# Twitch Drops Watcher Node.js CLI tool to scan for Twitch streams with Drops enabled for a given list of games. ## Options ```bash Usage: twitch-drops-watcher [options] CLI tool to check for Twitch live streams with Drops Enabled for a given list of games. Options: -V, --version output the version number -d, --drops only show live streams with Twitch Drops enabled. (default: false) -e, --env path to the .env file to load (default: "./.env") -h, --help display help for command ``` ## Game names The exact name of the videogame you want can be found at . ## Installation ### NPM script You can run it as an NPM script with `npx twitch-drops-watcher`. See below for configuration. ### From source First, clone the [repository](https://github.com/Haltarys/Twitch-Drops-Watcher) from Github, then, install the dependencies with Yarn or NPM, and, finally, compile the code. ```bash git clone git@github.com:Haltarys/Twitch-Drops-Watcher.git yarn install # npm install yarn run build # npm run build ``` Don't forget to add the environment variables to configure the script (see below.) After installing the dependencies and compiling the code, you can run it with: `node dist/index.js` or simply `node .`. ## Configuration For the script to work, it needs some environment variables to be set (see `.env.example` for details.) You can either export them directly into your environment like so: ```bash export TWITCH_CLIENT_ID= # ... Do so for all necessary environment variables node . "Game1" "Game2" # run the script # Or in one line TWITCH_CLIENT_ID= ... node . "Game1" "Game2" ``` Or use an `.env` file like as detailed below (recommended.) Copy the `.env.example` file and rename it to `.env`. ### Twitch configuration Go to , log into your Twitch account and create a new app. Generate a client ID and secret and save them to the `.env` file. Read more at . ### Google configuration Go to , log into your Google account and create a new Cloud project. From that project, create credentials and paste them into the `.env` file. Specify the `.env` file's path with the `-e, --env` flag (default is `./.env`.) Useful links: - - -