function init() {
  play('crowd.mp3');
}

/*
  General helper function to play a file or
  stream
*/
function play(fileOrStream) {
  player
    .add({
      playlist: [fileOrStream]
    })
    .then(player.play);
}