NCast C# SSDP discovery and content casting. Currently supports renderers such as LG TV's and Google Chromecast.
public SSDPDiscovery Discovery = new SSDPDiscovery();
// Setup the event when a device is discovered
Discovery.DeviceDiscovered += OnDeviceDiscovered;
// Start discovering
Discovery.Start();private void OnDeviceDiscovered(object sender, SSDPDiscoveredDeviceEventArgs args)
{
// args.Response contains the device information
var device = args.Response; // type is SSDPResponse
if (device.DeviceType == DeviceType.Chromecast) {
// Turn the generic SSDP device of known manufacturer into a Chromecast specific device
var chromeCast = new ChromecastDevice(device);
// Get the name and details from the Chromecast
var info = await chromeCast.GetDetail();
}
}Creating a client
ChromecastClient = new ChromecastClient(item.Address, 8009);Launching an application
// Create channels for communication
var connection = ChromecastClient.CreateChannel(DialConstants.DialConnectionUrn);
var heartbeat = ChromecastClient.CreateChannel(DialConstants.DialHeartbeatUrn);
var receiver = ChromecastClient.CreateChannel(DialConstants.DialReceiverUrn);
await ChromecastClient.Connect();
ChromecastClient.Listen();
connection.MessageReceived += OnData;
receiver.MessageReceived += OnData;
heartbeat.MessageReceived += OnData;
// Send the connect message
ChromecastClient.Write(MessageFactory.Connect());
// Launch the YouTube application
ChromecastClient.Write(MessageFactory.Launch("YouTube"));
// Start a 5 second heartbeat
ChromecastClient.StartHeartbeat();
Uses the https://github.com/tmds/Tmds.MDns library under the LGPL license.