Revert changes related to YouTube Data API integration and threading for message sending. Restore chat scraping functionality.

DEVELOPMENT_PLAN.md

@@ -114,3 +114,9 @@ Our network analysis revealed that YouTube's web client uses a `POST` request to
 **Prioritization:** All research will prioritize **open-source and Linux-compatible solutions**. Compliance with YouTube's Terms of Service remains a critical factor.
 
 **Next Steps:** The findings from this revised research will be compiled into a structured document to inform the design and implementation of a robust YouTube Live Chat monitoring solution.
+
+## Phase 5: Advanced Features
+
+*   **Objective:** Explore and implement advanced functionalities to enhance chat interaction and moderation.
+*   **Potential Ideas:**
+    1.  **LLM for Message Moderation:** Integrate a Large Language Model (LLM) to spot-check incoming messages for potential bad actors, inappropriate content, or spam. This would involve sending chat messages to the LLM for analysis and taking automated or semi-automated actions based on its output.

INSTALLATION.md

@@ -61,3 +61,14 @@ The script assigns unique, persistent colors to chatters. This mapping is stored
 *   If this file does not exist, it will be created automatically.
 *   If it exists, the script will load the previously assigned colors.
 *   You can manually edit this file to change a user's color or reset the mapping.
+
+## YouTube API Authentication (Optional)
+
+For the core functionality of fetching live chat using `pytchat`, explicit YouTube Data API v3 authentication (e.g., API keys or OAuth 2.0 credentials) is **not required**. `pytchat` leverages an internal YouTube API endpoint that does not necessitate these credentials for public live chat streams.
+
+However, if you plan to extend this project to interact with other YouTube Data API v3 services (e.g., managing videos, accessing private data, or performing actions that require user authorization), you will need to set up API credentials. You can find detailed instructions on how to obtain and configure these credentials in the official Google Cloud documentation:
+
+*   [Google Cloud Console - Credentials](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials)
+*   [YouTube Data API v3 Overview](https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3)
+
+For Python projects, you would typically use libraries like `google-auth-oauthlib` and `google-api-python-client` to handle authentication and API interactions.

README.md

@@ -34,3 +34,11 @@ For detailed installation and usage instructions, please refer to the [INSTALLAT
 *   Interactive message sending.
 *   More advanced terminal UI (e.g., `prompt_toolkit` for input).
 *   Web overlay integration.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License.
+
+## Contributors
+
+*   [Matt North](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSAujYjLliDCkwODH2z5vg)

pytchat_listener.py

@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ def get_user_color(author_id):
 
 # --- Main Script Logic ---
 def main():
+    # Set terminal title
+    sys.stdout.write("\033]0;YouTube Live Chat\007")
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
     # Clear the terminal screen
     os.system('clear')
 
@@ -147,6 +151,10 @@ def main():
     except Exception as e:
         console.print(f"[red]An error occurred: {e}[/red]")
     finally:
+        global _stop_input_thread
+        _stop_input_thread = True # Signal the input thread to stop
+        # input_thread.join() # Optionally wait for the input thread to finish, but daemon=True makes it optional
+
         log_file.close()
         save_log = input(f"\nDo you want to save the chat log to {log_filename}? (y/n): ").lower()
         if save_log != 'y' and save_log != 'yes':

user_colors.json

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "UCR12saiy07zwHngHGRPElPA": "#FF8000",
+    "UCUN25adHEN3RsJv5zG5q-NA": "#6600CC",
+    "UCnQp1K5xb4BwkQcgGWLDgXg": "#CCCC00",
+    "UCHKOdAXNoqWigv68Akl2tfQ": "#FFFF00",
+    "UCzGyNkYAsiz44Y2j_Sow-Cg": "#FF00FF",
+    "UCB-9oxvzRaKE7nXTjlxGVuw": "#800080",
+    "UCFEBDP1nhQvSfCM-jwzRYYg": "#FFC0CB",
+    "UCqWPyox1YcGyLvd5diOHQzQ": "#008080",
+    "UChYWkaRhR6QjpPg89QEH9dw": "#800000",
+    "UCM_70tWxaeehPw_muaS8ViA": "#FFD700",
+    "UCaSAujYjLliDCkwODH2z5vg": "#FF69B4",
+    "UCZ5WJG7fitlL0lru5yW4Nbw": "#00FF00",
+    "UCQy5619DyyQ0wktqB_RnXzw": "#FFA500"
+}