Add support for Chromecast devices

[Adil-MohammedK]

No description provided.

[coredev-uk]

Unsure if this is even possible

[Adil-MohammedK]

There are few python libraries and softwares which can emulate an Airplay sender. Could use those

[quacksire]

We use node.js...

There isn't any airplay libraries that 1. are in js 2. have been updated and 3. are NOT react based
https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=airplay&ranking=maintenance

[devilAPI]

https://nto.github.io/AirPlay.html

[cryptofyre]

more painful then what its worth.

[quacksire]

https://nto.github.io/AirPlay.html

... last updated in 2012

[Nosh118]

... last updated in 2012

Sidenote: how the fuck was 2012 nine years ago?

[quacksire]

also there's AirPlay2!

[devilAPI]

https://github.com/openairplay/openairplay

Last updated 2018, this is still not great, but atleast better than 2012

[quacksire]

This is Linux only, and in Python.

To make this work reliably across multiple platforms, we would need a node.js package. It would be a lot easier to implement it cause our codebase is in node.js (hence all the .js files) and our build system, the one that turns code into .exe/.app/.snap files, is also in node.js. To implement something that's not node.js into a node.js project is difficult to say the least. It would be way too much work for a small feature

If you want to do the work, go at it, and we'll await the PR.

[quacksire]

Closing, but will open once the required dependencies are found / PR is opened

For people you want to look for one, look at comment above 👆

[quacksire]

Found a solution (maybe). Will attempt for 3.0 or 3.1.

[Adil-MohammedK]

https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-airplay looks to be promising

[quacksire]

We are pursuing this. Please check the #airplay-discussion channel in our Discord

[vapormusic]

AirPlay 2 playback is currently not within possibility for now, and many newer devices simply reject node-airtunes2 handshake . However, Chromecast should be possible . Btw react-airplay is only a bridge to iOS AirPlay from my observation.

[cryptofyre]

AirPlay support has been scrapped due to the lack of tools and documentation required to make this work. Chromecast support however is currently being developed and looked into.