Sofie: The Modern TV News Studio Automation System (Timeline State Resolver library)

This is a part of the Sofie TV News Studio Automation System.

Abstract

This library orchestrates and controls different devices. Its input is a supertimeline data structure and a layer-to-device-map. Using the input, it resolves the expected state, diffs the state against current state and sends commands where necessary.

Supported devices

• CasparCG - using the casparcg-connection library
• ATEM vision mixers - using the atem-connection library
• Hyperdeck record/playback - using the hyperdeck-connection library
• Lawo sound mixers - using the emberplus library
• Panasoniz PTZ cameras
• Pharos devices
• Arbitrary HTTP-interfaces

Dev install instructions

• Install yarn https://yarnpkg.com

• Install jest yarn global add jest

• Install dependencies yarn or yarn install

Then you can:

• Build: yarn build

• run test jest

• watch yarn watch