You're probably asking yourself "why not rewrite pychromecast in node ?". Heh well..., the interface protocol for Google Chromecast devices isn't that well documented and the folks behind pychromecast made a great work at reverse engineering the Chromecast protocol. Pychromecast is popular and well maintained, so my library's purpose is only to expose some actions from pychromecast to the js world.
npm i pychromecast-wrapper
pip install -r node_modules/pychromecast-wrapper/requirement.txtIf something goes wrong during installation, something around mdns and node-gyp, take a look at mdns#installation and install missing system package.
const { Chromecast } = require('pychromecast-wrapper')
(async () => {
// Wait for discovery to do its work
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
// Set all dsicovered chromecast volume
await Chromecast.setVolume({ volume: 0.5 })
// Find chromecast with a given name and toggle mute status
const chromecast = Chromecast.findOne({ name: 'My Chromecast' })
await chromecast.toggleMute()
})()| Method | Arguments | Default | Returns | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chromecast.findAll() |
{ [key: string]: any } |
- | [Chromecast] | Get all devices where predicate return true |
Chromecast.findOne() |
{ [key: string]: any } |
- | [Chromecast] | Get first device where predicate return true |
async Chromecast.refreshStatus() |
- | - | [Chromecast] | Refresh all devices status (isPlaying, isMuted, isActive, volume) |
async Chromecast.setVolume() |
{ volume: float } |
{ volume = 1 } |
[Chromecast] | Set volume for all devices (between 0 and 1) |
async Chromecast.toggleMute() |
- | - | [Chromecast] | Toggle mute for all devices. Refresh all devices status |
async Chromecast.playPause() |
- | - | [Chromecast] | Toggle play or pause for all devices. Refresh all devices status |
async Chromecast.rewind() |
{ time: number } |
{ time = 30 } |
[Chromecast] | Rewind played media fo a given time in second for all active devices. Refresh all devices status |
| Method | Arguments | Default | Returns | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
chromecast#setVolume() |
{ volume: float } |
{ volume = 1 } |
[Chromecast] | Set volume for current instance (between 0 and 1) |
chromecast#toggleMute() |
- | - | [Chromecast] | Toggle mute for current instance. Refresh current instance status |
chromecast#playPause() |
- | - | [Chromecast] | Toggle play or pause for current instance. Refresh current instance status |
chromecast#rewind() |
{ time: number } |
{ time = 30 } |
[Chromecast] | Rewind played media fo a given time in second for current instance. Refresh current instance status |
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
chromecast#isPlaying |
boolean |
true if a media is playing on chromecast |
chromecast#isMuted |
boolean |
true if volume is muted on chromecast |
chromecast#isActive |
boolean |
true if an app is active on chromecast (ex: true if Netflix running) |
chromecast#volume |
float |
Return a float between 0 and 1 |
chromecast#refreshedAt |
timestamp |
Date of last status refresh |
chromecast#name |
string |
Chromecast friendly name |
chromecast#uuid |
string |
Chromecast uuid |
chromecast#modelName |
string |
Chromecast model name |
chromecast#castType |
`cast | audio |
chromecast#port |
number |
Chromecast port |
chromecast#ip |
string |
Chromecast ip address |