# Intiface Engine
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CLI and Library frontend for Buttplug
Intiface Engine is just a front-end for [Buttplug](https://github.com/buttplugio/buttplug),
but since we're trying to not make people install a program named "Buttplug", here we are.
While this program can be used standalone, it will mostly be featured as a backend/engine for
Intiface Central.
## Running
Command line options are as follows:
| `version` | Print version and exit |
| `server_version` | Print version and exit (kept for legacy reasons) |
| `crash_reporting` | Turn on sentry crash reporting |
| `websocket_use_all_interfaces` | Websocket servers will listen on all interfaces (versus only on localhost, which is default) |
| `websocket_peport [port]` | Network port for connecting via non-ssl (ws://) protocols |
| `ipc_pipe [name]` | Name for IPC pipe (not yet implemented) |
| `frontend_websocket_port` | IPC JSON port for Intiface Central |
| `server_name` | Identifying name server should emit when asked for info |
| `device_config_file [file]` | Device configuration file to load (if omitted, uses internal) |
| `user_device_config_file [file]` | User device configuration file to load (if omitted, none used) |
| `max_ping_time [number]` | Milliseconds for ping time limit of server (if omitted, set to 0) |
| `log` | Level of logs to output by default (if omitted, set to None) |
| `allow_raw` | Allow clients to communicate using raw messages (DANGEROUS, CAN BRICK SOME DEVICES) |
| `use_bluetooth_le` | Use the Bluetooth LE Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use_serial` | Use the Serial Port Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use_hid` | Use the HID Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use_lovense_dongle` | Use the HID Lovense Dongle Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use_xinput` | Use the XInput Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use_lovense_connect` | Use the Lovense Connect Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `use_device_websocket_server` | Use the Device Websocket Server Buttplug Device Communication Manager |
| `device_websocket_server_port` | Port for the device websocket server |
For example, to run the server on websockets at port 12345 with bluetooth device support:
`intiface-engine --wsinsecureport 12345 --use_bluetooth_le`
## Compiling
Linux will have extra compilation dependency requirements via
[buttplug-rs](https://github.com/buttplugio/buttplug-rs). For pacakges required,
please check there.
## Contributing
Right now, we mostly need code/API style reviews and feedback. We don't really have any good
bite-sized chunks to mentor the implementation yet, but one we do, those will be marked "Help
Wanted" in our [github issues](https://github.com/buttplugio/buttplug-rs/issues).
As we need money to keep up with supporting the latest and greatest hardware, we also have multiple
ways to donate!
- [Patreon](https://patreon.com/qdot)
- [Github Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/qdot)
- [Ko-Fi](https://ko-fi.com/qdot76367)
## License and Trademarks
Intiface is a Registered Trademark of Nonpolynomial Labs, LLC
Buttplug and Intiface are BSD licensed.
Copyright (c) 2016-2022, Nonpolynomial Labs, LLC
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
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and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* Neither the name of buttplug nor the names of its
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