https://github.com/mafintosh/chromecasts

Query your local network for Chromecasts and have them play media
https://github.com/mafintosh/chromecasts

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Query your local network for Chromecasts and have them play media

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mafintosh/chromecasts
• Owner: mafintosh
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-04-12T06:04:00.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-10-04T14:15:31.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-06T04:05:18.710Z (8 days ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 41 KB
• Stars: 1,452
• Watchers: 35
• Forks: 68
• Open Issues: 14
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# chromecasts

Query your local network for Chromecasts and have them play media

```bash

npm install chromecasts --save

```

## Usage

```js

const chromecasts = require('chromecasts')()

chromecasts.on('update', players => {

  console.log('all players: ', 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:

```js

{

  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