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Three iOS client problems fixed plus a new core stereo-mic capture ABI: 1. Channel-id sync bug (mic button permanently dimmed): SessionState never synced currentChannelId from the self user's channelId on connect, so the mic button (gated on currentChannelId == 0) stayed dimmed. Added syncSelfChannel() (mirrors macOS MainWindowController.swift:461,491,522); called from init/.channelList/.userJoined/.userLeft/.userUpdated/.joinResult. Added applyServerMuteState() + serverMuted/serverDeafened to VoiceState. 2. Join/Leave Voice button: replaced icon-only mic toggle with explicit text button (parity with macOS). Mute/deafen disable when not in voice. 3. IOSAudioRouter.swift (new): full AVAudioSession routing layer — input port selection, built-in mic orientation/polar patterns, Bluetooth HFP/A2DP/Off modes, Standard/Raw mic processing, stereo capture, AirPlay, UserDefaults persistence. AudioSessionManager delegates to it. 4. Core stereo-mic capture (append-only ABI): vc_set_capture_channels() lets the core open the mic device in stereo (2-ch interleaved). LocalStream gains capture_channels; ensure_audio_running reads it; audio_engine.cpp capture_accum_ + on_capture updated to channel-aware accumulation. Test test_stereo_mic_capture (headless, L!=R stereo round-trip). Swift wrapper VoiceCatClient.setCaptureChannels. 5. Settings UI rework: AVAudioSession-derived input/output tree replaces miniaudio device picker. 6. iOS deployment target raised to 18.0 (Package.swift + project.pbxproj). swift-tools-version 6.0 with swiftLanguageModes .v5. Docs: tech-stack.md, architecture.md, voice.md, roadmap.md, building.md updated; stale 'vc_audio_suspend/resume deferred' claims corrected. Verified: ctest --preset dev 21/21 green; swift test 6/6 green; xcodebuild -target VoiceCatiOS -sdk iphonesimulator BUILD SUCCEEDED.
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).