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Overview

The TwitchChat generator connects to a Twitch IRC channel and displays chat messages rendered to DMX channels. It uses a circular buffer to show recent messages.

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Properties

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ChannelName
string
required
Twitch channel name to monitor (without the # prefix).
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chatMessages
EquationNumber
default:"15"
Number of recent messages to display in the circular buffer.

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Implementation

From ~/workspace/source/Assets/Plugin/Generators/GeneratorTwitchChat.cs:18-52: 
public override void Construct()
{
    base.Construct();

    buf = new CircularBuffer<Chatter>(chatMessages);

    //we need a object because the IRC client needs to run on a MonoBehaviour
    managedObject = new GameObject("TwitchChatManager");

    irc = managedObject.AddComponent<IRC>();

    //ugh useAnonymousLogin is private, use reflection to set it
    var type = irc.GetType();
    var field = type.GetField("useAnonymousLogin", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic);
    if (field == null)
    {
        Debug.LogError("Failed to find useAnonymousLogin field in IRC class.");
        return;
    }
    field.SetValue(irc, true);

    irc.channel = ChannelName;
    irc.showIRCDebug = false;
    irc.showThreadDebug = false;

    irc.OnChatMessage += (sender) =>
    {
        buf.PushBack(sender);
        text = "";
        foreach (var chatter in buf)
        {
            text += $"{chatter.login}: {chatter.message}\n";
        }
    };
}

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Configuration Example

generators:
  - !TwitchChat
    ChannelName: "yourchannelname"
    chatMessages: 10

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Features

  • Anonymous Login - No OAuth required
  • Circular Buffer - Shows most recent N messages
  • Real-time Updates - Messages appear instantly
  • Format - username: message display format

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Use Cases

Show your Twitch chat in VRChat or other virtual worlds during streams.
Allow virtual world attendees to see Twitch chat without leaving VR.
Monitor chat messages visually during events.
The generator uses anonymous IRC login, so it can only read chat messages, not send them.

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