cast-web-api in a snap
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After the sd card on my raspberry pi died the prospect of creating a new one so I could connect my google cast devices to smartthings did not sound like fun. Installing cast-web-api is not trivial. So, I decided this was a good opportunity to create my first snap.
Creating a snap to wrap a nodejs app was super easy. I shared my code on github, but this is the whole thing:
name: cast-web-api
version: '1.0.1'
summary: Control your Google Cast devices.
description: >
See what's currently playing pause, play, set the volume and more, all from the SmartThings app. Quickly play your favorite content through presets.
Check if the daemon is running:
$ snap services cast-web-api
restart:
$ snap restart cast-web-api
grade: stable
confinement: strict
parts:
cast-web-api:
plugin: nodejs
node-packages:
- cast-web-api
source: .
apps:
cast-web-api:
command: cast-web-api
daemon: simple
plugs: [network, network-bind]
Now that the app is published in the store, I only need to run snap install cast-web-api to get the server running in port 3000. Moreover, once installed updates are automagic!.
