castme 0.2.0

REPL to stream music from a Subsonic server to a chromecast

CastMe

CastMe is a simple Python REPL that allows you to cast music from a Subsonic server to a Chromecast device.

NOTE: The subsonic server must expose a URL over HTTPS. And since the chromecast will be the one connecting to the server, the certificate need to be trusted. This project is tested against Navidrome only.

It's pretty bare-bone for now, but as I am using it more and more I will add the features that I need.

Installation (pip / pipx / ...)

castme is available directly in pypi:

pip install castme

Just create the configuration file using --init and edit the content:

> castme --init
Configuration initialized in /home/blizarre/.config/castme.toml, please edit it before starting castme again

Castme will look for the castme.toml file in /etc or in the current directory as well. use --config in conjunction with --init to set the location of the configuration file.

Usage

• Run the script, a REPL will appear:

> poetry run castme
Loading config from /home/blizarre/.config/castme.toml
looking for chromecast Living Room TV
Chromecast ready
>> play Harold enItal
Playing song Harold in the mountains (Adagio - Allegro) / Harold en Italie by Hector Berlioz
>> queue
 0 The Pilgrim's Procession (Allegretto) / Harold en Italie by Hector Berlioz
 1 Serenade of an Abruzzian highlander (Allegro assai) / Harold en Italie by Hector Berlioz
 2 The Robbers' orgies (Allegro frenetico) / Harold en Italie by Hector Berlioz
>> playpause
>> playpause
>> quit

commands: help list (l), next (n), play (p), playpause (pp), queue (q), quit (x), volume (v). Aliases are defined for the most common commands (in parenthesis).

Installation (dev)

• Clone the repository
• Install the required dependencies using Poetry or the install makefile target:

make install

• Copy the config file template "castme/assets/castme.toml.template" to one of the supported directory and update the values inside
  • "castme.toml"
  • "~/.config/castme.toml"
  • "/etc/castme.toml"

During development, make lint will run the formatters and linters for the project.