nhlbite and the stream detector script

streamdetector-vlc-chromecast.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

#
# This script is a proxy streamer for most of those :cough: sports sites
#
# You'll need:
# * the stream detector Firefox extension (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hls-stream-detector/)
# * VLC
# * streamlink (https://streamlink.github.io/install.html)
# * bash (linux/osx)
#
# Usage in The Stream Detector (paste this in options, replace <> required arguments)
# <path-to-script>/nhlbite-streamer.sh "%url%" "%referer%" "%useragent%" <chromecast-ip> <vlc-path>
#

stream_url=${1:?"no stream url sent"}
referer=${2:?"no referer sent"}
user_agent=${3:?"no user-agent sent"}
chromecast_ip=${4:-192.168.1.194}
vlc_path=${5:-/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC}

streamlink \
    --http-header "User-Agent=$user_agent" \
    --http-header "Referer=$referer" \
    --player "$vlc_path --sout=\"#chromecast{ip=$chromecast_ip},mux=hls\"" \
    "$stream_url" \
    best