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+obs-websocket protocol reference
+================================
+
+## General introduction
+**This document is still a WIP. Some things are missing (but won't stay like this for long).**
+
+Messages exchanged between the client and the server are JSON objects.
+The protocol in general in based on the OBS Remote protoctol created by Bill Hamilton, with new commands specific to OBS Studio. 
+
+## Events
+
+### Description
+Events are sent exclusively by the server and broadcasted to every client connected to the server.
+An event message has at least one field :
+- **update-type** (string) : the type of event
+Additional fields will be present in the event message if the event type requires it.
+
+### Event types
+#### "SwitchScenes" 
+OBS is switching to another scene.
+Additional fields :
+- **scene-name** : the name of the scene being switched to
+
+#### "ScenesChanged"
+The scene list has been modified (scenes added, removed or moved).
+
+#### "StreamStarting"
+Streaming is starting but isn't completely started yet.
+
+#### "StreamStarted"
+*New in OBS Studio*
+Streaming has been started successfully.
+
+#### "StreamStopping"
+Streaming is stopping but isn't completely stopped yet.
+
+#### "StreamStopped"
+*New in OBS Studio*
+Streaming has been stopped successfully.
+
+#### "RecordingStarting"
+*New in OBS Studio*
+Recording is starting but isn't completely started yet.
+
+#### "RecordingStarted"
+*New in OBS Studio*
+Recording has been started successfully.
+
+#### "RecordingStopping"
+*New in OBS Studio*
+Recording is stopping but isn't completely stopped yet.
+
+#### "RecordingStopped"
+*New in OBS Studio*
+Recording has been stopped successfully.
+
+#### "Exiting"
+*New in OBS Studio*
+OBS is exiting.
+
+## Requests
+
+### Description
+Requests are sent by the client and have at least two fields :
+- **"request-type"** (string) : one of the request types listed in the sub-section "Requests".
+- **"message-id"** (unsigned integer) : an integer number defined by the client that will be embedded in the response from the server.
+Depending on the request type, additional fields are needed in the request message (see the "Request types" section below for more informations).
+
+Once a request is sent, the server processes it and sends a JSON response to the client with the following fields in it :
+- **"message-id"** (unsigned integer) : the unsigned integer you specified in the request.
+- **"status"** (string) : two possible values : "ok" or "error".
+- **"error"** (string) : the error message associated with an error reponse (when "status" equals "error").
+Additional fields can be sent in the response if a request type requires it.
+
+### Request types
+#### "GetVersion"
+#### "GetAuthRequired"
+#### "Authenticate"
+#### "GetCurrentScene"
+#### "SetCurrentScene"
+#### "GetSceneList"
+#### "SetSourceRender"
+#### "StartStopStreaming"
+#### "StartStopRecording"
+*New in OBS Studio*
+#### "GetStreamingStatus"
+#### "GetTransitionList"
+*New in OBS Studio*
+#### "GetCurrentTransition"
+*New in OBS Studio*
+#### "SetCurrentTransition"
+*New in OBS Studio*
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 You need QT 5.7 (with QtWebSockets), CMake, and a working development environment for OBS Studio installed on your computer.
 
 ## How to build
-You'll need to fill these CMake variables :
+In CMake, you'll need to fill these CMake variables :
 - **QTDIR** (path) : location of the Qt environment suited for your compiler and architecture
 - **LIBOBS_INCLUDE_DIR** (path) : location of the libobs subfolder in the source code of OBS Studio
 - **LIBOBS_LIB** (filepath) : location of the obs.lib file
 - **OBS_FRONTEND_LIB** (filepath) : location of the obs-frontend-api.lib file
+
+After building the obs-websocket plugin's binary, copy its Qt dependencies (QtCore, QtNetwork and QtWebSockets library binaries)in the same folder.
+
+## How to use
+There's currently no frontend or language API available for obs-websocket. However, the full protocol reference is documented in the [PROTOCOL.md](PROTOCOL.md) file.
+A simple websocket client can connect to the plugin's embedded server.
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