node-airplay

node-airplay is a client library for Apple's AirPlay remote playback protocol.

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Installation

From npm:

npm install airplay2

From bower:

bower install airplay

From source:

git clone https://github.com/zfkun/node-airplay.git
npm link

Dependencies

• node-plist

  • had merge my fix, see my pull-request

• node_mdns

  • It's my fork, hack an error no such record
  • Unfortunately the original node_mdns is woefully out of date and has required many tweaks to get working

• ffmpeg

  brew install ffmpeg

Usage

// remote video
var browser = require('airplay2').createBrowser();
browser.on('deviceOn', function(device) {
    device.play('http://remotehost/video.mp4', 0, function() {
        console.info('video playing...');
    });
});
browser.start();

// local video (by HLS)
var hls = require('airplay2').createHLS();
hls.start(7001);
hls.open('/Users/zfkun/videos/1.mkv', function(info) {
    console.info('video opened: ', info);
});

var browser = require('airplay2').createBrowser();
browser.on('deviceOn', function(device) {
    device.play(hls.getURI(), 0, function() {
        console.info('video playing...');
    });
});
browser.start();

Help

• Unofficial AirPlay Protocol Specification
• HLS(HTTP Live Streaming)
• ffmpeg build for ios
• ffmpeg build for MacOS
• mdns User Guide

API

• Browser
• Device
• Client
• HLS

Todo

• 多码率切换
• 外挂字幕