C++ SDK Methods

Meeting

The Meeting constructor creates a new meeting instance. A MeetingConfig struct is passed into it to configure the meeting.

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MeetingConfig

The MeetingConfig struct holds the meeting ID, authentication token, and the local participant's display name.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
meetingId	std::string	The meeting/room ID to connect to.
token	std::string	The authentication token from VideoSDK dashboard.
name	std::string	The display name for the local participant.

Example

videosdk::MeetingConfig config;
config.meetingId = "MEETING_ID";
config.token = "TOKEN";
config.name = "Raspberry Pi";

videosdk::Meeting meeting(config);

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join()

The join method connects the local participant to the meeting session.

Parameters

• void

Example

meeting.join(); // Connect the local participant to the meeting session

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leave()

The leave method disconnects the local participant from the meeting and releases the session.

Parameters

• void

Example

meeting.leave(); // Leave the meeting and end the session

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enableMic()

The enableMic method starts capturing audio from the device microphone (via PulseAudio) and sends the audio stream to other participants.

Parameters

• source_name
  • type: std::string
  • OPTIONAL (default: "default")
  • The PulseAudio source to capture audio from.

Example

meeting.enableMic(); // Start capturing and sending microphone audio

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disableMic()

The disableMic method stops capturing audio from the microphone and stops sending the audio stream to other participants.

Parameters

• void

Example

meeting.disableMic(); // Stop capturing and sending microphone audio

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enableCamera()

The enableCamera method starts capturing video from a V4L2 camera device and sends the video stream to other participants.

Parameters

• device_path
  • type: std::string
  • OPTIONAL (default: "/dev/video0")
  • The V4L2 camera device to capture from.
• width
  • type: int
  • OPTIONAL (default: 640)
  • Capture width in pixels.
• height
  • type: int
  • OPTIONAL (default: 480)
  • Capture height in pixels.
• fps
  • type: int
  • OPTIONAL (default: 30)
  • Capture frame rate (frames per second).

Example

meeting.enableCamera(); // Start capturing and sending camera video

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disableCamera()

The disableCamera method stops capturing video from the camera and stops sending the video stream to other participants.

Parameters

• void

Example

meeting.disableCamera(); // Stop capturing and sending camera video

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enableSpeaker()

The enableSpeaker method enables audio playback, allowing the device to play received audio streams from other participants.

Parameters

• void

Example

meeting.enableSpeaker(); // Start playing back audio received from other participants

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disableSpeaker()

The disableSpeaker method disables audio playback so received audio streams are no longer played on the device.

Parameters

• void

Example

meeting.disableSpeaker(); // Stop playing back received audio

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enableVideoDisplay()

The enableVideoDisplay method enables video rendering via SDL2, allowing the device to display received video streams from other participants.

Parameters

• width_hint
  • type: int
  • OPTIONAL (default: 1280)
  • Suggested width of the display window in pixels.
• height_hint
  • type: int
  • OPTIONAL (default: 720)
  • Suggested height of the display window in pixels.
• force_fullscreen
  • type: bool
  • OPTIONAL (default: false)
  • Open the display window in fullscreen mode.

Example

meeting.enableVideoDisplay(); // Start rendering video received from other participants

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disableVideoDisplay()

The disableVideoDisplay method stops rendering received video streams and closes the SDL2 display window.

Parameters

• void

Example

meeting.disableVideoDisplay(); // Stop rendering received video