README.md

leapcast

Simple ChromeCast emulation app.

Working:

• Discovery (DIAL protocol http://www.dial-multiscreen.org/)
• Youtube (with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube)
• Google Music (with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.music)
• HBO GO (with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.HBO)
• Hulu Plus (with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hulu.plus)
• Pandora (with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pandora.android )
• RedBull TV (with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nousguide.android.rbtv)
• Others (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromecast#Chrome_and_mobile_apps)

On real device enabled apps are fetched from https://clients3.google.com/cast/chromecast/device/config . Bugs in ChromeCast SDK are listed at https://code.google.com/p/google-cast-sdk/issues/list?can=2&q=&sort=priority&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Priority%20Milestone%20Owner%20Summary

Some known bugs in ChromeCast SDK:

• Discovery fails on some devices with multiple unactive network interfaces
• Scanning crashes device or app with ConcurrentModificationException

Authors

The following persons have contributed to leapcast.

• Janez Troha
• Tyler Hall
• Edward Shaw
• Jan Henrik
• Martin Polden
• Thomas Taschauer
• Zenobius Jiricek
• Ernes Durakovic
• Peter Sanford
• Michel Tu
• Kaiwen Xu
• Norman Rasmussen

How to install

Simple

Clone this directory, then run python setup.py develop or pip install leapcast

Better

git clone https://github.com/dz0ny/leapcast.git
cd ./leapcast
sudo apt-get install virtualenvwrapper python-pip python-twisted-web python2.7-dev
mkvirtualenv leapcast
pip install .

Windows

For those on Windows(tm) follow this guide https://gist.github.com/eyecatchup/6219118 or https://plus.google.com/100317092290545434762/posts/8RjWfMXxje8

usage: leapcast [-h] [-d] [-i IPADDRESS] [--name NAME]
                [--user_agent USER_AGENT] [--chrome CHROME] [--fullscreen]
                [--window_size WINDOW_SIZE] [--ips IPS]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d, --debug           Debug
  -i IPADDRESS, --interface IPADDRESS
                        Interface to bind to (can be specified multiple times)
  --name NAME           Friendly name for this device
  --user_agent USER_AGENT
                        Custom user agent
  --chrome CHROME       Path to Google Chrome executable
  --fullscreen          Start in full-screen mode
  --window_size WINDOW_SIZE
                        Set the initial chrome window size. eg 1920,1080
  --ips IPS             Allowed ips from which clients can connect
  --apps JSON_FILE      Add apps from the given JSON file