dxtich / snapcast_stream_switch

Snapcast stream auto switch controller

Snapcast stream switch

Snapcast stream switch is a controller for auto stream select.

If some of the streams changes its status to "playing", controller sets this stream for all of the groups.

If some of the streams changes its status to "idle", controller sets the streams with the highest priority from a streams with status "playing" for all of the groups. If there are no streams with status "playing" then nothing will be changed.

Install

The controller must be installed on the device where Snapcast is installed.

git clone https://github.com/d-xtich/snapcast_stream_switch.git
cd snapcast_stream_switch
./install.sh

Uninstall

cd snapcast_stream_switch
./uninstall.sh

Start/Stop

systemctl start snapcontrol.service
systemctl stop snapcontrol.service

Configuration

The controller configuration is done in snapcontrol.conf

Snapserver host and port configured in the snapcast section

Streams priority configured in the streams_priority section, default priority is 0.

The controller will not set stream from disabled_streams section when it becomes 'playing'. In spite of this section, streams still may be enabled if it 'playing' and other streams 'idle'.

NOTE: All stream names in configuration file are case insensitive