Feature: Run youtube-dl locally instead of calling a server.

package.json

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     "mustache": "^2.3.0",
     "nedb": "^1.8.0",
     "node-async-loop": "^1.2.2",
-    "opml-to-json": "0.0.3"
+    "opml-to-json": "0.0.3",
+    "youtube-dl": "^1.12.2"
   }
 }

src/js/layout.js

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const electron = require('electron');
 // Used for getting the user's subscriptions.  Can probably remove this when that function
 // is rewritten.
 const asyncLoop = require('node-async-loop');
+const youtubedl = require('youtube-dl');
 const shell = electron.shell; // Used to open external links into the user's native browser.
 const localDataStorage = electron.remote.app.getPath('userData'); // Grabs the userdata directory based on the user's OS
 const clipboard = electron.clipboard;

src/js/player.js

@@ -67,11 +67,8 @@ function playVideo(videoId) {
   /*
   * FreeTube calls an instance of a youtube-dl server to grab the direct video URL.  Please do not use this API in third party projects.
   */
-  const url = 'https://stormy-inlet-41826.herokuapp.com/api/info?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' + videoId + 'flatten=True&writesubtitles=true';
-  $.getJSON(url, (response) => {//https://stormy-inlet-41826.herokuapp.com/api/info?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT1BSfP-NTcflatten=True&writesubtitles=True
-    console.log(response);
-
-    const info = response['info'];
+  youtubedlGetInfo(videoId, (info) => {
+    console.log(info);
 
     videoThumbnail = info['thumbnail'];
     let videoUrls = info['formats'];

src/js/youtubeApi.js

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 /**
-* List a YouTube HTTP API resource.
-*
-* @param {string} resource - The path of the resource.
-* @param {object} params - The API parameters.
-* @param {function} success - The function to be called on success.
-*
-* @return {Void}
-*/
+ * List a YouTube HTTP API resource.
+ *
+ * @param {string} resource - The path of the resource.
+ * @param {object} params - The API parameters.
+ * @param {function} success - The function to be called on success.
+ *
+ * @return {Void}
+ */
 function youtubeAPI(resource, params, success) {
   params.key = apiKey;
   console.log(resource, params, success)
@@ -20,3 +20,27 @@ function youtubeAPI(resource, params, success) {
     stopLoadingAnimation();
   });
 }
+
+/**
+* Use youtube-dl to get the info for a video.
+*
+* @param {string} videoId - The video Id to get info from.
+* @param {function} callback - The callback function when the call is finished.
+*
+* @return {Void}
+*/
+function youtubedlGetInfo(videoId, callback) {
+  let url = 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=' + videoId;
+  let options = ['--all-subs', '--geo-bypass'];
+
+  youtubedl.getInfo(url, options, function(err, info) {
+    if (err){
+      showToast('There was an issue calling youtube-dl.');
+      stopLoadingAnimation();
+      console.log(err);
+    }
+
+    console.log('Success');
+    callback(info);
+  });
+}