Google Cast remote in command line giving the result in json format
It a simple .NET 4.7.2 console application using GoogleCast by kakone
You can remotly control a Google Cast compatible device with the following commands and get the result as json format
commands list :
discover lists the devices on the network
target IP[:Port] specify the target device of the command. Port default value is 8009
pauseAtEnd wait for input key to close (for debug purpose)
status get the status of the device
play {url} [title {text}] [subtitle {text} [image {url}] play a media
pause pause the current media
resume resume the current media
stop stop the current media
volume {value} set the volume (0->1)
seek {value} set player position in seconds
CastInLine.exe discover
{
"errors":[
],
"devices":[
{
"FriendlyName":"Cuisine",
"IPEndPoint":"192.168.0.38:8009",
"ID":"xxxxxxxxxx"
},
{
"FriendlyName":"Salon",
"IPEndPoint":"192.168.0.90:8009",
"ID":"xxxxxxxxxx"
},
{
"FriendlyName":"Maison",
"IPEndPoint":"192.168.0.38:42065",
"ID":"xxxxxxxxxx"
}
]
}CastInLine.exe target 192.168.0.38 status
{
"errors":[
],
"receiver":{
"Volume":"1",
"application":{
"AppId":"CC1AD845",
"IsIdleScreen":"False",
"DisplayName":"Default Media Receiver",
"StatusText":"Casting: A Movie",
"SessionId":"xxxxxxxxxx",
"TransportId":"xxxxxxxxxx"
}
},
"media":{
"CurrentTime":"3,562",
"PlayerState":"PLAYING",
"ContentId":"https://xxxxxxx.mp4",
"ContentType":"video/mp4",
"Duration":"381,376",
"StreamType":"Buffered",
"Tracks":{
"Name":"null",
"Language":"null",
"SubType":"Subtitles",
"TrackId":"1"
},
"Metadata":{
"Title":"A Movie",
"Subtitle":"the best one",
"MetadataType":"Default",
"Images":{
"Url":"https://xxxxxxx.jpg",
"Width":"null",
"Height":"null"
}
}
}
}Tested on Windows© 10 and Raspberry PI with mono
You can download binaries Here