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  # node-lsl
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- Lab Streaming Layer (LSL) for synchronized streaming of multi-modal, time-series data over a network
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+ Lab Streaming Layer (LSL) for synchronized streaming of multi-modal, time-series data over a network.
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+ ## Table of Contents
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+ - [Overview](#overview)
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+ - [Installation](#installation)
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+ - [Usage](#usage)
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+ - [LslOutlet](#lsloutlet)
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+ - [TimeMarkerOutlet](#timemarkeroutlet)
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+ - [Test Doubles](#test-doubles)
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+ ## Overview
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+ This package is a Node wrapper around the C++ [liblsl](https://github.com/sccn/liblsl) library. It was developed and tested on a MacOS system with an M2 chip. It should work with any M-series chip: M1, M2, M3. There are known issues for this package with x86 MacOS architectures. It's untested for Windows or Linux.
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+ Please note that this package currently only supports LSL outlets (sending data over a network). It does not yet support LSL inlets (receiving data from a network).
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+ ## Installation
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+ First, you need to install the C++ [liblsl](https://github.com/sccn/liblsl) library. On MacOS, you can use Homebrew to install it, as specified in its [documentation](https://github.com/sccn/liblsl?tab=readme-ov-file#getting-and-using-liblsl):
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+ `brew install labstreaminglayer/tap/lsl`
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+ Then, install the package with your preferred package manager (make sure to be in the right directory for your Node project):
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+ `npm install @neurodevs/node-lsl`
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+ or
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+ `yarn add @neurodevs/node-lsl`
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+ Finally, add the following to your .env file or otherwise set it as an environmental variable. Update the path to match your system:
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+ ```.env
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+ LIBLSL_PATH=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/lsl/1.16.2/lib/liblsl.1.16.2.dylib
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+ ```
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+ ## Usage
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+ ### LslOutlet
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+ LSL is often used to stream EEG data over a network. For example, to instantiate an LSL outlet for the [Muse S 2nd generation](https://choosemuse.com/products/muse-s-gen-2) headband:
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+ ```typescript
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+ import { LslOutletImpl } from '@neurodevs/node-lsl'
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+ const outlet = LslOutletImpl.Outlet({
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+ name: 'Muse S (2nd gen)',
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+ type: 'EEG',
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+ channelNames: ['TP9', 'AF7', 'AF8', 'TP10', 'AUX'],
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+ sampleRate: 256,
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+ channelFormat: 'float32',
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+ sourceId: 'muse-s-eeg',
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+ manufacturer: 'Interaxon Inc.',
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+ unit: 'microvolt',
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+ chunkSize: 12,
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+ maxBuffered: 360,
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+ })
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+ // Must be in async function
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+ await outlet.pushSample(...)
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+ ```
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+ ### TimeMarkerOutlet
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+ LSL is also often used to push time markers that mark different phases of an experiment or session:
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+ ```typescript
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+ import { TimeMarkerOutletImpl } from '@neurodevs/node-lsl'
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+ const outlet = TimeMarkerOutletImpl.Outlet()
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+ // Must be in async function
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+ await outlet.pushSample('phase-1-begin')
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+ // Wait for phase to end
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+ await outlet.pushSample('phase-1-end')
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+ ```
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+ There is also a `pushMarkers` method that pushes a time marker, waits for a specified duration, then pushes the next marker. I recommend that each time marker has a duration of at least 100 ms so that LSL receives the markers in the right order.
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+ ```typescript
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+ const markers = [
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+ { name: 'phase-1-begin', durationMs: 30 * 1000 },
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+ { name: 'phase-1-end', durationMs: 0.1 * 1000 },
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+ { name: 'phase-2-begin', durationMs: 60 * 1000 },
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+ ...
