#!/bin/bash
#Slideshow casting script for chromecast by freezy.cz
#
#This script using CATT for casting - https://github.com/skorokithakis/catt
#
#WARNING: You need to kill this script before casting anything else!!!
#define slideshow time in seconds!
####################
TIME=33s
####################
echo""
echo "Slideshow casting script for Chromecast by freezy.cz"
echo ""
#check another instance of this script (for killing bellow)
SCRIPT=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}
for pid in $(pidof -x $SCRIPT)
do
if [ $pid != $$ ]
then
PID=$pid
fi
done
#function for cast all supported images in given directory
FILE=$1
FUNGUJ(){
#case-sensitive - disable
shopt -s nocaseglob
#loop for casting all supported images in directory
for img in "$FILE"/*.{jpg,gif,png,webp,bmp}
do
catt cast $img && sleep $TIME
done
#case-sensitive - enable
shopt -u nocaseglob
}
#check if $1 is a directory and if is, then start casting slideshow
if [ -d $1 ] && [ "$1" != "" ] && [ "$1" != "stop" ] && [ "$2" != "loop" ]
then
FUNGUJ
catt stop
#start infinite loop
elif [ -d $1 ] && [ "$1" != "" ] && [ "$1" != "stop" ] && [ "$2" == "loop" ]
then
until (())
do
FUNGUJ
done
#kill this script
elif [ "$1" == "stop" ]
then
echo "Killing another instances of $0 and stopping casting ..."
echo ""
kill -9 $(pidof -x sleep $TIME)
kill -9 $PID
sleep 2s
catt stop
else
echo ""
echo "Usage:"
echo "$0 /some/images/dir/ cast images slideshow from given directory to Chromecast"
echo "$0 /some/images/dir/ loop cast slideshow in infinite loop"
echo "$0 stop stop casting and kill this script"
echo ""
echo "Supported filetypes: .jpg .gif .png .webp .bmp (.jpeg extension is not supported, please change it to .jpg)"
echo ""
echo ""
fi