chromecasts
Query your local network for Chromecasts and have them play media
npm install chromecasts
Usage
var chromecasts = require('chromecasts')()
chromecasts.on('update', function (player) {
console.log('all players: ', chromecasts.players)
player.play('http://example.com/my-video.mp4', {title: 'my video', type: 'video/mp4'})
})
API
var list = chromecasts()
Creates a chromecast list.
When creating a new list it will call list.update() once.
It is up to you to call afterwards incase you want to update the list.
list.update()
Updates the player list by querying the local network for chromecast instances.
list.on('update', player)
Emitted when a new player is found on the local network
player.play(url, [opts], cb)
Make the player play a url. Options include:
{
title: 'My movie',
type: 'video/mp4',
seek: seconds, // start by seeking to this offset
subtitles: ['http://example.com/sub.vtt'], // subtitle track 1,
autoSubtitles: true // enable first track if you provide subs
}
player.subtitles(track, [cb])
Enable subtitle track. Use player.subtitles(false) to disable subtitles
player.pause([cb])
Make the player pause playback
player.resume([cb])
Resume playback
player.stop([cb])
Stop the playback
player.seek(seconds, [cb])
Seek the video
player.status(cb)
Get a status object of the current played video.
player.on('status', status)
Emitted when a status object is received.
License
MIT