Talon
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Three bugs fixed across the full stack (proto/server/core/ABI/Win/macOS/iOS): 1. Join/Leave Voice now truly subscribes/unsubscribes from the voice plane. Previously the button only toggled the local mic — receiving was always on (gated by channel membership alone). Added a protocol-level voice subscription concept: new SubscribeVoiceRequest/UnsubscribeVoiceRequest/VoiceSubscriptionResult proto messages, User.voice_subscribed field, vc_join_voice/vc_leave_voice C ABI functions, VC_EVENT_VOICE_STATE event, server-side voice_subscribed flag checked by the SFU relay recipient filter, and core-client gating of remote-stream decoder setup. All three clients rewired to subscribe+mic on Join / unsubscribe on Leave. Text chat works regardless of voice subscription. 2. Channel edit dialog now shows the channel's actual current settings. The read struct vc_channel was missing sort_order and audio fields — only the write struct vc_channel_info had them. Extended vc_channel with both (additive, no ABI break), updated the session model and list_channels marshaling to populate them, and updated all three clients' edit callers to use actual channel info instead of hardcoded defaults. 3. Channel parameter updates now automatically restart everyone's streams. Previously editing a channel's audio config persisted and broadcast a ChannelEvent::UPDATED, but no layer restarted streams — encoders/decoders are frozen at announce time. handle_channel_event now detects audio-config changes on the user's current channel and stop->starts each active local stream. The server reads the updated config on re-announce; peers wire up fresh decoders at the new ssrc. All 29 CTest tests pass; Windows DLL + C# client build clean. Apple clients not yet compile-verified (Windows environment).
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).