README.md

leapcast

Simple ChromeCast emulation app.

Working:

• Discovery (DIAL protocol http://www.dial-multiscreen.org/)
• Youtube
• Google Music
• TicTacToe

On real device enabled apps are fetched from https://clients3.google.com/cast/chromecast/device/config

How to install

Simple

Clone this directory, then run python setup.py develop or pip install https://github.com/dz0ny/leapcast/archive/master.zip

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] [--name NAME] [--user_agent USER_AGENT]
                [--chrome CHROME] [--fullscreen]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d                    Debug
  --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         Force the initial window size (eg 1920,1080)