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+ ]
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+ // Must be in async function, hangs until complete
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+ await outlet.pushMarkers(markers)
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+ ```
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+ If you then want to stop the time marker outlet early, you simply do:
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+ ```typescript
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+ outlet.stop()
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+ ```
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+ You can optionally pass any LslOutlet options to the time marker outlet during instantiation. For example, if you want to override the type:
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+ ```typescript
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+ import { TimeMarkerOutletImpl } from '@neurodevs/node-lsl'
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+ const outlet = TimeMarkerOutletImpl.Outlet({
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+ type: 'custom-type'
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+ })
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+ ```
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+ ## Test Doubles
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+ This package was developed using test-driven development (TDD). If you also follow TDD, you'll likely want test doubles to fake or mock certain behaviors for these classes.
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+ For example, the `MockTimeMarkerOutlet` class lets you test whether your application appropriately calls its methods without actually doing anything. Set this mock in your test code like this:
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+ ```typescript
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+ import { TimeMarkerOutletImpl, MockTimeMarkerOutlet } from '@neurodevs/node-lsl'
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+ // In your tests / beforeEach
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+ TimeMarkerOutletImpl.Class = MockTimeMarkerOutlet
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+ const mock = TimeMarkerOutletImpl.Outlet()
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+ // Do something in your application that should start the outlet
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+ const expectedMarkers = ['phase-1-begin', ...]
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+ mock.assertDidPushSamples(expectedMarkers)
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+ ```
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+ Now, you'll have a failing test. There will be a helpful error message to guide you towards the solution. Basically, you just need to call the `pushSample` method in your application with the expected markers. See examples above for how to do so.
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  "name": "@neurodevs/node-lsl",
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- "version": "8.0.6",
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  "main": "build/index.js",
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  "repository": {
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  "test.rs": "node build/test.js"
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  "devDependencies": {
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- "@sprucelabs/jest-json-reporter": "^8.0.69",
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- "@sprucelabs/resolve-path-aliases": "^2.0.45",
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- "@sprucelabs/test": "^9.0.30",
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- "@sprucelabs/test-utils": "^5.1.2",
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+ "@sprucelabs/jest-json-reporter": "^8.0.346",
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+ "@sprucelabs/resolve-path-aliases": "^2.0.324",
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+ "@sprucelabs/test": "^9.0.45",
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+ "@sprucelabs/test-utils": "^5.1.291",
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  "@types/ffi-napi": "^4.0.10",
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- "@types/node": "^20.14.7",
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+ "@types/node": "^22.5.4",
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  "chokidar-cli": "^3.0.0",
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- "concurrently": "^8.2.2",
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- "eslint": "^9.5.0",
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- "eslint-config-spruce": "^11.2.24",
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+ "concurrently": "^9.0.1",
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+ "eslint": "^9.10.0",
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+ "eslint-config-spruce": "^11.2.26",
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  "jest": "^29.7.0",
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  "jest-circus": "^29.7.0",
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- "prettier": "^3.3.2",
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+ "prettier": "^3.3.3",
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  "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
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  "tsc-watch": "^6.2.0",
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- "typescript": "^5.5.2"
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+ "typescript": "^5.6.2"
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  },
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  "description": "Lab Streaming Layer (LSL) bindings for Node",
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  "dependencies": {
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- "@sprucelabs/error": "^6.0.64",
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- "@sprucelabs/schema": "^30.0.109",
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- "@sprucelabs/spruce-core-schemas": "^40.1.54",
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- "@sprucelabs/spruce-skill-utils": "^31.0.126",
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- "ffi-rs": "^1.0.83",
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- "node-gyp": "^10.1.0",
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+ "@sprucelabs/error": "^6.0.345",
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+ "@sprucelabs/schema": "^30.0.393",
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+ "@sprucelabs/spruce-core-schemas": "^40.1.338",
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+ "@sprucelabs/spruce-skill-utils": "^31.0.412",
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+ "ffi-rs": "^1.0.94",
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+ "node-gyp": "^10.2.0",
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