Usage

• Documentation
• Try out Rust Caster to see this crate in action!

DNS TXT Record description

• md - Model Name (e.g. "Chromecast");
• id - UUID without hyphens of the particular device (e.g. xx12x3x456xx789xx01xx234x56789x0);
• fn - Friendly Name of the device (e.g. "Living Room");
• rs - Unknown (recent share???) (e.g. "Youtube TV");
• bs - Uknonwn (e.g. "XX1XXX2X3456");
• st - Unknown (e.g. "1");
• ca - Unknown (e.g. "1234");
• ic - Icon path (e.g. "/setup/icon.png");
• ve - Version (e.g. "04").

Model names

• Chromecast - Regular chromecast, supports video/audio;
• Chromecast Audio - Chromecast Audio device, supports only audio.

Useful links and sources of inspiration

• DIAL Protocol;
• An implementation of the Chromecast CASTV2 protocol in JS;
• Chromecast - steps closer to a python native api;