README
playit
Use the Play/Pause key on your keyboard to control audio players on websites. (Currently only working for Songza and Pandora.)
Installation
$ npm install -g playit
Run Server
Playit works via a WebSocket connection from the audio website and a server running on your machine. To start the server run:
$ playit start
This will start a WebSocket server and an HTTP server on ports 3000 and 8080, respectively. You can change the ports via -p
and --httpPort
:
$ playit start -p 3001 --httpPort=8888
Run Client
After starting the server, client code will be copied to your clipboard. Open devtools, paste, and hit enter. Now your Play/Pause key should control the Play/Pause button(s) on the website. If you accidentally copy over the contents in your clipboard, you can run $ playit client
in another terminal window. NOTE: You MUST run $ playit start
to generate the client code for the first time, or $ playit client
won't work!
Remote Control
After starting the server, open http://<your host>:8080
in a browser. The Play/Pause button on the webpage should remotely control playback as well. This is ideal if you want to control your music from a mobile device.