sky-plus-hd

A Node.js module for controlling and monitoring Sky+ HD set top boxes.

Install

npm install sky-plus-hd

Usage

In a nutshell:

Monitoring for channel changes

var SkyPlusHD = require('sky-plus-hd');

var sky = new SkyPlusHD({ host: '{IP-ADDRESS-OF-YOUR-SKY+HD-BOX' });

sky.on('change',function(info) {
    console.log(info.channel.name); // Outputs current channel name
    console.log(info.channel.channel); // Outputs current channel number
    console.log(info.program.now.title); // Outputs current program title
    console.log(info.program.now.description); // Outputs current program synopsis
});

sky.monitor();

Controlling the Sky+ HD box

var SkyPlusHD = require('sky-plus-hd');

var sky = new SkyPlusHD({ host: '{IP-ADDRESS-OF-YOUR-SKY+HD-BOX' });

sky.changeChannel(101); // Changes to BBC1