DACP Client

Connect to DACP servers, like Apple's iTunes'. This Node.js module mimics the Remote app.

Pairing

After the pairing process starts, a remote icon will appear in iTunes. Enter the 4-digit code provided below to pair iTunes with the remote.

var client = require('dacp-client')();

client.on('passcode', function(passcode) {
    // Provides the 4-digit passcode that must be entered in iTunes
   console.log("PASSCODE", passcode);
});

client.on('paired', function(serverConfig) {
    // Save the serverConfig object, and pass it in as config for future requests
    // Will look something like this: { pair: '21C22EDCEAD6A892', serviceName: '5380431DD0AFAB75' }
    // The service name will remain constant, even if the server's IP changes
   console.log("SERVER", serverConfig);
});

client.on('error', function(error) {
   console.log("ERROR", error);
});

client.on('status', function(status) {
   console.log("STATUS", status);
});

Controlling DACP Server

After pairing, you can use the combination of service name or IP/hostname with the pair code to connect to the DACP server and control it Control examples from http://dacp.jsharkey.org/

// Use your own server config. See the pairing process for instructions on getting this information
var serverConfig = { pair: '21C22EDCEAD6A892', serviceName: '5380431DD0AFAB75' }
var client = require('dacp-client')(serverConfig);

client.on('error', function(error) {
   console.log("ERROR", error);
});

client.on('status', function(status) {
   console.log("STATUS", status);
});

client.on('playstatus', function(status) {
    // Get the server's status each time it changes (shows which song is playing, status etc.
   console.log("PLAYSTATUS", status);
});

client.sessionRequest('ctrl-int/1/playstatusupdate', {'revision-number': 1}, function(error, response) {
    // Get the player's status
    console.log(error, response);
});

client.sessionRequest('ctrl-int/1/playpause', function(error, response) {
	// Play or pause
	console.log(error, response);
});

client.sessionRequest('ctrl-int/1/playpause', function(error, response) {
	// Play or pause
	console.log(error, response);
});   

TODOs

• Testing
• Update DAAP library to make parsing responses more complete and reliable