[chromecast] smarthome:audio stream <chromecast> <m3u playlist> fails

[imaginator]

Expected behavior:

smarthome:audio stream chromecast:audio:lounge 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/imaginator/de4deb96086283eaf84a1edb8838f4aa/raw/885329593b04e775215e04ad0cf80e119a9abd95/test-with-extension.m3u' (random web example)

works:

2018-01-17 13:15:07.472 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastScheduler] - Scheduling connection
2018-01-17 13:15:07.473 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastScheduler] - Canceling connection
2018-01-17 13:15:07.596 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastCommander] - Application launched: Application{id: CC1AD845, name: Default Media Receiver, sessionId: 3fb7db29-dde5-490a-a4c7-7769368de8b1, statusText: Ready To Cast, transportId: 3fb7db29-dde5-490a-a4c7-7769368de8b1
, isIdleScreen: false, namespaces: [Namespace{urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.debugoverlay}, Namespace{urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.broadcast}, Namespace{urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.media}]}
2018-01-17 13:15:07.779 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastStatusUpdater] - MEDIA_STATUS MediaStatus{activeTrackIds: <null>, mediaSessionId: 1, playbackRate: 1, playerState: IDLE, currentItemId: 1, currentTime: 0.000000, customData: <null>, loadingItemId: null, items: <null>, preloadedItemId: null, supportedMediaCommands: 15, volume: Volume{level: 1.0, muted: false, increment: 0.05, stepInterval: 0.05000000074505806, controlType: null}, media: Media{url: http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio1_mf_p, contentType: audio/mpeg, duration: nul
l}, repeatMode: REPEAT_OFF, idleReason: null}
2018-01-17 13:15:07.833 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastScheduler] - Scheduling connection
2018-01-17 13:15:07.835 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastScheduler] - Canceling connection
2018-01-17 13:15:09.575 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio
2018-01-17 13:15:09.575 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Found: 10.7.11.19 8009
2018-01-17 13:15:09.576 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio
2018-01-17 13:15:14.608 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastStatusUpdater] - MEDIA_STATUS MediaStatus{activeTrackIds: <null>, mediaSessionId: 1, playbackRate: 1, playerState: PLAYING, currentItemId: 1, currentTime: 0.000000, customData: <null>, loadingItemId: null, items: <null>,
 preloadedItemId: null, supportedMediaCommands: 15, volume: Volume{level: 1.0, muted: false, increment: 0.05, stepInterval: 0.05000000074505806, controlType: null}, media: null, repeatMode: REPEAT_OFF, idleReason: null}
2018-01-17 13:15:14.853 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastStatusUpdater] - MEDIA_STATUS MediaStatus{activeTrackIds: <null>, mediaSessionId: 1, playbackRate: 1, playerState: BUFFERING, currentItemId: 1, currentTime: 0.164690, customData: <null>, loadingItemId: null, items: [Item{id: 1, media: Media{url: http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio1_mf_p, contentType: audio/mpeg, duration: null}}], preloadedItemId: null, supportedMediaCommands: 15, volume: Volume{level: 1.0, muted: false, increment: 0.05, stepInterval: 0.05000000074505806, cont
rolType: null}, media: Media{url: http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_radio1_mf_p, contentType: audio/mpeg, duration: null}, repeatMode: REPEAT_OFF, idleReason: null}

smarthome:audio stream chromecast:audio:lounge 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/imaginator/d2f5a1403bb5fee7e5b8d57ebd19e83c/raw/a378ad55f7f133e6cda1c8364d1f58dee3f48f59/test-without-extension'

without a .m3u suffix the stream fails to Application launched: Application{id: CC1AD845. See:

==> /var/log/openhab2/openhab.log <==
2018-01-17 13:13:59.503 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio
2018-01-17 13:13:59.503 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Found: 10.7.11.19 8009
2018-01-17 13:13:59.504 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio
2018-01-17 13:14:02.464 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastScheduler] - Scheduling connection
2018-01-17 13:14:02.465 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastScheduler] - Canceling connection
2018-01-17 13:14:04.870 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastStatusUpdater] - MEDIA_STATUS MediaStatus{activeTrackIds: <null>, mediaSessionId: 1, playbackRate: 1, playerState: IDLE, currentItemId: 1, currentTime: 0.000000, customData: <null>, loadingItemId: null, items: <null>, preloadedItemId: null, supportedMediaCommands: 15, volume: Volume{level: 1.0, muted: false, increment: 0.05, stepInterval: 0.05000000074505806, controlType: null}, media: Media{url: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/imaginator/d2f5a1403bb5fee7e5b8d57ebd19e83c/raw/a378ad55f7f13
3e6cda1c8364d1f58dee3f48f59/test-without-extension, contentType: audio/mpeg, duration: null}, repeatMode: null, idleReason: ERROR}
2018-01-17 13:14:05.000 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastCommander] - Media player app stopped
2018-01-17 13:14:05.002 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastEventReceiver] - Unhandled event type: java.lang.Object@64f3473a
2018-01-17 13:14:06.013 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio
2018-01-17 13:14:06.013 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Found: 10.7.11.19 8009
2018-01-17 13:14:06.013 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio

