This accessory will play/cast audio and/or video to your Chromecast on demand. It can be used for automation.
The list of media (audio/video) to be played must be stored on a file. The plugin will pick a random media from the file every time you turn on the switch. If you want to apply always the same, create a json file with only one media.
Example:
[
{
"name": "Ukulele Song",
"url": "https://freepd.com/music/Ukulele%20Song.mp3",
"author": {
"name": "Rafael Krux"
}
},
{
"name": "Pond",
"url": "https://freepd.com/music/Pond.mp3",
"author": {
"name": "Rafael Krux"
},
"mimeType": "audio/mp3",
"streamType": "BUFFERED"
}
]The JSON file must contain an array of objects. Each object will be a media.
Format of each media object:
| Attribute | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Yes | The name of the media | Ukulele Song |
| url | Yes | The URL of the media to be streamed | https://freepd.com/music/Ukulele%20Song.mp3 |
| author.name | No (default: unknown) |
The name of the author of the media | Rafael Krux |
| mimeType | No (default: autodetect based on file extension) | The MIME type of the file. See Chromecast supported types | audio/mp3 |
| streamType | No (default: BUFFERED) |
The type of stream. For files, use BUFFERED, for live feeds use LIVE |
BUFFERED |
You can find an example file in this repo under media.json. This file contains some public domain audio (but you can stream video too).
Example config.json:
{
"accessories": [
{
"accessory": "AutomationChromecastPlay",
"name": "Living Room Play",
"chromecastDeviceName": "Living Room",
"mediaFile": "./media.json"
}
]
}This accessory will create a switch. Turning on the switch will stream the media to your Chromecast. The switch will turn off automatically after 1 second.
The switch has the following properties:
| Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Author | The name of the author of the current media | Rafael Krux |
| Media | The name of the current applied media | Ukulele Song |
| Status | The current media status | Playing |
Note: some properties are not compatible with iOS Home app, use Elgato Eve app instead.
| Attribute | Required | Usage | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Yes | A unique name for the accessory. It will be used as the accessory name in HomeKit. | Living Room Play |
| chromecastDeviceName | Yes | The name of your Chromecast device as shown in your Google Home App (case insensitive). This plugin will use Bonjour/mdns to detect the IP address of the Chromecast based on this name. | Living Room |
| mediaFile | Yes | The path of the media file (relative to the Homebridge current working directory) | ./media.json |
Do you want to automatically turn on the speakers when you stream some audio? Or adjust the volume of the speakers?
Check my homebridge-automation-chromecast plugin.
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