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[account ↗] [repo ↗] APPLICATION ★ 9182 2630 ● active (last update 1 week ago)
reviewed by: deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

Janus is a general-purpose WebRTC media server and gateway written in C. It provides a modular architecture with a core daemon that dynamically loads plugins for various use cases (video conferencing, audio bridging, streaming, SIP, etc.), transports (HTTP, WebSockets, MQTT, RabbitMQ, Unix sockets), and event handlers. The server handles ICE/DTLS/SRTP for WebRTC peer connections, relays RTP/RTCP media between participants, and supports advanced features like simulcast, SVC, recording, and post-processing. A JavaScript client library (janus.js) is provided for browser integration. The system is production-grade, actively maintained, and widely deployed.

RATING8.9/10
QUALITY8.2/10
MAINTENANCEactive
DRIFTmedium
CONTRIBUTORS348
VELOCITY0.92
OPEN ISSUES39
CLOSED ISSUES1983
LAST COMMIT1 week ago
webrtc-adapter (npm) 9.0.3
@rollup/plugin-replace (npm) ^5.0.2
@rollup/plugin-strip (npm) ^3.0.2
eslint (npm) ^9.4.0
eslint-plugin-html (npm) ^8.1.1
rollup (npm) ^3.21.6
Files by Type (count)
Other (.rtcp)
75
C
74
Other (.sdp)
67
C/C++ Header
58
Other (no ext)
54
HTML
28
JavaScript
24
Other (.sample)
20
Shell
9
Markdown
8
Other (.in)
6
Other (.png)
5
Files by Type (size)
C
4MB
Other (.alaw)
2MB
Other (no ext)
1MB
Other (.mp4)
1MB
Other (.opus)
732KB
JavaScript
688KB
C/C++ Header
399KB
Other (.jpeg)
371KB
Other (.dox)
217KB
Other (.mjr)
158KB
HTML
156KB
Markdown
141KB

The LLM identified 5 files worth highlighting for reuse:

Defines the standard plugin API (janus_plugin struct with init, destroy, handle_message, incoming_rtp, etc.) and the core callbacks (janus_callbacks). This interface allows any third-party developer to create new plugins that integrate seamlessly with the Janus core. It is self-contained, versioned, and reusable for building custom WebRTC media processing modules.

file: src/plugins/plugin.h ↗ | tags: #plugin-interface #abstraction

Provides a comprehensive SDP parser, generator, and manipulator. Functions like janus_sdp_parse, janus_sdp_generate_offer, and janus_sdp_generate_answer_mline are used across all plugins for WebRTC offer/answer handling. The module is isolated (depends only on glib and jansson) and can be extracted for any project needing SDP processing.

file: src/sdp-utils.h ↗ | tags: #sdp-parsing #codec-negotiation

Implements a generic media recorder that saves RTP frames into a custom .mjr container format. The API (janus_recorder_create, janus_recorder_save_frame, janus_recorder_close) is used by multiple plugins for recording audio/video streams. It is self-contained and could be reused in other media applications needing a simple recording format.

file: src/record.h ↗ | tags: #recording #media-storage

Provides a lightweight reference counting mechanism (janus_refcount) with atomic operations for thread-safe lifecycle management. Used extensively across the codebase for sessions, SDP objects, and transport handles. This is a small, reusable utility that can be dropped into any C project needing refcounting.

file: src/refcount.h ↗ | tags: #memory-management #thread-safety

An audio level limiter adapted from the WebRTC project, with SIMD-optimized implementations (AVX2, SSE4.2) and runtime CPU detection. It provides a clean API (WebRtcAgc_Process, etc.) for limiting audio signal peaks. This component is standalone and can be reused in any audio processing pipeline requiring peak limiting.

file: src/plugins/audiobridge-deps/limiter/limiter.c ↗ | tags: #audio-processing #simd-optimization
Last analyzed: 2026-10-07 22:28:59.570638
Next check: 2026-10-14 22:28:59.564691
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