side-huddle 0.2.1

Detect Teams / Zoom / Google Meet meetings and capture audio as WAV

side-huddle

Detect Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet meetings on your local machine and capture the audio as a WAV file. No cloud, no API keys, no bot joining the call — side-huddle runs invisibly using native OS audio APIs.

Supported platforms: macOS (full) · Windows (stub) · Linux (stub)

Quick start

# Build everything + run the Go demo
make run-demo

Pick your language:

Go	Python	Node.js
listener := sh.New() listener.On(func(e *sh.Event) { if e.Kind == sh.MeetingDetected { listener.Record() } }) listener.Start()	listener = Listener() @listener.on def _(event): if event.kind == EventKind.MEETING_DETECTED: listener.record() listener.start()	const listener = new Listener(); listener.on((event) => { if (event.kind === "MeetingDetected") { listener.record(); } }); listener.start();

Full guides: Go · Python · Node.js

How it works

1. Detection — polls CoreAudio every 300 ms to find processes with active mic input matching known meeting apps (Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, browser-based). A 2-second sustain window avoids false positives.

2. Window watcher (macOS) — once a meeting is detected, monitors the meeting window via CoreGraphics. Fires MeetingEnded immediately when the window closes rather than waiting for the mic to go quiet.

3. Recording — uses a system audio tap (CATapDescription, macOS 14.2+) mixed with mic capture. Outputs a mono 16-bit PCM WAV file.

4. Event emitter — all lifecycle events fire to registered handlers. Multiple handlers per event are supported.

Permissions (macOS)

Permission	Required for	Grant via
Screen Recording	System audio tap (macOS 14.2+)	System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording
Microphone	Mic capture	System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone

Detection alone requires no permissions.

Event lifecycle

Events fire in this order for a recorded meeting:

PermissionStatus × N       per-permission status on start()
PermissionsGranted         all required permissions OK
MeetingDetected            meeting mic sustained for 2 s
MeetingUpdated             window title identified (app + title)
RecordingStarted           audio capture began
MeetingEnded               meeting stopped
RecordingEnded             capture stopped, WAV being written
RecordingReady             WAV file written to disk

Additional events: CaptureStatus (audio/video capture interrupted or resumed), Error.

API

The API is the same across all three language bindings:

Method	Description
new Listener()	Create a new listener instance
listener.on(handler)	Register an event handler (multiple allowed)
listener.autoRecord()	Record every detected meeting automatically
listener.record()	Opt in to recording the current meeting (call from MeetingDetected)
listener.setSampleRate(hz)	Set sample rate (default: 16 000)
listener.setOutputDir(path)	Set output directory for WAV files (default: cwd)
listener.start()	Begin monitoring for meetings
listener.stop()	Stop monitoring and cancel any active recording
version()	Library version string

Repository structure

crates/
  side-huddle/            Rust core library (rlib + cdylib)
  side-huddle-node/       napi-rs Node.js native addon
bindings/
  go/                     Go CGo bindings (wraps cdylib)
  python/                 Python ctypes bindings (wraps cdylib)
  node/                   Node.js demo
cmd/
  demo/                   Go demo
include/
  side_huddle.h           C header (for C/C++ consumers)

Build requirements

Dependency	Version	Notes
Rust	1.78+	Targets: aarch64-apple-darwin, x86_64-apple-darwin
Go	1.22+	For Go bindings
Node.js	18+	For Node.js bindings
Python	3.9+	For Python bindings (pure ctypes, no compilation)
macOS	14.2+	Required for system audio tap; detection works on earlier versions

Makefile targets

make build               # Debug Rust build + verify Go
make release             # napi build --platform --release (also builds cdylib)
make run-demo            # Go demo
make run-demo-node       # Node.js demo
make run-demo-python     # Python demo
make clean

License

See LICENSE.