github.com/MarcoLucidi01/ytcast

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2026-03-03

• fixed token expiration field type in pair-with-code api response (87428de).

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2024-01-28

• added -i (interface) flag to specify the local interface (or ip address or hostname) to use for network operations (fc5916a). this is useful for hosts that have multiple network interfaces and wish to restrict ytcast operations to a specific interface. see issue #8.

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2022-02-17

• added pre-compiled binaries for macOS and Windows in the release assets (86e47fd, 125fd19, c973eba) as requested in issue #5 and #6. this release doesn't include any changes to go code.

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2022-02-15

• added BUGS and workarounds sections in the readme (7db2331).
• added -pair flag to manually pair a device with ytcast using a TV code (7152d52, 6f7b7d9).
• allow to start playing the first video from a specific time (e4d504e, a595f8e).

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2022-02-04

• added -a (add) flag which allows to add videos to the queue without changing what's currently playing (1270918, b08e793). the implementation is not very pretty due to the Lounge api, but gets the job done (most of the times).
• ytcast-bin is available on the Arch User Repository (AUR)! this will make it easier for Arch Linux users to install the program. I'd like to thank the maintainer and julianYaman for letting me know. a link to the AUR package has been added in the readme (b7741d7).

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2022-01-29

• -l flag is used now to list cached devices without getting an error (4f19d6c), while -p is for selecting the last used device (02f8ec8). this is an incompatible change so here we are at v1.0.0, the first major release!
• renamed -n flag to more intuitive -d (device) (9368df8). -n can still be used but is deprecated.
• added a quick install script for binaries in the readme (b3726d6, 96af820) and various other readme updates e.g. a TOC (ca36350).

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2022-01-19

• added a release script to automatically create new tag versions and GitHub releases (this release is actually the first one made with this script so it's kind of a final test for it).
• pre-compiled binaries for different architectures are built with the new makefile target cross-build (34fcee5) and are attached to the GitHub release (7d3910a).
• all the binaries built with the makefile are now statically linked and stripped (626dc57).

2022-01-10

• various DIAL and SSDP implementation improvements (1a4671e, c15daaa, 5fdbcb1).
• print also initial part of USN (unique service name) when showing devices (e24deb0).
• if -n doesn't match anything trigger a re-discover (e4932b0).
• -s can now be used along with -n (e4932b0).
• added -c (clear cache) flag (d60cb9f).

2022-01-08

• removed microseconds from -verbose log (5b96d81).
• rediscover device after Wake-On-Lan since ip address and ports can change (bff10f5).
• use http.Client with proper timeout (e390f0b).

2022-01-05

• exit with error if more than one device matches -n (3f7f820).
• readme.md is no longer a draft!
• added install and uninstall targets to makefile (e9c96d3).
• use $USER@$HOSTNAME as "connect" name (a518a67).
• fixed some YouTube Lounge api calls that stopped working (f3fde46).

2021-12-14

• repo is public! this is the initial version, core functionality works!