WakeCast

WakeCast is a Python script that allows you to set up a video alarm on your Chromecast device using YouTube. It fills the gap for the lack of a native alarm feature on Chromecast devices.

This project was inspired mainly by this repo: https://github.com/imansour12/yumeko Then it leverages the pychromecast library to interact with Chromecast devices and the youtube pychromecast controller to play YouTube videos.

Features

• Set a specific time to trigger the alarm (in seconds).
• Play a custom YouTube video URL or use the default one.
• Select the Chromecast device to play the alarm on.

Installation

1. Clone this repository to your local machine: git clone https://github.com/tzero86/WakeCast.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd WakeCast 3. Install the required packages:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

To use WakeCast, run the wakeCast.py script with the desired options:

• --wait-time: The time to wait before triggering the alarm.
• --video: (optional): The URL of the YouTube video to play. If not provided, the default video will be played (Regular Phone Alarm Sound).
• --device (optional): The name of the Chromecast device to play the alarm on. If not provided, WakeCast will search for available devices and prompt you to select one.

Example:

python wakeCast.py --wait-time 60 --video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JYIGclVQdw --device "Living Room"

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, bug fixes, or enhancements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Credits

• Based on the work of imansour12
• Uses the pychromecast under the hood
• All other code by tzero86