node-dota2

A node-steam plugin for Dota 2, consider it in alpha state.

Check out RJackson1's blog post (his only blog post), Extending node-dota2, for a rough overview of adding new functionality to the library. A fair warning, while the way you search for new functionality is still the same, quite a lot has changed (and been simplified) implementation wise. It is now easier to implement new functionality than it was back when this blog was written.

Installation and setup

npm install in the repository root
Copy config.js.example to config.js and edit appropriately
Run the example script: node example.js
If you receive Error 63 you need to provide a Steam Guard code by setting the Steam Guard code in config.js and launching again.
Make sure to use at least version 4.4.5 of node js

Initializing

Parameters:

steamClient - Pass a SteamClient instance to use to send & receive GC messages.
debug - A boolean noting whether to print information about operations to console.
debugMore - A boolean noting whether to print extended debug information. Activating this will log messages for each proto message exchanged with the GC.

var Steam = require('steam'),
    steamClient = new Steam.SteamClient(),
    dota2 = require('dota2'),
    Dota2 = new dota2.Dota2Client(steamClient, true, false);

Disclaimer

We do not in any way encourage people to use their own accounts when using this library. This library tries to mimic the behavior of the Dota 2 client to allow people to programmatically interact with the Dota 2 GC, however we make no efforts to hide this fact and it's pretty easy for Valve to detect clients using this library based on the generated traffic. While Valve has not yet expressed a dislike regarding reverse engineering projects like this one, it's not unimaginable that this might one day change and result in VAC bans.

Examples

The examples directory contains two Dota2 bots as an example. One contains commented-out dota2 methods, the other has boolean activated methods. Both examples show how to interact with the library.

Testing

There is a partial automated test suite for node-dota2, which is located in the test directory. You need to configure the STEAM_USERNAME and STEAM_PASSWORD environment variables to be able to run it. You can launch the tests by running the file with mocha.

API

The API doc can be consulted here or at doclets.io

Dota2

Dota 2 module

Dota2
- static
- inner
  - ~requestCallback : function
  - ~Long

Dota2.Dota2Client ⇐ `EventEmitter`

Kind: static class of Dota2
Extends: EventEmitter
Emits: ready, unhandled, hellotimeout, popup, sourceTVGamesData, inventoryUpdate, practiceLobbyUpdate, practiceLobbyCleared, lobbyInviteUpdate, lobbyInviteCleared, practiceLobbyJoinResponse, practiceLobbyListData, practiceLobbyResponse, friendPracticeLobbyListData, inviteCreated, partyUpdate, partyCleared, partyInviteUpdate, partyInviteCleared, joinableCustomGameModes, chatChannelsData, chatJoin, chatJoined, chatLeave, chatMessage, profileCardData, playerMatchHistoryData, playerInfoData, playerStatsData, trophyListData, hallOfFameData, playerCardRoster, playerCardDrafted, leaguesInMonthData, liveLeagueGamesUpdate, leagueData, topLeagueMatchesData, teamData, matchesData, matchDetailsData, matchMinimalDetailsData, matchmakingStatsData, topFriendMatchesData, tipResponse, tipped

.Dota2Client ⇐ EventEmitter

new Dota2.Dota2Client(steamClient, debug, debugMore)

The Dota 2 client that communicates with the GC

Param	Type	Description
steamClient	`Object`	Node-steam client instance
debug	`boolean`	Print debug information to console
debugMore	`boolean`	Print even more debug information to console

dota2Client.Logger : `winston.Logger`

The logger used to write debug messages. This is a WinstonJS logger, feel free to configure it as you like