:cake: A powerful music API framework for Node.js

Introduction

Meting is a powerful music API framework designed to accelerate music-related development. This is the Node.js version of the original PHP Meting project, providing unified APIs for multiple music platforms.

Features

• 🎵 Multi-Platform Support - Supports NetEase Cloud Music, Tencent Music, KuGou, Baidu Music, and Kuwo
• 🚀 Lightweight & Fast - Zero external dependencies, built with Node.js native modules only
• 📱 Modern Async/Await - Promise-based APIs with full async/await support
• 🔄 Unified Interface - Standardized data format across all music platforms
• 🔐 Built-in Encryption - Platform-specific encryption and signing built-in
• ⚡ Chain-able API - Fluent interface design for elegant code

Requirements

• Node.js >= 12.0.0
• No external dependencies required

Installation

Install via npm:

npm install @meting/core

Or via yarn:

yarn add @meting/core

Quick Start

Basic Usage

import Meting from '@meting/core';

// Initialize with a music platform
const meting = new Meting('netease'); // 'netease', 'tencent', 'kugou', 'baidu', 'kuwo'

// Enable data formatting for consistent output
meting.format(true);

// Search for songs
try {
  const searchResult = await meting.search('Hello Adele', { page: 1, limit: 10 });
  const songs = JSON.parse(searchResult);
  console.log(songs);
} catch (error) {
  console.error('Search failed:', error);
}

Comprehensive Example

import Meting from '@meting/core';

async function musicExample() {
  const meting = new Meting('netease');
  meting.format(true);
  
  try {
    // 1. Search for songs
    const searchResult = await meting.search('Hello Adele');
    const songs = JSON.parse(searchResult);
    
    if (songs.length > 0) {
      const song = songs[0];
      console.log(`Found: ${song.name} by ${song.artist.join(', ')}`);
      
      // 2. Get song details
      const details = await meting.song(song.id);
      console.log('Song details:', JSON.parse(details));
      
      // 3. Get streaming URL
      const urlInfo = await meting.url(song.url_id, 320); // 320kbps
      console.log('Streaming URL:', JSON.parse(urlInfo));
      
      // 4. Get lyrics
      const lyrics = await meting.lyric(song.lyric_id);
      console.log('Lyrics:', JSON.parse(lyrics));
      
      // 5. Get album cover
      const cover = await meting.pic(song.pic_id, 300); // 300x300
      console.log('Album cover:', JSON.parse(cover));
    }
    
    // Switch platform and search again
    meting.site('tencent');
    const tencentResult = await meting.search('周杰伦');
    console.log('Tencent results:', JSON.parse(tencentResult));
    
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error);
  }
}

musicExample();

API Documentation

Constructor

const meting = new Meting(server);

• server (string): Music platform ('netease', 'tencent', 'kugou', 'baidu', 'kuwo')

Core Methods

Platform Management

meting.site(server)    // Switch music platform
meting.cookie(cookie)  // Set platform-specific cookies
meting.format(enable)  // Enable/disable data formatting

Search & Discovery

// Search for songs, albums, or artists
await meting.search(keyword, {
  type: 1,
  page: 1,
  limit: 30,
});

Search Options

• type (number, optional) - Search category for providers that support it. NetEase uses 1 for songs (default), 10 for albums, 100 for artists, etc.
• page (number, optional) - Page number starting from 1. Defaults to 1.
• limit (number, optional) - Number of results per page. Defaults to 30.

Music Information

await meting.song(id)           // Get song details
await meting.album(id)          // Get album information
await meting.artist(id, limit)  // Get artist's songs
await meting.playlist(id)       // Get playlist content

Media Resources

await meting.url(id, bitrate)   // Get streaming URL
await meting.lyric(id)          // Get song lyrics
await meting.pic(id, size)      // Get album artwork

Supported Platforms

Data Format

When format(true) is enabled, all platforms return standardized JSON:

{
  "id": "35847388",
  "name": "Hello",
  "artist": ["Adele"],
  "album": "Hello",
  "pic_id": "1407374890649284",
  "url_id": "35847388", 
  "lyric_id": "35847388",
  "source": "netease"
}

Development

Running Examples

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run the example
npm start
# or
npm run example

Running Tests

# Run tests for all platforms
npm test

Build from Source

# Build the library
npm run build

# Development mode with file watching
npm run dev

Error Handling

The library uses Promise-based error handling. Always wrap API calls in try-catch blocks:

try {
  const result = await meting.search('keyword');
  // Handle success
} catch (error) {
  console.error('API Error:', error);
  
  // Try fallback platform
  meting.site('tencent');
  const fallback = await meting.search('keyword');
}

Rate Limiting

To avoid being rate-limited by music platforms:

• Add delays between consecutive requests
• Don't make too many requests in a short time
• Consider implementing request queuing for heavy usage

// Example: Add delay between requests
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));

Important Notes

• Copyright Compliance: Respect music platform terms of service and copyright laws
• Platform Changes: Music platform APIs may change without notice
• Availability: Some features may be restricted based on geographical location
• Rate Limits: Each platform has different rate limiting policies

Related Projects

• Original PHP Meting - The original PHP version
• MoePlayer/Hermit-X - WordPress music player
• mengkunsoft/MKOnlineMusicPlayer - Online music player
• injahow/meting-api - RESTful API wrapper
• yiyungent/Meting4Net - .NET version

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Meting Node.js © metowolf, Released under the MIT License.

Blog @meto · GitHub @metowolf · Twitter @metowolf

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