About

Sometimes, you just need a way to randomly display media from your filesystem.

Simply point this tool at one or more directories, and then open the specified port (default 8080) in your browser.

A new file will be selected if you open / directly, or if you click on any displayed media.

Browser history is preserved, so you can always go back to any previously displayed media.

Supported file types and extensions are bmp, gif, jp[e]g, png, webp, mp4, ogv, and webm.

Feature requests, code criticism, bug reports, general chit-chat, and unrelated angst accepted at roulette@seedno.de.

Static binary builds available here.

I only test the linux/amd64, linux/arm64, and windows/amd64 builds, the rest are all best-effort™.

x86_64 and ARM Docker images of latest version: oci.seedno.de/seednode/roulette:latest.

Dockerfile available here.

Filtering

You can provide a comma-delimited string of alphanumeric patterns to match via the include= query parameter, assuming the -f|--filter flag is enabled.

Only filenames matching one or more of the patterns will be served.

You can also provide a comma-delimited string of alphanumeric patterns to exclude, via the exclude= query parameter.

Filenames matching any of these patterns will not be served.

You can also combine these two parameters, with exclusions taking priority over inclusions.

Both filtering parameters ignore the file extension and full path; they only compare against the bare filename.

Sorting

You can specify a sorting pattern via the sort= query parameter, assuming the -s|--sort flag is enabled.

A value of sort=asc means files will be served in ascending order (lowest-numbered to highest).

If a file exists with a numbered suffix one higher than the currently displayed file, it will be served next.

A value of sort=desc means files will be served in descending order (highest-numbered to lowest).

If a file exists with a numbered suffix one lower than the currently displayed file, it will be served next.

In either case, if no sequential file is found, a new random one will be chosen.

For sort=asc, the lowest-numbered file matching a given name will be served first.

For sort=desc, the highest-numbered file will be served instead.

If any other (or no) value is provided, the selected file will be random.

Note: These patterns require sequentially-numbered files matching the following pattern: filename###.extension.

Refresh

If a positive-value refresh=<integer><unit> query parameter is provided, the page will reload after that interval.

This can be used to generate a sort of slideshow of files.

Supported units are ns, us/µs, ms, s, m, and h.

Caching

If the -c|--cache flag is passed, the indices of all specified paths will be cached on start.

This will slightly increase the delay before the application begins responding to requests, but should significantly speed up subsequent requests.

If any include=/exclude= filters are specified in a given request, the cache will be bypassed for that specific request.

The cache can be regenerated at any time by accessing the /_/clear_cache endpoint.

If --cache-file is set, the cache will be loaded from the specified file on start, and written to the file whenever it is re-generated.

Statistics

If the --stats flag is passed, an additional endpoint, /_/stats, is registered.

When accessed, this endpoint returns a JSON document listing every file served, along with the number of times it has been served, its filesize, and timestamps of when it was served.

Debug

If the -d|--debug flag is passed, two additional endpoints—/_/html and /_/json—are registered.

When accessed, these endpoints return the contents of the index, in HTML and JSON formats respectively. This can prove useful when confirming whether the index is generated successfully, or whether a given file is in the index.

Usage output

Usage:
  roulette <path> [path]... [flags]

Flags:
  -b, --bind string         address to bind to (default "0.0.0.0")
  -c, --cache               generate directory cache at startup
      --cache-file string   path to optional persistent cache file
  -d, --debug               expose debug endpoint
  -f, --filter              enable filtering
  -h, --help                help for roulette
  -p, --port uint16         port to listen on (default 8080)
  -r, --recursive           recurse into subdirectories
  -s, --sort                enable sorting
      --stats               expose stats endpoint
      --stats-file string   path to optional persistent stats file
  -v, --verbose             log accessed files to stdout
  -V, --version             display version and exit