ReplayChatAsync

Warning : ReplayChatAsync is deprecated and will be integrated with LiveChatAsync.

ReplayChatAsync object

• fetches past chat data of archived videos and stores them in buffer with aiohttp on asyncio context.
• responds to user inquiries of get().
• invokes callback function with processed chat data.
• can retrieve chat data disabled by editing video.

Usage

from pytchat import ReplayChatAsync
chat = ReplayChatAsync("gb01h_eT0pw", seektime = 1000)

#constructor params

name	type	required	remarks	default value
video_id	str	*	ID of youtube video.	-
processor	ChatProcessor			DefaultProcessor
buffer	Buffer		buffer of chat data fetched background.	Buffer(maxsize=20)
interruptable	bool			True
callback	func		[optional] function called from _listen() periodically.	None
done_callback	func		[optional] function called when listener ends.	None
direct_mode	bool		If True, invoke specified callback function without using buffer.	False
seektime	int		seek time of chat (seconds).	0 (start of chat)

get()

description	return value
Get processed chat data from buffer.	processed chat data

pause()

description	return value
pause chat fetching to buffer.	-

resume()

description	return value
resume chat fetching to buffer.	-

is_alive()

description	return value
Check if chat stream is alive.	bool

terminate()

description	return value
Terminate fetching chat.	-