Pitcher (Fluttercon India 2025)

A Flutter app for casting media to Chromecast and AirPlay devices. Discover devices, connect, and control playback with a simple media player UI.

Features

• Device Discovery - Scan for Chromecast and AirPlay devices on your network
• Chromecast Support - Full Google Cast SDK integration (Android & iOS)
• AirPlay Support - Native AVPlayer-based AirPlay streaming (iOS)
• Audio/Video - Toggle between audio and video casting modes
• Transport Controls - Play, pause, seek, skip, and volume control

📋 TODOs Checklist

Complete these 11 TODOs to build a fully functional casting app:

	Platform	File	Description
1	Flutter	cast_repository.dart	Register this class to receive native callbacks
2	iOS	AppDelegate.swift	Complete the Pigeon bridge setup
3	Android	MainActivity.kt	Complete the Pigeon bridge setup
4	iOS	AirPlayProvider.swift	Enable AirPlay route detection
5	Android	GoogleCastProvider.kt	Notify Flutter when Chromecast devices are discovered
6	iOS	GoogleCastProvider.swift	Notify Flutter when Chromecast devices are discovered
7	Android	GoogleCastProvider.kt	Handle successful Chromecast connection
8	iOS	GoogleCastProvider.swift	Handle successful Chromecast connection
9	iOS	AirPlayProvider.swift	Enable AirPlay on AVPlayer
10	Android	GoogleCastProvider.kt	Load media onto the Chromecast
11	iOS	GoogleCastProvider.swift	Load media onto the Chromecast

Architecture

The app uses Pigeon for type-safe Flutter ↔ Native communication with layered architecture.

Android Native Layer

iOS Native Layer

Flutter & Pigeon Communication

Getting Started

# Install dependencies
flutter pub get

# Run on device (requires physical device for cast)
flutter run

Project Structure

lib/
├── main.dart                    # App entry point
└── src/
    ├── cast/                    # Cast domain & data layer
    │   ├── data/                # Repository + Pigeon API
    │   └── domain/              # State models + errors
    ├── core/                    # Shared utilities
    └── presentation/            # UI + Controller

android/.../cast/                # Kotlin Cast implementation
ios/Runner/Cast/                 # Swift Cast implementation
pigeons/cast_api.dart            # Pigeon interface definition