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Promotes vc_test_inject_capture (mono-only, TEST-ONLY) to a public, stereo-capable production API and adds a symmetric PCM tap on the receive side. Enables ReplayKit (iOS), ScreenCaptureKit (macOS), bots, soundboards, and custom clients — all without a hardware audio device. Core C++: - voicecat.h: new vc_stream_feed_pcm, vc_pcm_sink_cb typedef, vc_set_pcm_sink; vc_test_inject_capture kept as deprecated alias - audio_engine: stereo-aware inject_capture (channels param + ring reset on channel-count change); atomic pcm_sink_ fired per decoded frame in on_playback; RemoteStream carries user_id/stream_id for RT-safe sink metadata; init_recv_stream takes user_id+stream_id - client.cpp: stream_feed_pcm / set_pcm_sink implementations; sync_remote_streams passes user_id/stream_id to init_recv_stream - voicecat.cpp: trampolines + channels=1/2 validation Tests: test_external_pcm (headless, 3 sub-tests: mono round-trip, stereo feed L≠R, sink metadata+disable). ctest 23/23. Swift: feedPcm / setPcmSink in VoiceCatClient.swift + 4 XCTest smoke tests (ExternalPcmTests.swift). C#: StreamFeedPcm / SetPcmSink in VoiceCatClient.cs + NativeMethods.cs (vc_stream_feed_pcm unsafe P/Invoke, VcPcmSinkCallback delegate, vc_set_pcm_sink via nint) + 4 xUnit smoke tests (ExternalPcmTests.cs). Docs: architecture.md §4 new subsection, voice.md §9 updated (macOS/iOS now reference vc_stream_feed_pcm), protocol.md §8 explicit no-protocol-change note, roadmap.md M5 entry. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
VoiceCat
Self-hosted, native voice & text chat in the spirit of classic TeamSpeak / Mumble —
channel-based voice, channel + private text, one server you run yourself. Plain TCP
(control) and UDP (media), no WebRTC. Encrypted by default. A shared C++ core
(libvoicecat) drives native clients (Swift on macOS/iOS, C# on Windows) and the server.
Status: Design complete in
docs/. M1–M5 are implemented — real TLS control plane, encrypted UDP voice (Opus), multi-stream, TOFU identity pinning, channel tree, permissions, moderation, disconnect/keepalive/reaper. Windows WinForms C# client shipped (M4). macOS/iOS Swift client is next. SeePROGRESS.mdanddocs/roadmap.md.
Read the design first
The docs/ folder is the source of truth. Start at docs/README.md,
then architecture → protocol → voice → security → tech-stack → deployment →
roadmap.
Build
The default development preset is dev — it builds everything (server + tools + tests)
with real vcpkg deps. It works on Windows, Linux, and macOS (vcpkg triplet auto-resolved).
# one-time vcpkg setup:
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg && ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh # .bat on Windows
export VCPKG_ROOT=/path/to/vcpkg # Linux/macOS; or $env:VCPKG_ROOT on PowerShell
# configure + build + test:
cmake --preset dev
cmake --build --preset dev
ctest --preset dev # 21 behavior tests
Artifacts land in build/dev/bin/ (voicecat-server, vccli, voicecat-admin).
The skeleton preset (no vcpkg deps, stubs only) is a fast smoke check that needs no
third-party libraries:
cmake --preset skeleton && cmake --build --preset skeleton && ctest --preset skeleton
See docs/building.md for the full preset matrix (including release,
server-release, windows-client, and Apple platform scaffolding).
Layout
docs/ design spec (read this)
core/ libvoicecat — the shared C++ core
include/ voicecat.h (the C ABI all clients call)
proto/ voicecat.proto (control-plane wire format, source of truth)
src/ net/ crypto/ codec/ protocol/ session/ audio/ (stubs today)
server/ voicecat-server (headless; links the core)
tools/vccli/ headless test client — drives the protocol from M1 on
clients/ apple/ (Swift, M4) windows/ (C#, M4) — placeholders for now
tests/ CTest targets
License
Permissive-only dependencies (no GPL/LGPL) so the project can be redistributed freely,
including closed-source. Project license: TBD (see docs/tech-stack.md §5).