vaaski/googletv-socket.io

setup

install and transpile

npm ci

start

npm start

then open :3000 in your browser, enter the hostname/ip of your googleTV and click init.

enter the code from the tv when prompted.

you can use the up/down/left/right/back/enter buttons to test the remote.

from here on out you can control the googletv over socket.io, it'll re-use the hostname and connection upon restart.

flow

1. connect to socket
2. (register event handler for secretCodeRequest - for setup)
3. emit init with hostname/ip
4. listen for init from server
5. emit key event with key code
6. go crazy

events

client to server

name	args	type	description
init	hostname	string	initialize the connection to the tv
code	code	string	enter the code from the tv
key	key	number	send a key to the tv (numeric format, see below)

server to client

name	args	type	description
init			tv is initialized, also emitted when reconnecting
secretCodeRequest	code	string	tv requests a pairing code
power	state	boolean	tv is turned on/off
currentApp	app	string	tv changes app
volumeState	state	object	tv changes volume
error	error	string	error occurred
ready			connection is ready¨
unpaired			tv is unpaired

volume state object

interface VolumeState {
  current: number
  max: number
  isMuted: boolean
}

key codes

see here