Additionally when passing in my own list (sourced from gmusicproxy) with the correct mime-type and CORS:

curl -v 'http://localhost:9999/get_by_search?type=album&artist=Queen&title=Greatest%20Hits'
*   Trying ::1...
* connect to ::1 port 9999 failed: Connection refused
*   Trying 127.0.0.1...
* Connected to localhost (127.0.0.1) port 9999 (#0)
> GET /get_by_search?type=album&artist=Queen&title=Greatest%20Hits HTTP/1.1
> Host: localhost:9999
> User-Agent: curl/7.47.0
> Accept: */*
>
* HTTP 1.0, assume close after body
< HTTP/1.0 200 OK
< Server: BaseHTTP/0.3 Python/2.7.12
< Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:18:15 GMT
< Content-Type: audio/mpegurl
< Content-Disposition: inline; filename=playlist.m3u
< Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
<
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:355,Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Remastered 2011) - Greatest Hits (Remastered)
http://10.7.11.1:9999/get_song?id=Tbjaahrmhzktoqvcvvjfqrzg6fa
#EXTINF:215,Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (Remastered 2011) - Greatest Hits (Remastered)
http://10.7.11.1:9999/get_song?id=Ta4xlklmorqnzvt6xsefwe5mxhu
#EXTINF:179,Queen - Killer Queen (Remastered 2011) - Greatest Hits (Remastered)
http://10.7.11.1:9999/get_song?id=T44ltnwxrt75eiisj3bv3vm4xhe
...

trying to play
smarthome:audio stream chromecast:audio:lounge 'http://10.7.11.1:9999/get_by_search?type=album&artist=Queen&title=Greatest%20Hits'

leads to a:

2018-01-17 13:21:11.508 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastScheduler] - Scheduling connection
2018-01-17 13:21:11.509 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastScheduler] - Canceling connection
2018-01-17 13:21:12.968 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastCommander] - Application launched: Application{id: CC1AD845, name: Default Media Receiver, sessionId: 887a6ae6-ec02-4a8a-bff9-b7df6c39f4d8, statusText: Ready To Cast, transportId: 887a6ae6-ec02-4a8a-bff9-b7df6c39f4d8
, isIdleScreen: false, namespaces: [Namespace{urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.debugoverlay}, Namespace{urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.broadcast}, Namespace{urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.media}]}
2018-01-17 13:21:13.195 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastStatusUpdater] - MEDIA_STATUS MediaStatus{activeTrackIds: <null>, mediaSessionId: 1, playbackRate: 1, playerState: IDLE, currentItemId: 1, currentTime: 0.000000, customData: <null>, loadingItemId: null, items: <null>, preloadedItemId: null, supportedMediaCommands: 15, volume: Volume{level: 1.0, muted: false, increment: 0.05, stepInterval: 0.05000000074505806, controlType: null}, media: Media{url: http://10.7.11.1:9999/get_by_search?type=album&artist=Queen&title=Greatest%20Hits, contentType:
audio/mpeg, duration: null}, repeatMode: REPEAT_OFF, idleReason: null}
2018-01-17 13:21:13.938 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio
2018-01-17 13:21:13.939 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Found: 10.7.11.19 8009
2018-01-17 13:21:13.939 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio
2018-01-17 13:21:14.009 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastCommander] - Failed playing media: Unable to load media
2018-01-17 13:21:14.872 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastStatusUpdater] - MEDIA_STATUS MediaStatus{activeTrackIds: <null>, mediaSessionId: 1, playbackRate: 1, playerState: IDLE, currentItemId: 1, currentTime: 0.000000, customData: <null>, loadingItemId: null, items: <null>, preloadedItemId: null, supportedMediaCommands: 15, volume: Volume{level: 1.0, muted: false, increment: 0.05, stepInterval: 0.05000000074505806, controlType: null}, media: Media{url: http://10.7.11.1:9999/get_by_search?type=album&artist=Queen&title=Greatest%20Hits, contentType:
audio/mpeg, duration: null}, repeatMode: null, idleReason: ERROR}
2018-01-17 13:21:15.009 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastCommander] - Media player app stopped
2018-01-17 13:21:15.013 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastEventReceiver] - Unhandled event type: java.lang.Object@28243297
2018-01-17 13:21:16.050 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio
2018-01-17 13:21:16.051 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Found: 10.7.11.19 8009
2018-01-17 13:21:16.051 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio
2018-01-17 13:21:17.988 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastScheduler] - Scheduling connection
2018-01-17 13:21:17.988 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastScheduler] - Canceling connection

