How to use node-castv2 to control url-cast-receiver

[DaafSamson]

I'm trying to use this lib to control the url-cast-receiver (https://github.com/DeMille/url-cast-receiver).

I manage to connect to my chromecast and start the app, but I can't seem to understand how send a correct message to it to control the URL source. It's docummented in the url-cast-receiver docs

URLs are sent to the receiver by sending messages on the urn:x-cast:com.url.cast namespace.

var msg = { "type": "iframe", "url": "http://example.com" }

But for the life of me I can't seem to get this to work.. Probably because I just don't understand what I'm doing ;)

Any thoughts?

[0187773933]

const process = require( "process" );
const path = require( "path" );
const global_package_path = process.argv[ 0 ].split( "/bin/node" )[ 0 ] + "/lib/node_modules";
const nodecastor = require( path.join( global_package_path ,  "nodecastor" ) );

( async ()=> {

	// "192.168.1.102"
	// "urn:x-cast:com.url.cast"
	// Display Name = URL Cast Receiver
	// APP_ID = 5CB45E5A

	const device = new nodecastor.CastDevice({
		//friendlyName: 'Attic TV',
		address: "192.168.1.102" ,
		//port: 8009 ,
		//logger: console
	});

	const url_test = "https://www.windy.com/?37.892,-97.305,5";
	function open_url_test() {
		return new Promise( function( resolve , reject ) {
			try {
				device.application( "5CB45E5A" , ( err , application ) => {
					if ( err ) { console.log( err ); return; }
					application.run( "urn:x-cast:com.url.cast" , ( err , session ) => {
						if ( err ) { console.log( error ); return; }
						console.log( session );
						session.send( { "type": "loc" , "url": url_test } , ( err , data ) => {
							console.log( data );
							resolve();
							return;
						});
					});
				});
			}
			catch( error ) { console.log( error ); reject( error ); return; }
		});
	}

	device.on( "connect" , () => {
		device.status( ( err , status ) => {
			if ( err ) { console.log( err ); return; }
			console.log( status );
			open_url_test();
		});
	});

})();

[guy032]

I was looking for a solution without mdns (needed to manual install a file from Apple on Windows):

const { Client } = require('castv2');
const ChromecastAPI = require('chromecast-api');
const client = new ChromecastAPI();
client.on('device', (device) => {
  const { host } = device;
  console.log(host);
  const client = new Client();
  client.connect(host, async () => {
    const connection = client.createChannel('sender-0', 'receiver-0', 'urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.tp.connection', 'JSON');
    const receiver   = client.createChannel('sender-0', 'receiver-0', 'urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.receiver', 'JSON');
    connection.send({ type: 'CONNECT' });
    receiver.send({ type: 'LAUNCH', appId: '5CB45E5A', requestId: 1 });
    receiver.on('message', (data) => {
      const { type, status } = data;
      if (type == 'RECEIVER_STATUS') {
        const { applications } = status;
        if (applications) {
          const { transportId, statusText } = applications[0];
          console.log(statusText);
          if (transportId && statusText === 'URL Cast ready...') {
            const castConnection = client.createChannel('sender-0', transportId, 'urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.tp.connection', 'JSON');
            const castReceiver = client.createChannel('sender-0', transportId, 'urn:x-cast:com.url.cast');
            castConnection.send({ type: 'CONNECT' });
            castReceiver.on('message', (data) => console.log(`${transportId}: ${data}`));
            castReceiver.send(JSON.stringify({ "type": "loc", "url": "https://www.windytv.com/" }));
          }
        }
      }
    });
  });
});