Make iOS device as source client using Icecast - ios

Question

I want to make iOS device as source client to send the audio to icecast server. I have setup the icecast server on localhost successfully. Right now when I send below request to server it creates the mountpoint but only for first 8 sec of the audio, the total length of audio is 25 sec. I know this is because I'm not sending the data in chunks. Below is my request:
let requestString = "http://localhost:8000/"
let url = URL(string: requestString)
let mountPointName = "myMountPoint"
var request = URLRequest(url: url!)
request.httpMethod = "SOURCE /\(mountPointName) ICE/1.0"
request.addValue("SOURCE /mp3test ICE/1.0", forHTTPHeaderField: "SOURCE")
request.addValue("audio/ogg", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
request.setValue("Basic c291cmNlOmhhY2ttZQ==", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
request.setValue("Server name", forHTTPHeaderField: "ice-name")
request.setValue("https://www.google.com", forHTTPHeaderField: "ice-url")
request.setValue("RockTest", forHTTPHeaderField: "ice-genre")
request.setValue("128", forHTTPHeaderField: "ice-bitrate")
request.setValue("0", forHTTPHeaderField: "ice-private")
request.setValue("1", forHTTPHeaderField: "ice-public")
request.setValue("Server description", forHTTPHeaderField: "ice-description")
request.setValue("samplerate=44100;bitrate=128;channels=2", forHTTPHeaderField: "ice-audio-info")
self.recurseivelySendRequest(request)
My recursive function:
func recurseivelySendRequest(_ _request: URLRequest) {
var request = _request
do {
let fileURL = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "mount", withExtension: "ogg") let data = try Data(contentsOf: fileURL!)
let inputStream = InputStream(data: data)
request.httpBodyStream = inputStream
} catch let error {
print(error)
}
// let dataTask = URLSession.shared.uploadTask(withStreamedRequest: request)
// dataTask.resume()
let dataTask = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { (data, response, error) in
if (error != nil) {
print(error ?? "error = unknown")
return
}
print(response ?? "response = unknown")
do {
let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data!, options: JSONSerialization.ReadingOptions.mutableContainers)
print(json)
} catch let error {
print(error)
let str = String.init(data: data!, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
print(str ?? "str = nil")
}
self.recurseivelySendRequest(request)
}
dataTask.resume()
}
The problem with above code is it sends only few part of the audio also If I don't send the request recursively the mountpoint no longer exists and seems it is replacing the data not adding. So what I want is to create the mountpoint once and then write the audio data in chunks.
I also followed Icecast 2: protocol description, streaming to it using

Answer 1

I was on wrong path finally I found iOS-Icecast-Client on github. It helps me to make a connection with icecast-server and send the recorder audio to server in chunks. As I have already mentioned that I was able to setup the icecast-server on localhost.
After downloading the above library in AudioProcessor.m file there is a line
ShoutOutputStream_Init("192.x.x.x", 8000, "/stream", "source", "hackme", 0);
Where 192.x.x.x is your wifi ip as you can not use localhost in device to connect it. Also make sure your system and device should be on same wifi connection to reach the network.
8000 is your port defined in icecast.xml.
/stream is mount point name defined in icecast.xml.
And here comes where I spent few hours to get the username and password these are also defined in authentication tag in icecast.xml. I used the default one source and hackme.
0 is whether it is vorbis (0) or a .mp3 (1) file.
Finally I got it working. And Many thanks to gstream79 to provide us such a wonderful library.