So in this case we launch the application but we have a problem with the content. To double check this I stream the first track:

smarthome:audio stream chromecast:audio:lounge 'http://10.7.11.1:9999/get_song?id=Tbjaahrmhzktoqvcvvjfqrzg6fa'

which works:

2018-01-17 13:23:48.186 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastCommander] - Application launched: Application{id: CC1AD845, name: Default Media Receiver, sessionId: c5bc8bc8-acbc-49cf-af5d-1f79044b9f02, statusText: Ready To Cast, transportId: c5bc8bc8-acbc-49cf-af5d-1f79044b9f02, isIdleScreen: false, namespaces: [Namespace{urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.debugoverlay}, Namespace{urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.broadcast}, Namespace{urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.media}]}
2018-01-17 13:23:48.366 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastStatusUpdater] - MEDIA_STATUS MediaStatus{activeTrackIds: <null>, mediaSessionId: 1, playbackRate: 1, playerState: IDLE, currentItemId: 1, currentTime: 0.000000, customData: <null>, loadingItemId: null, items: <null>, preloadedItemId: null, supportedMediaCommands: 15, volume: Volume{level: 1.0, muted: false, increment: 0.05, stepInterval: 0.05000000074505806, controlType: null}, media: Media{url: http://10.7.11.1:9999/get_song?id=Tbjaahrmhzktoqvcvvjfqrzg6fa, contentType: audio/mpeg, duration: null}, repeatMode: REPEAT_OFF, idleReason: null}
2018-01-17 13:23:49.860 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastStatusUpdater] - MEDIA_STATUS MediaStatus{activeTrackIds: <null>, mediaSessionId: 1, playbackRate: 1, playerState: BUFFERING, currentItemId: 1, currentTime: 0.000000, customData: <null>, loadingItemId: null, items: <null>, preloadedItemId: null, supportedMediaCommands: 15, volume: Volume{level: 1.0, muted: false, increment: 0.05, stepInterval: 0.05000000074505806, controlType: null}, media: null, repeatMode: REPEAT_OFF, idleReason: null}
2018-01-17 13:23:50.175 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio
2018-01-17 13:23:50.176 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Found: 10.7.11.19 8009
2018-01-17 13:23:50.176 [DEBUG] [ernal.ChromecastDiscoveryParticipant] - Chromecast Type: Chromecast Audio
2018-01-17 13:23:51.882 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastStatusUpdater] - MEDIA_STATUS MediaStatus{activeTrackIds: <null>, mediaSessionId: 1, playbackRate: 1, playerState: PLAYING, currentItemId: 1, currentTime: 0.642783, customData: <null>, loadingItemId: null, items: <null>, preloadedItemId: null, supportedMediaCommands: 15, volume: Volume{level: 1.0, muted: false, increment: 0.05, stepInterval: 0.05000000074505806, controlType: null}, media: null, repeatMode: REPEAT_OFF, idleReason: null}
2018-01-17 13:23:54.843 [DEBUG] [ast.internal.ChromecastStatusUpdater] - MEDIA_STATUS MediaStatus{activeTrackIds: <null>, mediaSessionId: 1, playbackRate: 1, playerState: PLAYING, currentItemId: 1, currentTime: 3.604311, customData: <null>, loadingItemId: null, items: [Item{id: 1, media: Media{url: http://10.7.11.1:9999/get_song?id=Tbjaahrmhzktoqvcvvjfqrzg6fa, contentType: audio/mpeg, duration: 355.500408}}], preloadedItemId: null, supportedMediaCommands: 15, volume: Volume{level: 1.0, muted: false, increment: 0.05, stepInterval: 0.05000000074505806, controlType: null}, media: Media{url: http://10.7.11.1:9999/get_song?id=Tbjaahrmhzktoqvcvvjfqrzg6fa, contentType: audio/mpeg, duration: 355.500408}, repeatMode: REPEAT_OFF, idleReason: null}
2018-01-17 13:23:58.059 [DEBUG] [omecast.internal.ChromecastScheduler] - Scheduling connection

Summary:

Between retrieving the playlist and parsing the m3u file... sadness happens:

• Failed playing media: Unable to load media
• [ast.internal.ChromecastEventReceiver] - Unhandled event type: java.lang.Object@4429f011

Environment:

• 2.3.0-SNAPSHOT
• Build MySensors binding #1172
• OS: Ubuntu
• Chromecast Audios

[nawaidrana]

did you every get a chance to look more into it? I am having same issue and I want to be able to stream youtube music on my google chromecast things on openhab2

[cweitkamp]

Thanks for wrapping it up nicely. According to this https://github.com/openhab/openhab2-addons/issues/1628#issuecomment-277557162 and this link Google Cast devices do not support m3u streams on its own. The ESH framework somehow was responsible for it. But I have to admit that playing a m3u file for other audio devices like Kodi does not work either. We maybe should move this issue to https://github.com/eclipse/smarthome/issues.

[hmerk]

closed due to inactivity