Building Extensions With You
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At TwitchCon 2018, significant growth and engagement in Twitch extensions were highlighted, with over 400 million interactions and a robust developer community. New tools and features aimed at simplifying the development process, such as extensions-in-chat, configuration service, and a developer rig, were introduced to enhance streamer experiences. The document emphasizes collaboration with developers to shape the future of Twitch's shared entertainment experience.
Building Extensions With You
- 1. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California Ryan Lubinski Senior Product Manager Greg Smith Senior Product Manager
- 2. Building Extensions With You
- 3. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California Launch September 6, 2017 22 Extensions 17 Developers Extensions Launch
- 4. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California Dev Day 2017 Dev Day 2018 1,000 Registered Extension Developers 1,000+ Registered Extension Developers 69 Released Extensions Incredible Growth. Thanks to you 380+ Released Extensions 59,000 Streamers Using Extensions 400 Million Interactions through Extensions 60% Partners/Affiliates Using Extensions 4.9 Billion Interactions through Extensions The products created by our developer community have had a massive impact on Twitch. We’re proud to be building solutions that support you.
- 5. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California Extension Product Process Each feature we build is designed to solve a developer problem
- 6. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California Make it easy for developers to create the future of shared real- time entertainment on Twitch.“
- 7. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California Example 1: Extensions-in-Chat Bringing the power of Extensions into the shared community experience that is Twitch Chat.
- 8. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California Problem EXTENSIONS-IN-CHAT I want to connect my Extension experience to where the users are interacting today, Twitch Chat. Build supported APIs that enable Extensions to send messages to Chat. Solution
- 9. Simplify Your Development Experience - No need to create and manage a Twitch account for your chatbot - Integrate with APIs, no IRC connection required - Users can discover & install your Extension through Chat EXTENSIONS-IN-CHAT
- 10. Twitch.ext.onAuthorized((auth) => { fetch(url, { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Client-ID': auth.clientId, Authorization: `Bearer {auth.token}`, }, body: JSON.stringify({ text: 'this is an example message PogChamp', }), }); }); 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Extensions-in-Chat 10 Lines of Code
- 11. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES FOR EXTENSIONS-IN-CHAT A simple chat message is just the beginning of how we envision developer products enhancing Chat. We are investigating several additional developer-powered Chat interactions, including: - Pinned Chat messages - Native Chat interactions - Defined syntax input … and more! Unlocking Future Potential
- 12. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California Example 2: Configuration Service Make your Extensions customizable by streamers and bring your ideas to market faster.
- 13. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California The Situation To build even a simple Extension, you needed to build a backend with a database to handle any persistent data and expose that backend to significant scale on channel load. BEFORE THE CONFIG SERVICE… Backend APIDatabase Extension Viewer Frontend Extension Viewer Frontend
- 14. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California CONFIGURATION SERVICE I need to build a back- end and database for simple Extension scenarios that involve persisted data. Build a service to manage this for you reducing developer cost and scale requirements. Problem Solution
- 15. Simplify Your Development Experience - Channels can start up without needing to hit your EBS; less scale! - You don’t need to build this part of your backend - You can build some Extensions that don’t need a backend at all CONFIGURATION SERVICE
- 16. MANAGE MORE THAN JUST CONFIGURATION We started with long-lived configuration as it’s a scenario shared by many Extensions. We aim to take the underlying tech and expand it to new scenarios for Extension developers. - User state service - Audience segmentation - Run a backend on your behalf … and more! Unlocking Future Potential
- 17. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California Example 3: Developer Rig Your one-stop shop for Twitch Extension development.
- 18. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California DEVELOPER RIG How can I quickly build, test, and iterate my Extension to build the best possible experience for streamers and their viewers? Build a tool that enables developers to get started building quickly locally. Problem Solution
- 19. Simplify Your Development Experience - Get building quickly and access the experiences you need to get your Extension out to customers - Focus on building the best experience possible DEVELOPER RIG
- 20. ONE-STOP DEVELOPMENT SHOP We started with testing, but we want to make sure you have the tools you need where you are developing. - Advanced CLI Tools for local development - Integrated dev experience on dev.twitch.tv … and more! Unlocking Future Potential
- 21. TwitchCon 2018 San Jose, California Many additional updates Major Product Releases - Extensions on mobile - Multiple video overlays - Pop-out Extensions - Developer Rig: local mode - Developer Rig: Extension projects Minor Feature Improvements - Twitch actions ‣ Follow channel ‣ Minimize overlay ‣ Request ID share ‣ Hosting info - Global PubSub topic - OnContext updates ‣ Player control visibility ‣ Audio volume/mute ‣ Theme (light/dark)
- 22. Summary The Twitch Extensions framework is built for you. Your feedback powers our roadmap. Let’s build the future together.
- 23. Questions?
- 24. Let’s Build Something Great Together Contact us through our social channels TWITTER @TwitchDev DEV SERVER Download at link.twitch.tv/devchat DEV FORUM https://discuss.dev.twitch.tv/