Make Dash button play iTunes to AirPlay speakers

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Uses a (basically free) Amazon Dash Button to play/pause your iTunes music over AirPlay speakers.

Requires OS X and an AirPlay compatible speaker (e.g. Apple TV or any speaker hooked up to AirPort Express).

1. Install node-dash-button and follow the instructions to get your Dash Button's MAC address.
2. Install node-applescript
3. Tweak code as desired, filling in your button's MAC address, name of your AirPlay speakers, etc.
4. Run via Terminal: node dash_buttons.js

dash_buttons.js

const CASCADE = 'MAC_ADDRESS_HERE';

var applescript = require('applescript');
var dash_button = require('node-dash-button');

var dash = dash_button([CASCADE]);
dash.on("detected", function (mac) {
    if (mac === CASCADE){
        console.log("CASCADE BUTTON PRESSED");
        applescript.execString('tell application "iTunes" to set selected of AirPlay device "Bonus Room Speakers" to true')
        applescript.execString('tell application "iTunes" to playpause')
    }
});

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