xbmc-remote-keyboard

Send local keyboard presses to a remote XBMC through JSON RPC api

This program needs a terminal with ncurses support (works on linux and Mac OS X)

It is like the Android and IOS remote controler apps but in a shell with a real keyboard

Usage

Usage

$ xbmc-remote-keyboard -h

  Usage: xbmc-remote-keyboard [options] hostname/ip[:port]

  Options:

    -h, --help                 output usage information
    -V, --version              output the version number
    -v, --verbose              verbose
    -d, --debug                debug
    -c, --config <file>        config file
    -u, --username <username>  username
    -P, --password <password>  password
    -s, --host <host>          hostname/ip
    -w, --save                 save config file
    -p, --port <port>          port
    -S, --silent               do not send message
    -a, --agent <agent>        user agent

Connecting to localhost

$ xbmc-remote-keyboard 127.0.0.1

Connect to localhost and port 9090

$ xbmc-remote-keyboard 127.0.0.1:9090

You can also save your settings for later

$ xbmc-remote-keyboard --save 127.0.0.1:9090

Then, you do not need arguments anymore

$ xbmc-remote-keyboard

Install

[sudo] npm install -g xbmc-remote-keyboard

Debug

By passing -d option, you can see the JSON-RPC api calls

$ xbmc-remote-keyboard -d 127.0.0.1

License

MIT