airplay2

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- Unfortunately the original node_mdns is woefully out of date and has required many tweaks to get working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

`` javascript
// 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();
`

` javascript
// 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