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# soundbox-app
-This is an app to use [soundbox][1] devices. The current version is only a web
-radio player as a proof of concept. Future versions will add the audio
-streaming to soundbox devices.
+This is a graphical application to use [soundbox][1] devices. It is able to
+stream from a web radio URL to one or multiple soundbox devices simultaneously.
## Usage
-The [Go tool][2] and the [mpv media player][3] are required to use the app. It
-can be build and started like this:
+A configuration file like this has to be placed at
+`~/.config/soundbox/config.json` for the application to work:
```
-go run main.go
+{
+ "soundboxes": [
+ {
+ "name": "sb1",
+ "mac": "00:00:5e:00:53:01",
+ "enabled": true
+ },
+ {
+ "name": "sb2",
+ "mac": "00:00:5e:00:53:02",
+ "enabled": false
+ }
+ ],
+ "urls": [
+ {
+ "name": "Radio One",
+ "url": "https://example.org/radio/one.mp3"
+ },
+ {
+ "name": "Radio Two",
+ "url": "https://example.org/radio/two.mp3"
+ }
+ ]
+}
+```
+
+The [Go][2] and the [ffmpeg][3] tools are required to use the app. It can be
+build and started like this:
+
+```
+go run ./...
```
[1]: https://xengineering.eu/git/soundbox
[2]: https://go.dev
-[3]: https://mpv.io
+[3]: https://ffmpeg.org